Background
He is the son of Youssef Beik El-Zein, a prominent Lebanese figure.
He is the son of Youssef Beik El-Zein, a prominent Lebanese figure.
He previously held the position of Minister of Agriculture. The 2009 parliament is repeating history. 56 years later elected Member of Parliament Abdelatif El-Zein is parliament"s eldest member who is scheduled to play the same role his father Youssef did in 1953.
Hence, history repeats itself 56 years later.
He is the longest-serving member of parliament in the world. Following the 1953 legislative elections the eldest Member of Parliament at the time was Youssef El-Zein who headed the opening parliament session for electing the parliament speaker. The youngest elected Member of Parliament in that year was Ghassan Tueni.