Beirut MP Ghazi Yussef

Place & Date of birth: Born in Beirut on March 9, 1954.
Sect: Shiite
Marital Status: Married; three children.
Educational background: Completed his studies at the American University of Beirut in 1975. Earned a B.A degree in Economics from Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, in 1976.  Earned a Masters in Economics from the same university in 1977, and a PH.D in 1983. Worked at the American University of Beirut, Department of Economics, in the capacity of Lecturer (2000-2001), and as Assistant Professor (1990--2000). He also worked as lecturer in a number of American Universities from 1984 and to 1990.
Professional Background: Appointed Secretary General for Privatization at the Presidency of the Council of Ministers (2001). Worked as advisor to Lebanon's late prime Minister Rafic Hariri (2000). Worked as advisor to several ministers as of 1980. Board member of the Mediterranean Company for Airport Services (1998-2001). Member of the Committees for Reformulating Lebanon's Tax Law and the General Accounting Law at the Accounting Council of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers (1993 to 1996).
Political Background: Elected in 2005 deputy for Beirut Three Constituency (Ras Beirut, Dar Mreisseh, Port, Mina Hosn, Zoqaq Blat, Medawar) on "Martyr Prime Minister Rafic Hariri's Beirut Decision List". Member of  Saad Hariri's 'Future Movement Parliamentary bloc'.
Current Political status: Beirut MP.