Walid Jumblatt
| Walid Jumblatt وليد جنبلاط |
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7 August 1949 Moukhtara, Chouf District, Lebanon |
| Nationality | Lebanese |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Home town | Moukhtara |
| Title | Chairman of the Progressive Socialist Party |
| Predecessor | Kamal Jumblatt |
| Political party | Progressive Socialist Party |
| Spouse(s) | Nora Jumblatt |
| Children | Taymour (born 1982) Aslan (born 1983) Dallia (born 1989) |
| Parent(s) |
Kamal Jumblatt Princess May Arslan |
| Relatives | Prince Shakib Arslan (grandfather) |
Walid Bey Jumblatt (Arabic: وليد بيك جنبلاط; born 7 August 1949) is a Lebanese politician, the leader of Lebanon's Druze and the current leader of the Progressive Socialist Party.
He was born in August 1949 to the Jumblatt family as the son of PSP's founder Kamal Jumblatt. He is the maternal grandson of Prince Shakib Arslan. Walid Jumblatt graduated from the American University of Beirut with a bachelor's degree in political science and public administration in 1982.
Upon graduation, Jumblatt worked as a reporter for An Nahar in Beirut. The BBC describes Jumblatt as "leader of Lebanon's most powerful Druze clan and heir to a leftist political dynasty based around the Progressive Socialist Party".Assem Qanso of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party of Lebanon accused Jumblatt of abandoning his father's beliefs. In July 1983, after Amine Gemayel became president, Suleiman Frangieh, Rashid Karami and Walid Jumblatt formed a Syrian-backed National Salvation Front to challenge Gemayel's rule and the pact between Lebanon and Israel that was financially supported by the US. Jumblatt served as minister of public works, transport and tourism in the National Unity cabinet led by then prime minister Rashid Karami, which was formed in May 1984. His main ally during the war was Amal Movement's leader, Nabih Berri.
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