The Progressive Socialist Party is a Lebanese political party. Its confessional base is in the Druze sect and its regional base is in Mount Lebanon Governorate,especially the Chouf District. Founded by Kamal Jumblatt in 1949,the party was led by his son Walid Jumblatt between 1977 and 25 May 2023. On 25 June 2023 the son of Walid,Taymur Jumblatt,was officially consecrated as leader of the PSP.
Walid Kamal Jumblatt is a Lebanese politician who was the leader of the Progressive Socialist Party from 1977 until 2023. A Druze and former militia commander,Jumblatt led the Lebanese National Resistance Front and allied with the Amal Movement during the Lebanese Civil War. He worked closely with Suleiman Frangieh to oppose Amine Gemayel's rule as president in 1983. After the civil war,he initially supported Syria but later led an anti-Assad stance during the start of the Syrian Civil War. He is still active in politics,most recently leading his party,the Progressive Socialist Party (PSP) in the 2022 Lebanese general election.
Salim Ahmad al-Huss,also spelled Selim El-Hoss,was a Lebanese politician who served as the prime minister of Lebanon and a longtime Member of Parliament representing his hometown,Beirut. He was known as a technocrat.
Sethrida Tawk Geagea,is a Lebanese politician and MP since June 2005 from the Bcharri district. She is also a member of the executive committee of the Lebanese Forces,headed by her husband,Samir Geagea. She contributed greatly to the management of the Lebanese Forces Party whilst Samir Geagea was imprisoned between 1994 and 2005.
Michel Murr was a Lebanese politician and businessman. He served as member of parliament,deputy prime minister and interior minister and was a prominent lawmaker in the northern Metn region.
The Cabinet of Syria or Council of Ministers is the chief executive body of the Syrian Arab Republic.
Mona Abou Hamze is a Lebanese TV personality and presenter,born in Barouk into a Lebanese Druze family. She is best known for hosting the Lebanese show Talk of the Town on MTV since April 2009,where she has had over 2000 guests,from different backgrounds and cultures.
Haytham Moussa Faour is a Lebanese footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Lebanese Premier League club Shabab Sahel. He is known for his tackling and defensive reading of the game.
Issam Abu Jamra is a retired Lebanese major general and a politician,who served as deputy prime minister in the cabinets of Michel Aoun and Fouad Siniora. Until 2010 he was part of the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM).
Lieutenant General Ali Abdullah Ayyoub is a Syrian senior military officer who served as the former Deputy Prime Minister of Syria. He is the former Minister of Defense and was personally appointed by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on 1 January 2018. Ayyoub has a long experience in commanding manoeuvre formations and is also recognized as a specialist in land warfare.
Salim Sayegh is a Lebanese academic and politician who served as Minister of Social Affairs from 2009 to 2011. He has been serving as a member of the Lebanese Parliament since 2022.
Walid Daouk is a Lebanese lawyer,businessman and politician. He served as information minister between June 2011 and February 2014.
Abou Bakr Ali Al-Mel,also known as Bako,is a Lebanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Lebanese Second Division club Tripoli.
Wessam Haissam Abou Ali is a Palestinian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Egyptian Premier League club Al Ahly. Born in Denmark,he represents the Palestine national team.
Habib Abu Shahla or Abi Shahla was a Lebanese politician and public figure,several times member of Parliament. He hailed from an Orthodox family. Abu Shahla had studied at the American University of Beirut and at the University of Paris. He was the minister of justice in 1943 and the minister of education and Deputy Prime Minister of Lebanon between 1943 and 1945 and the speaker of the Lebanese Parliament between 1946 and 1947.
Valerie Abou Chacra is a Lebanese actress and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Lebanon 2015. She represented Lebanon at Miss World 2015. She has also starred in widely watched Arabic TV series such as 'Ma Fiyi'
Ibrahim E. El Khoury was a Lebanese director and producer who was chairman of the TéléLiban television network from 1999 until his death.
Wassef Habib El Harake is a Lebanese lawyer,political activist and a candidate for the Shiite seat in the third Mount Lebanon district for the Baadba for Change list. He is one of the Lebanese Revolution's most prominent faces,capable of mobilizing hundreds of people by his mere presence. He presents himself as a political alternative to the ruling class,thus he was physically attacked on multiple occasions,by his opponents and authorities' police.
Joseph Abu Fadel is a Lebanese journalist,political analyst and lawyer. He wrote extensively about the political situation in the Middle-East and the relationship with Israel. He is an outspoken supporter of the Syrian regime,and the Free Patriotic Movement of which he later split. He had physically assaulted a Syrian opposition activist on Al-Jazeera TV shows Al-Ittijah Al-Mu'akis on January 31,2012.
Khalil Abou Hamad (1936–1992) was a Lebanese lawyer who served as the minister of foreign affairs in the period 1970–1973.
