Marwan Charbel | |
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Minister of Interior and Municipalities | |
In office 13 June 2011 – February 2013 | |
Prime Minister | Najib Mikati |
Preceded by | Ziyad Baroud |
Succeeded by | Nohad Machnouk |
Personal details | |
Born | 1947 (age 76–77) |
Nationality | Lebanese |
Children | 3 |
Alma mater | |
Military service | |
Rank | Brigadier general |
Marwan Charbel (born 1947) is a retired Lebanese brigadier general and the former minister of interior and municipalities between 2011 and 2013. [1]
Charbel was born in 1947. [2] He entered the military academy in 1968 and graduated as a lieutenant in 1971. [2] Then he obtained a bachelor's degree in law from Lebanese University in 1981. [3]
Charbel served in various units of the Internal Security Forces. [4] Then he became a major general in the Internal Security Forces. [5] He was the advisor of caretaker interior minister Ziyad Baroud. [6]
In June 2011, he was appointed minister of interior and municipalities to the cabinet led by prime minister Najib Mikati, [7] [8] replacing Ziyad Baroud in the post. Charbel was part of the group appointed by President Michel Suleiman in the cabinet. [5] [9] His appointment was one of the major points significantly discussed during the negotiation process for the establishment of the cabinet. [9] He was considered to be a friends with both the Lebanese president Michel Sulaiman and the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) leader Michel Aoun. [9] In fact, he was seen as a member of FPM. [8] [10]
In 2011, Charbel proposed the hybrid-system reform in regard to legislative elections to be held in 2013. [11] In February 2014, Charbel's term ended when Nouhad Machnouk was appointed to the post. [12] [13]
Charbel is married and has two sons and a daughter. [6]
In early May 2013 Charbel stated on Al Jadeed TV that Lebanon was opposed to homosexuals (using the derogatory Arabic term for homosexuals, 'liwat') and that homosexuality was a felony in Lebanon. These remarks followed shortly after the controversial raid and closing of a gay-friendly nightclub in Dekwaneh during which it is reported that several gay men and a transgender woman were falsely arrested and abused by security forces acting on the direct instructions of the mayor of Dekwaneh, Antoine Chakhtoura. [14] Charbel's office subsequently posted a clarification on Facebook that Charbel was not passing a judgment, but was merely stating that while gay marriage was recently legalized in France it was still prohibited in Lebanon. [15]
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