Background
Chehayeb was born in Aley on 17 October 1947.
director minister professor Druze politician
Chehayeb was born in Aley on 17 October 1947.
Beirut Arab University.
He received a bachelor"s degree in medicine from the Arab University of Beirut and a master"s degree in history from Cairo University in 1982. Chehayeb was a supporter of the Baath party and Saddam Hussein during his youth. He worked as a history professor at Lebanese University in Aley.
In 1984, he became office manager of Jumblatt.
From 1985 to 1991 he served as the director of the PSP in Damascus. Chahayeb served as minister of environment from 1996 to 1998.
From 2005 to 2009 he was the head of Lebanese environment committee. In 2009, he was appointed minister of displaced to the cabinet headed by then prime minister Saad Hariri, replacing Raymond Audi.
Chehayeb"s tenure ended in 2011, and he was succeeded by Alaaeddine Terro as minister.
In February 2013 Akram Chehayeb became part of Tammam Salam"s government as minister of agriculture.
Chaheyab is a long-term member of the parliament and also, served in different cabinet posts. Then he became a member of the Progressive Socialist Party (PSP) in 1979.