Marada Movement Parliament of Lebanon
Suleiman was born in Zgharta, Lebanon on 18 October 1965. He is the son of late Tony Frangieh, who was assassinated in the Ehden massacre in 1978, and grandson of the former Lebanese President Suleiman Frangieh and as such, carries his grandfather"s name. In Syria, Suleiman was taken under the wing of Bassel Assad, eldest son of the Syrian President.
Samir Frangieh is Suleiman"s cousin. Suleiman Franjieh"s grandfather brought him to Syria after the Ehden massacre, which was perpetrated by rival Maronite Kataeb forces. Suleiman Franjieh"s military career began when he was 17 years old.
In 1982, he became leader of the Marada Brigades.
Marada began to participate in social, cultural, educational, health and political affairs He entered the Parliament for the first time on 7 June 1991 and was then the youngest Member of Parliament. He was nominated for three successive mandates in 1992, 1996 and 2000.
Suleiman Franjieh joined mourners gathered in front of Beirut"s city palace to pay his final respects to Rafik Hariri who was killed by a bomb on 14 February 2005. His presence made many uneasy, since it was his ministry that was overseeing the investigation into Hariri"s assassination.
Together, these three politicians, along with the addition of Member of Parliament Emile Rahme, formed the "Free and Unified Lebanon" bloc in the Lebanese Parliament.
Frangieh also added that he opposes the "negative neutrality" which is "pretending to be neutral while arms are smuggled from Lebanon to Syria". He called the "negative neutrality" a "conspiring against Syria".
The party disbanded its militia to become a political group following the disbanding of armed militias after the Taif Agreement.
During the Lebanese Parliamentary Elections of 7 June 2009, Suleiman Frangieh was elected as a Member of Parliament for the seat of Zgharta-Zawyieh due to a compromise between Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) and Syria (Frangieh known as the first and most favorite surian man in Lebanon).
