About Bishara Merhej
Born 1946. Bishara Merhej is a Lebanese journalist and minister.
Bishara Merhej (born 1946) is a Lebanese journalist and politician who held various cabinet posts, including minister of interior. He also served at the Lebanese parliament in the 1990s.
Early life and education Merhej was born in Beirut in 1946. He hails from a Greek Orthodox family. His parents were Jamil Merhej and Salma Matar Rahbani.
Merhej obtained a degree in economics from the American University of Beirut in 1967. Merhej was the minister of state for administrative reform in the third cabinet of Hariri between 7 November 1996 and 4 December 1998.
Personal life Merhej is married to Wali Grote, a physician, with who he has two daughters.
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Lebanese politician (born 1946)
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