Philippe El Khazen
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Philippe El Khazen | |
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| فيليب حنا الخازن | |
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| Born | June 12, 1921 |
| Died | March 6, 1996 (aged 74) |
| Occupations | Politician, doctor |
Philippe Hanna El Khazen (Arabic: فيليب حنا الخازن; June 12, 1921 - March 6, 1996) was a Lebanese associate professor of medicine and politician from the village of Ghosta in the district of Keserwen. He was elected parliament deputy in the Keserwen region from 1968 to 1972 under the presidency of Charles Hélou.[1] Recipient of the Legion of Honor as officer awarded by President Giscard D'Estaing and was also named Knight of the Order of the Cedar.[2]
Education
El Khazen was born on June 12, 1921, in the town of Ghosta into a Lebanese Christian family, of seigneurial origin under the title of Grand Sheikh. He is the son of Physician Doctor Hanna El Khazen,[3] and Princess Samia Chehab, daughter of Emir Malek Chehab, and has two brothers, Malek and Farid.[2]
A laureate student of the Jesuits of Beirut, he began medical studies at Saint-Joseph University in Beirut where he obtained his doctorate in 1945. He specialized in France in 1946 where he returned with an associate degree in medical pathology, a subject he taught. then in Beirut before becoming chief physician of the Geitaoui Hospital, founded by his father in 1927.[4] He ran the hospital for many years and contributed to its renovation. He chaired the Hospital's Medical Committee before becoming Chairman of the Board of Directors from 1952 to 1987.