Fouad Najjar
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Fouad Najjar | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Agriculture | |
| In office 1964–1964 | |
| Minister of Agriculture and PTT | |
| In office 1959–1960 | |
| Minister of Agriculture | |
| In office 1958–1958 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Fouad Amine Najjar December 1909 |
| Died | 1992 (aged 82–83) |
| Spouse | Anissa Rawda |
| Children | 3 |
Fouad Najjar (1909–1992) was a Lebanese agronomist and politician who served as minister of agriculture in 1958 and in 1964. He was also minister of agriculture and PTT between 1959 and 1960.
Najjar was born in Abadiyeh, Lebanon, in December 1909.[1] He hailed from a Druze family.[2] His parents were Amine and Adla Najjar.[1]
Najjar was a graduate of the University College of Aley and French Lycée of Beirut. Then he graduated from the Higher National School of Agronomy in Montpellier, France, and received a Ph.D. in agronomy in 1932.[1]