Sam Hamad
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Sam Hamad MNA |
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| Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Louis-Hébert | |
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Assumed office May 1, 2003 |
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| Preceded by | Paul Bégin |
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Sammy Hamed-Allah June 17, 1958 Damascus, Syria |
| Political party | Quebec Liberal Party |
| Cabinet | Chair of the Conseil du trésor |
Sam Hamad (born June 17, 1958) is a Canadian politician. He is the current member of National Assembly (MNA) for the riding of Louis-Hebert in the Quebec City region. Member of the Quebec Liberal Party, he was the Minister for Transports and he was also the Minister of Employment and Social Solidarity, Minister of Labour and Minister responsible for the Capitale-Nationale region
Born in Damascus, Syria, Hamad moved to Quebec City and studied civil engineering at Université Laval where he received both a bachelor's and master's degree. He also studied at the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières where he obtained a master's degree in management. His birth name was Sammy Hamed-Allah but he changed it when he moved to Quebec, saying that Sammy sounded too much like French words "sa mère" (meaning "his mother").
He was an administration member for the Ordre des Ingénieurs du Québec for nine years, while he was also a lecturer at Université Laval and the Université du Québec à Rimouski and the President of the Quebec Board of Trade and Industry.
He was also involved in the community, being the vice-president of Centraide-Quebec a board member of the Laval Hospital Foundation. He was also part of several associations promoting development in the region including the GATIQ which promoted advance technologies and innovations for the region.
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