Talal Arslan

Talal Arslan Talal Arslan Arab طلال أرسلان, ( born June 12, 1965 in Choueifat, Lebanon ) is a Lebanese politician and leader of the mostly Druze Lebanese Democratic Party. He is also the son of the famous politician Majid Arslan Arslan also head of the family, who claim to be descendants of the Lakhmids.

Arslan resides in Chaldeh Palace, or "Dar Khaldeh ", situated in Khalde at his birthplace of Choueifat. By his supporters, he is also called " al - damaneh " (Arabic الضمانة ), eg "the guarantor " called.

He was from 1991 until the elections in 2005 Member of the Lebanese Parliament for the district of Aley. In 2009 he was re-elected as Druze. In 2001 he founded the Lebanese Democratic Party, which is part of the pro-Syrian March 8 alliance today. At the same time he held a number of ministerial positions since the end of the civil war. These were:

  • Tourism Minister: December 24, 1990 - May 16, 1992
  • Emigrants Minister: November 7, 1996 - December 4, 1998
  • Minister of State: October 26, 2000 - October 26, 2004
  • Minister for Displaced: October 26, 2004 - April 19, 2005
  • Minister of Sport and Youth: July 11, 2008 - November 9, 2009
  • Minister of State: June 13, 2011 - June 14, 2011
Lebanese general election, 1992 Lebanese general election, 2005 Lebanese general election, 2009
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