Adnan Qassar, Minister of Economy
and Trade, Banker and Businessman

Place and Date of Birth: Born in Beirut in 1930. Son of Wafic Qassar and Chafica Diab. His father, Wafic, was a judge, a former ambassador of Lebanon to Pakistan and Turkey, founder and first dean of the Faculty of Law at the Lebanese University, honorary chairman of the Council of State, and member of the Academy of Islamic Studuies at Cairo.
Sect: Sunnite
Married to: Raeda Miskawi with one daughter, Roula.
Education: Bachelor of Laws in 1951 from Lebanon's Saint Joseph University.
Professional Background: President of the Paris-based International Chamber of Commerce, President of the Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture of Beirut and Mount Lebanon, member of The Board of Directors of the Association of Banks in Lebanon. He also served as president of the General Union of Arab Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture and is now its permanent vice president.
Current Occupation: Chairman and CEO of Fransabank Group, one of Lebanon’s leading banks with $2.67 billion in assets, 48 branches in Lebanon and affiliates in France, Hungary, Zaire, Hong Kong and Cuba. He is also the chairman of Fransabank Holding Co., based in Luxemburg and the founder and partner in Adnan & Adel Kassar enterprises, which became an important trading company particularly with Hungary and China.
Political Career: Appointed Minister of Economy and Trade in Omar Karami's government, formed on October 26, 2004.
Contact Information: Office: Hamra Street, Etoile Center, 2nd Floor. Tel 01-341434, 01-738619. Fax 01-342208. Fransabank SAL, Tel 01-341434, 01-342613, 01-351327, 01-861391, Fax 01-348049. Residence: Ramlet al Beida, Philippe Hitti Street, Henri Shoucair Bldg., Tel 01-308846, 01-826450. Email:  adkassar@dm.net.lb