Anwar M. El-Khalil

Member of the Parliament of Lebanon

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Anwar El-Khalil

Born	(1938-03-08) March 8, 1938 (age 86) Lagos, Nigeria
Nationality	Lebanese
Occupation(s)	Politician and Businessman
Political party	Amal Movement
Spouse	Layla Zayd Al-Atrash
Children	4

Anwar M. El-Khalil (born 9 March 1938)^[1] is a Druze Lebanese politician and former member of the Lebanese Parliament representing the Marjeyoun-Hasbaya district.

Early life and education

Anwar M. El-Khalil was born on 9 March 1938 in Lagos, Nigeria. He graduated from the International College-IC (Secondary School-1953) and from the American University of Beirut (1956). He got post graduate studies in London, UCL (1959) and a Barrister-at-Law – Member of the Honorable Society of the Middle Temple – London.

Career

Anwar M. El-Khalil owns and Chairs a number of companies in Lebanon and abroad

Chairman of M. El-Khalil Transport Ltd., Nigeria
Chairman of M. El-Khalil & Sons (Properties) Ltd., Nigeria
Chairman of Seven-Up Bottling Co., Nigeria 1960 to 1990
Managing Director of Beirut Riyadh Bank s.a.l. 1972 to 1995
Chairman – General Manager of Beirut Riyadh Bank s.a.l. 1995 to 2002
Chairman – General Manager of Arabian Touristic and Real Estate Co Ltd. (ATRICO) Beirut, Lebanon
Member of the Board of Directors of Bank of Beirut s.a.l from 2003 to present
Chairman of MAK Holdings (Lebanon) s.a.l since 2004 to present
Chairman of Continental Beverages s.a.l (Holding) since 2006 to present
Chairman of Continental Beverages s.a.l (Offshore) since 2007 to present
Chairman of MAK Holdings Ltd. Since 2008 to present

Political life

Member of Lebanese Parliament from 1991 to present
Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs 1992 to 1995
Minister of State for Administrative Reform 1995 to 1996
Minister of Information 1998 to 2000
Minister of the Displaced 1998 to 2000

Member

Parliamentary Committee of Defense, Internal Affairs and Municipalities
Parliamentary Committee of Budget and Finance Committee.
Parliamentary Committee of Women and Children
Parliamentary Committee of Administration and Justice

Lebanese Parliamentary Committees

Chairman

Lebanese-Swiss Friendship Parliamentary Committee
Lebanese-Argentinian Friendship Parliamentary Committee
Lebanese-Nigerian Friendship Parliamentary Committee

Member

Lebanese-Spanish Friendship Parliamentary Committee
Lebanese-Swedish Friendship Parliamentary Committee
Lebanese-European Friendship Parliamentary Committee

Other activities

Founder of the Lebanese Community School Nigeria and president of its board of trustees
President of "World Lebanese Cultural Union" 1971 to 1973
Member of the Board of Directors of Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Beirut 1973 to 1979
Deputy Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Druze Community Health Foundation
President of Union of Arab Banks 1983 to 1989 (an association of all banks in the Arab World)
President of the Union of Arab Banks 1983 to 1989
Honorary President for life of El-Khalil Foundation since 2003
Founder and Chairman of the Arab Institute for Banking studies (Amman)

Honours

Holder of the Lebanese Government National Cedar Medal – Commander Rank – 1974
Holder of the Kingdom of Spain Royal decoration – 2011^{[citation needed]}

Personal life

El-Khalil married to Layla Zayd Al-Atrash in 1961. The couple had four sons: Imad (born 1963), Ziad (born 1964), Fadi (born 1969) and Naji (born 1972).^{[citation needed]}