Anwar M. El-Khalil

Anwar M. El-Khalil (born 9 March 1938) is a Lebanese politician and former member of the Lebanese Parliament representing the Marjeyoun-Hasbaya district.

Anwar El-Khalil
Born	(1938-03-08) March 8, 1938 Lagos, Nigeria
Nationality	Lebanese
Occupation(s)	Politician and Businessman
Political party	Amal Movement
Spouse	Layla Zayd Al-Atrash
Children	4

Early life and education

Anwar M. El-Khalil was born on 9 March 1938 in Lagos, Nigeria to a Druze family. He graduated from the International College-IC (Secondary School-1953) and from the American University of Beirut (1956). He got post graduate studies in London, UCL (1959) and a Barrister-at-Law – Member of the Honorable Society of the Middle Temple – London.

Career

Anwar M. El-Khalil owns and Chairs a number of companies in Lebanon and abroad

• Chairman of M. El-Khalil Transport Ltd., Nigeria
• Chairman of M. El-Khalil & Sons (Properties) Ltd., Nigeria
• Chairman of Seven-Up Bottling Co., Nigeria 1960 to 1990
• Managing Director of Beirut Riyadh Bank s.a.l. 1972 to 1995
• Chairman – General Manager of Beirut Riyadh Bank s.a.l. 1995 to 2002
• Chairman – General Manager of Arabian Touristic and Real Estate Co Ltd. (ATRICO) Beirut, Lebanon
• Member of the Board of Directors of Bank of Beirut s.a.l from 2003 to present
• Chairman of MAK Holdings (Lebanon) s.a.l since 2004 to present
• Chairman of Continental Beverages s.a.l (Holding) since 2006 to present
• Chairman of Continental Beverages s.a.l (Offshore) since 2007 to present
• Chairman of MAK Holdings Ltd. Since 2008 to present

Political life

• Member of Lebanese Parliament from 1991 to present
• Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs 1992 to 1995
• Minister of State for Administrative Reform 1995 to 1996
• Minister of Information 1998 to 2000
• Minister of the Displaced 1998 to 2000

Member

• Parliamentary Committee of Defense, Internal Affairs and Municipalities
• Parliamentary Committee of Budget and Finance Committee.
• Parliamentary Committee of Women and Children
• Parliamentary Committee of Administration and Justice

Lebanese Parliamentary Committees

Chairman

• Lebanese-Swiss Friendship Parliamentary Committee
• Lebanese-Argentinian Friendship Parliamentary Committee
• Lebanese-Nigerian Friendship Parliamentary Committee

Member

• Lebanese-Spanish Friendship Parliamentary Committee
• Lebanese-Swedish Friendship Parliamentary Committee
• Lebanese-European Friendship Parliamentary Committee

Other activities

• Founder of the Lebanese Community School Nigeria and president of its board of trustees
• President of "World Lebanese Cultural Union" 1971 to 1973
• Member of the Board of Directors of Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Beirut 1973 to 1979
• Deputy Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Druze Community Health Foundation
• President of Union of Arab Banks 1983 to 1989 (an association of all banks in the Arab World)
• President of the Union of Arab Banks 1983 to 1989
• Honorary President for life of El-Khalil Foundation since 2003
• Founder and Chairman of the Arab Institute for Banking studies (Amman)

Honours

• Holder of the Lebanese Government National Cedar Medal – Commander Rank – 1974
• Holder of the Kingdom of Spain Royal decoration – 2011

Personal life

El-Khalil married to Layla Zayd Al-Atrash in 1961. The couple had four sons: Imad (born 1963), Ziad (born 1964), Fadi (born 1969) and Naji (born 1972).

See also

• Lebanese Parliament
• Members of the 2009-2013 Lebanese Parliament