Wael Abou Faour
| Wael Abou Faour وائل أبو فاعور |
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| Minister of Public Health | |
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In office 15 February 2014 – 18 December 2016 |
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| Prime Minister | Tammam Salam |
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| Born | August 5, 1972 |
| Nationality | Lebanese |
| Political party | Progressive Socialist Party |
| Spouse(s) | Zeina Hamedeh |
| Children | Leen, Sara, Adham, Walid. |
| Alma mater | American University of Beirut |
| Religion | Druze |
Wael Abou Faour (Arabic: وائل أبو فاعور; born 1972) is a Lebanese politician who is currently the Minister of Public Health.
Faour was born in 1972 into a Lebanese Druze family. He is a graduate of the American University of Beirut where he received a bachelor's degree in hotel management. Abou Faour is married to Zeina Hamedeh and have two daughter Sara And Leen. And two boy twins Adham and Walid.
Faour is a senior member of the Progressive Socialist Party and one of the close aides of party's leader Walid Jumblatt. He was first elected deputy in 2005 as part of the Democratic Gathering bloc representing the Western Bekaa, Rashaya. He served at the following parliamentary committees: agriculture and tourism, youth and sports and information technology. On 11 July 2008, he was appointed state minister in the cabinet led by Prime Minister Fouad Siniora. Faour was appointed minister of social affairs in the cabinet headed by Prime Minister Najib Mikati in July 2011.
Wael Abou Faour revealed during a press conference on November 11, 2014 that many popular restaurants and food chains across Lebanon have been violating food safety rules, which brought about the start of a food safety campaign.
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