Fouad Najjar
Minister of Agriculture
In office
1964–1964
Minister of Agriculture and PTT
In office
1959–1960
Minister of Agriculture
In office
1958–1958
Personal details
Born
Fouad Amine Najjar

December 1909
Abadiyeh, Lebanon
Died1992 (aged 82–83)
SpouseAnissa Rawda
Children3

Fouad Najjar (1930–1992) was a Lebanese agronomist and politician who served as minister of agriculture in 1958 and in 1964. He was also minister of agriculture and PTT between 1959 and 1960.

Early life and education

Najjar was born in Abadiyeh, Lebanon, in December 1909.[1] He hailed from a Druze family.[2] His parents were Amine and Adla Najjar.[1]

Najjar was a graduate of the University College of Aley and French Lycée of Beirut. Then he graduated from the Higher National School of Agronomy in Montpellier, France. He received a Ph.D. in agronomy in 1932.[1]

Career and activities

Following his graduation Najjar established an agricultural company and cofounded with his uncle an agricultural cooperation in Abadiyeh in 1937.[3] He worked as a lecturer at the American University of Beirut from 1938 to 1948. He was appointed minister of agriculture in 1958. Next year he was named as minister of agriculture and PTT and held the post until 1960.[1]

Najjar was elected as the president of the Lebanese Agriculturists in 1961. Next year he became a member of the Druze Council.[1] He was appointed minister of agriculture in 1964.[4] He was named as the president of the Agronomy Research Institute in 1969.[1]

Najjar represented Lebanon at various meetings of the Food and Agriculture Organization.[1]

Personal life and death

Najjar married Anissa Rawda on 4 April 1944 and they had 3 children.[2][5] He died in 1992.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Who's Who in Lebanon 2007-2008 (19th ed.). Beirut: Publitec Publications. 2007. pp. 262–263. doi:10.1515/9783110945904.328. ISBN 9783110945904.
  2. 1 2 3 "Distinguished Druze. Anissa Rawda Najjar". Druze Worldwide. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  3. ↑ Marie Puhr (1949). "Cooperation changes picture in Lebanon". News for Farmer Cooperatives. Vol. 9, no. 16. p. 12.
  4. ↑ Aref Abdul Baki (12 May 2015). "Ashoof Cedar Forests: A Brief Rise then A Long Fall". WLCU. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  5. ↑ Carla Henoud (4 January 2010). "La jeunesse de Sitt Anissa Najjar". L'Orient-Le Jour (in French). Retrieved 5 January 2024.
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