Walid Daouk

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Walid Daouk
Minister of Information
In office
June 2011 – 15 February 2014
Prime MinisterNajib Mikati
Succeeded byRamzi Joreig
Personal details
Born1958 (age 67–68)
NationalityLebanese
PartyIndependent
Alma materSaint Joseph University
OccupationLawyer

Walid Daouk (Arabic: وليد الداعوق; born 1958) is a Lebanese lawyer, businessman and politician. He served as information minister between June 2011 and February 2014.

Early life and education

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Daouk was born into a Sunni family, the Daouk Family, in 1958.[1][2] He received a bachelor's degree in Lebanese law from Saint Joseph University.[1] He also obtained a master's degree in French law from the same university.[3]

Career

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Daouk is a board member of various companies.[1] He was appointed information minister to the cabinet led by Prime Minister Najib Mikati in July 2011.[4] Daouk was an independent member of the cabinet and was appointed to the post by Mikati.[2] In March 2013, Daouk drafted the Lebanese internet regulation act, which was regarded by the world association of newspapers and news publishers as a threat for online freedoms.[5] He was also the government commissioner at the Beirut stock exchange.[1]

Daouk's term as information minister ended on 15 February 2014, and Ramzi Joreig succeeded him in the post.[6]

References

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