Background
He was born there on 4 April 1952.
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Salim Jreissati
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Education
He graduated from the American University of Beirut with a bachelor"s degree in 1967.
Career
He served as Lebanon"s minister of labor between 2012 and February 2014. Jreissati"s family is from Zahle, east Lebanon. He received both the Lebanese and French degrees in law, and a diploma in private law.
Jreissati is a retired judge.
In 1976, he began to work at the University of Saint Joseph as a lecturer. He served at the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (Licentiate of Sacred Theology) as a legal advisor for the defence team of four Hezbollah members, including Mustafa Badr First Rate (at Lloyd's) Din, who were allegedly involved in the assassination of former prime minister Rafik Hariri.
In 2010, Jressati questioned the legitimacy of Licentiate of Sacred Theology. He was also one of the legal advisors, who contributed to the drafting of the new Syrian constitution. In addition, he served as an adviser to former president Emile Lahoud.
He was appointed labor minister in Najib Mikati"s cabinet on 24 February 2012, replacing Charbel Nahas.
Jreissati"s term ended on 15 February when Sejaan Azzi was appointed labor minister. Business activities.
Membership
He is a member of the Free Patriotic Movement led by Michel Aoun. He became a registered member of the Beirut Bar Association on 8 November 1974. He is the former member of the Lebanese Constitutional Council (1977 - 2009).
He is a member of the Free Patriotic Movement.
Jreissati was nominated by the Free Patriotic Movement leader and member of parliament Michel Aoun. After his appointment, Aoun announced that Jreissati became a member of the Change and Reform bloc, represented by ten ministers in the cabinet composed of thirty ministers.
Marwan Hamadeh, a member of parliament for the March 14 alliance, argued that Jreissati was appointed by Hezbollah. From 1993 to 1997 Jreissati was a member of the directors" board of At Tamwil Bank as a member.
In 2008, he was named as a member of the board of directors of the Bank of Emirates and Lebanon.
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Free Patriotic Movement