Farid Habib

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Farid Habib (Arabic: فريد حبيب , born on January 8, 1935 in Kousba) is a Lebanese politician and a member of the Lebanese Forces party. He has been an MP in the Lebanese Parliament as a representative of Koura district since the 2005 legislative elections.^[1] He was one of the two Lebanese Forces representatives in Qornet Shehwan Gathering, along with Eddy Abi Lamaa. Habib is married to Mary Fayad and has two children: Lara and Ziad.

1 Early life and career
2 Political background
3 See also
4 References

[edit] Early life and career

Habib was born to a Greek Orthodox family from Kousba. He attended Tripoli Evangelical High School and graduated from the American University of Beirut in 1956 with a bachelor's degree in Literature.
From 1956 to 1963, he worked as an assistant for the Public Relations manager of The Trans-Arabian Pipeline Company (TAPLINE). He also held the position of staff trainer during this period. From 1963 to 1976, he was the assistant of Sierra Leone's Consul at the Consulate in Lebanon.

[edit] Political background

He began his political activity in Kataeb Party when he was in high school and remained unofficially active while in college. He officially joined the party in 1976 with the breakdown of the civil war.