Walid Daouk

Walid Daouk
Minister of Information
In office
June 2011 – 15 February 2014
Prime MinisterNajib Mikati
Succeeded byRamzi Joreig
Personal details
Born1958 (age 66–67)
NationalityLebanese
Political 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

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

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

  1. ^ a b c d "Board of Directors". Fransabank Group. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  2. ^ a b "The New Lebanese Government" (PDF). Lebanese Information Center. July 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
  3. ^ "H.E. Me. Walid Daouk". LAU. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Lebanon government 'does not signal radical shift'". Gulf News. 13 June 2013. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
  5. ^ Farah Wael (15 March 2013). "Online freedoms threatened in Lebanon". WAN. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
  6. ^ "Lebanese cabinet formed after 10-month stalemate". Al Arabiya. 15 February 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2014.