Edmond Gharios
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Edmond Mikhaël Gharios
(Arabic: إدمون مخائيل غاريوس) born in Chiyah (Karm ez Zeitoun) on February 18, 1958 was Head of the Municipality of Chiyah from May 1998 to December 2008.
He is the son of late Mikhaël Selim Gharios
and Salwa Lamaa Lamaa. He has five brothers (Assaad, Antoine, Nazih, Elie and Roger) and one sister (Roula). He is also the son-in-law of minister and Parliament Member Michel Murr
and the brother-in-law of minister Elias Murr
.
The Gharios
family is one of the most socially and economically prominent families in Lebanon
rooting back their ancestries to the Sheiks Chemor
of Kfarhata. Their religion is Maronite christian
and they are of direct legitimate ascendancy of the christian
Ghassanids
. Their hometown is Chiyah, a predominantly Christian town located in the southern suburbs of the capital Beirut
bordered by Haret-Hreik, Ghobeiry, Hadath and Furn-el-chebbak.
Edmond Gharios went to College Notre-Dame de Jamhour for his primary and secondary studies where he graduated in 1976. He joined l’Université Saint-Joseph of Beirut
where he got a Bachelor in Business Administration in 1979. He then traveled to Paris
and graduated from Paris Dauphine University in 1980 with an MBA.
In 1981 he married Lena Murr, and Elie and Nabil were born in 1984 and 1988 respectively. He joined LibanJus sal, the family business founded in 1960 by his father late Mikhaël Salim Gharios
and specialized in the production of Fruit Juices and Ice Creams where he worked, along with his siblings, to the development of this establishment to become one of the most prominent factories in Lebanon and compete with local and foreign companies in the Lebanese and world markets. In 1995, he founded as well the Mount Lebanon Hospital in Hazmiyeh
, together with his siblings and under the patronage of his father, Mikhaël Gharios
.
In 1998, he ran for the first time for the post of head of the municipality of Chiyah with the support of all his fellow villagers and won with a clear majority. In 2004, he got elected again thanks to the hard work he have always done to reconstruct and refurbish this region that has been destroyed during the war, and transform it into a fully developed region at the economical and social levels.
Edmond Gharios
invested all the skills he gained during his several trips abroad into the development of his region and worked in a way that all the inhabitants profit from his experience. He especially devoted a lot of time for the elders, the children and the youth working for the realization of their dreams and goals at different levels: education, health, development and economy.
In December 2008, he resigned from his post of Head of the Municipality of Chiyah to prepare his electoral campaign to enter the Lebanese Parliament to one of the three Maronite seats of Baabda District
on June 7, 2009.
Gharios
Gharios is the name of Saint Gurias the Ascetic of Edessa , martyr of the 4th century; he died in 305 AD...
(Arabic: إدمون مخائيل غاريوس) born in Chiyah (Karm ez Zeitoun) on February 18, 1958 was Head of the Municipality of Chiyah from May 1998 to December 2008.
He is the son of late Mikhaël Selim Gharios
Gharios
Gharios is the name of Saint Gurias the Ascetic of Edessa , martyr of the 4th century; he died in 305 AD...
and Salwa Lamaa Lamaa. He has five brothers (Assaad, Antoine, Nazih, Elie and Roger) and one sister (Roula). He is also the son-in-law of minister and Parliament Member Michel Murr
Michel Murr
Michel Murr is a Lebanese politician and businessman. He first occupied the post of Minister of the Interior, as well as being Deputy Prime Minister in Rafik Hariri's first cabinet in 1992 and remained in the post in all subsequent cabinets formed by Hariri, except the last one, in which his son,...
and the brother-in-law of minister Elias Murr
Elias Murr
Elias Murr is the former Lebanese Defense Minister and Deputy Prime Minister. He held the positions of Deputy Prime minister and Interior Minister in previous Cabinets....
.
The Gharios
Gharios
Gharios is the name of Saint Gurias the Ascetic of Edessa , martyr of the 4th century; he died in 305 AD...
family is one of the most socially and economically prominent families in Lebanon
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
rooting back their ancestries to the Sheiks Chemor
Sheiks Chemor
Chemor is an ancient well known family. Being from the Yamanis, the Chemors left Akoura in the 17th century after the victory of the Qaysi party headed by Hachem over the Yamani party headed by Malik Bin Abi Al Ghaith...
of Kfarhata. Their religion is Maronite christian
Christian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
and they are of direct legitimate ascendancy of the christian
Christian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
Ghassanids
Ghassanids
The Ghassanids were a group of South Arabian Christian tribes that emigrated in the early 3rd century from Yemen to Syria, Jordan, Lebanon and the Holy Land....
. Their hometown is Chiyah, a predominantly Christian town located in the southern suburbs of the capital Beirut
Beirut
Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon, with a population ranging from 1 million to more than 2 million . Located on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean coastline, it serves as the country's largest and main seaport, and also forms the Beirut Metropolitan...
bordered by Haret-Hreik, Ghobeiry, Hadath and Furn-el-chebbak.
Edmond Gharios went to College Notre-Dame de Jamhour for his primary and secondary studies where he graduated in 1976. He joined l’Université Saint-Joseph of Beirut
Beirut
Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon, with a population ranging from 1 million to more than 2 million . Located on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean coastline, it serves as the country's largest and main seaport, and also forms the Beirut Metropolitan...
where he got a Bachelor in Business Administration in 1979. He then traveled to Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
and graduated from Paris Dauphine University in 1980 with an MBA.
In 1981 he married Lena Murr, and Elie and Nabil were born in 1984 and 1988 respectively. He joined LibanJus sal, the family business founded in 1960 by his father late Mikhaël Salim Gharios
Gharios
Gharios is the name of Saint Gurias the Ascetic of Edessa , martyr of the 4th century; he died in 305 AD...
and specialized in the production of Fruit Juices and Ice Creams where he worked, along with his siblings, to the development of this establishment to become one of the most prominent factories in Lebanon and compete with local and foreign companies in the Lebanese and world markets. In 1995, he founded as well the Mount Lebanon Hospital in Hazmiyeh
Hazmiyeh
Hazmiyeh is a town in Mount Lebanon Governorate of Lebanon, and a suburb of Beirut....
, together with his siblings and under the patronage of his father, Mikhaël Gharios
Gharios
Gharios is the name of Saint Gurias the Ascetic of Edessa , martyr of the 4th century; he died in 305 AD...
.
In 1998, he ran for the first time for the post of head of the municipality of Chiyah with the support of all his fellow villagers and won with a clear majority. In 2004, he got elected again thanks to the hard work he have always done to reconstruct and refurbish this region that has been destroyed during the war, and transform it into a fully developed region at the economical and social levels.
Edmond Gharios
Gharios
Gharios is the name of Saint Gurias the Ascetic of Edessa , martyr of the 4th century; he died in 305 AD...
invested all the skills he gained during his several trips abroad into the development of his region and worked in a way that all the inhabitants profit from his experience. He especially devoted a lot of time for the elders, the children and the youth working for the realization of their dreams and goals at different levels: education, health, development and economy.
In December 2008, he resigned from his post of Head of the Municipality of Chiyah to prepare his electoral campaign to enter the Lebanese Parliament to one of the three Maronite seats of Baabda District
Baabda District
Baabda District , sometimes spelled B'abda, is a district in Mount Lebanon, Lebanon, to the south and east of the Lebanon's capital Beirut...
on June 7, 2009.