Muhammad Baydoun

February 5, 1952

He also served as minister of power and energy as recently as 2005. He participated in many rallies organized by the 14 March coalition. His family are originally from Bint Jbeil in South Lebanon. Baydoun worked as mathematics professor at Lebanese University from 1976 to 1988. In 1980, he became a senior official of the Amal Movement. Baydoun is also former president of Amal"s council of the south (1985-1991). Baydoun also served as government minister in different cabinets. He was firstly appointed minister of housing and cooperatives in Omar Karami"s government. He served in this post from 24 December 1990 to 10 May 1992. Then, he was appointed minister of electrical and water resources in Rachid First Rate (at Lloyd's) Solh"s cabinet, and served in this post from 16 May 1992 to 30 October 1992. He also served in the cabinet led by then prime minister Salim Hoss from 1998 to 2000. Baydoun was appointed minister of electrical and water resources to the cabinet led by then prime minister Rafik Hariri in October 2000. Baydoun was expelled by Nabih Berri, head of the Amal movement, from the cabinet in March 2003. In October 2012, Baydoun declared that he was ready to become Parliament speaker if the March 14 coalition supported his candidacy. Baydoun has also business activities. At the beginning of the 2000s, Baydoun was a pro-Syrian politician, who had close ties with "old guards" in Damascus such as Hikmat Shihabi and Abdul Halim Khaddam.

Muhammad Baydoun

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Background

Baydoun was born into Shiite family in Bachoura, Beirut, on 5 February 1952.

Education

Baydoun holds a bachelor of science degree in mathematics from Lebanese University and a Doctor of Philosophy in mathematics from Claude Bernard University in Lyon, France.

Career

He also served as minister of power and energy as recently as 2005. He participated in many rallies organized by the 14 March coalition. His family are originally from Bint Jbeil in South Lebanon.

Baydoun worked as mathematics professor at Lebanese University from 1976 to 1988.

In 1980, he became a senior official of the Amal Movement. Baydoun is also former president of Amal"s council of the south (1985-1991).

Baydoun also served as government minister in different cabinets. He was firstly appointed minister of housing and cooperatives in Omar Karami"s government.

He served in this post from 24 December 1990 to 10 May 1992.

Then, he was appointed minister of electrical and water resources in Rachid First Rate (at Lloyd's) Solh"s cabinet, and served in this post from 16 May 1992 to 30 October 1992. He also served in the cabinet led by then prime minister Salim Hoss from 1998 to 2000. Baydoun was appointed minister of electrical and water resources to the cabinet led by then prime minister Rafik Hariri in October 2000.

Baydoun was expelled by Nabih Berri, head of the Amal movement, from the cabinet in March 2003.

In October 2012, Baydoun declared that he was ready to become Parliament speaker if the March 14 coalition supported his candidacy. Baydoun has also business activities.

At the beginning of the 2000s, Baydoun was a pro-Syrian politician, who had close ties with "old guards" in Damascus such as Hikmat Shihabi and Abdul Halim Khaddam.

Achievements

He also won his seat in the general elections held in 2000.

Politics

He was named a member of Amal"s political bureau in 1982 and appointed president of the bureau on 14 October 1998. Views and influence.

Membership

He is a member of the board and of the audit committee of the İBusiness Level Bank.

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