Abdulrahim Morad, Biqaa MP,
Former Minister of Defense

Place and Date of Birth: Born in Ghazza ( West Biqaa), Lebanon, in 1942; Son of Yussef Morad and Aisha Abu Chahine.
Sect: Sunnite.
Marital status: Married to Mounira Morad with 4 children, Zeinab, Hussein, Hassan and Omar.
Education: Business Administration Diploma (1968), Law Diploma (1974), Beirut Arab University.
Professional Background: Industrialist in the field of woven fabric, owner of carpet and textile factories in Lebanon and Brazil. President of several charity and educational associations.
Political Career: Appoined Deputy in June 7, 1991, elected in 1992, reelected in 1996, and 2000. Minister of Education and Higher Studies in Rafic Hariri's fourth government (October 26, 2000 to April 15, 2003). Appointed Minister of State in Hariri's fifth government (April 17, 2003 - October 26, 2004). Appointed Minister of Defense in Omar Karami's (October 26, 2004 to April 19, 2005.
Current Political Status: Biqaa MP.
Contact Information: Tallat al-Khayyat, Tellview Bldg., 3rd Floor. Tel: 961 (1) 790453/4, 961 (1) 864689, 961 (8) 542448/9. Mobile: 961 (3) 699119. Fax: 961 (1) 864746.