Shakib Qortbawi

Shakib Qortbawi
Minister of Justice
In office
13 June 2011 – 15 February 2014
Prime MinisterNajib Mikati
Preceded byIbrahim Najjar
Succeeded byAshraf Rifi
Personal details
Born1945 (age 78–79)
NationalityLebanese
Political partyFree Patriotic Movement
Alma materSaint Joseph University

Shakib Qortbawi (born 1945) is a Lebanese businessman and politician. He served as the minister of justice between June 2011 and February 2014.

Early life and education

Qortbawi was born in 1945 into a Maronite family.[1][2] He received a bachelor's degree in law from Saint Joseph University in 1967.[3]

Career

Qortbawi was the president of Beirut bar association from 1995 to 1997.[3] Then he began to serve as a member of the legal commission to the Lebanese cabinet and legal commission for the modernization and unification of laws at the ministry of justice.[1] His tenure lasted from 2001 to 2004. In April 2001, he cofounded the Qornet Shehwan Gathering together with nearly thirty Christian politicians.[4] However, after the general elections held in 2000, he left the bloc.[4] He was a member of the national committee of the civil center for national initiative, which was founded by Lebanese politicians and intellectuals in July 2007.[5]

On 13 June 2011, he was appointed minister of justice to Najib Mikati's cabinet.[6][7][8] Qortbawi succeeded Ibrahim Najjar as justice minister.[9] Qortbawi was part of the change and reform bloc and the 8 March coalition within the cabinet.[2][10] And he is a member of the Free Patriotic Movement, headed by Michel Aoun.[11]

Qortbawi's term as justice minister ended on 15 February 2014 when Ashraf Rifi succeeded him in the post.[12]

References

  1. ^ a b "Shakib Qortbawi". Beirut. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
  2. ^ a b Malek Fady Khazen. "New Lebanese Government". Khazen. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
  3. ^ a b "Lineup of Mikati's 30". The Daily Star. 14 June 2011. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  4. ^ a b "Qornet Shehwan Gathering" (PDF). Middle East Mirror. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  5. ^ "The Lebanese people will not fight each other". The Daily Star. 7 March 2008. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
  6. ^ Thomas El Basha (13 June 2011). "Mikati forms 30-member Lebanon Cabinet". The Daily Star. Beirut. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
  7. ^ "The Cabinet". Embassy of Lebanon Washington DC. Archived from the original on 14 April 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
  8. ^ "Lebanon's New Cabinet" (PDF). International Foundation for Electoral Systems. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
  9. ^ "New justice minister says he will not engage in vengeful behavior". The Daily Star. Beirut. 21 June 2011. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
  10. ^ "The New Lebanese Government" (PDF). Lebanese Information Center. July 2011. Archived from the original (Assessment Report) on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
  11. ^ Lakkis, Hassan (29 March 2012). "Cabinet agrees to lease electricity-generating ships, build power plants". The Daily Star. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
  12. ^ "Lebanese cabinet formed after 10-month stalemate". Al Arabiya. 15 February 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
Political offices
Preceded by Minister of Justice
2011 – 2014 		Succeeded by