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Philippe Ziade

1909 – 2005

Lebanese journalist

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About Philippe Ziade

Lived 1909 – 2005 (aged 95–96). Philippe Ziade was a Lebanese journalist.

Philippe Ziade (1909 in Ghosta, Mount Lebanon - June 2005) was a pioneer Lebanese journalist.

Life Ziade attended the 'Ain Warqa school; he was one of the first journalists in French-mandated Greater Lebanon. He founded the 'National News Agency' or NNA (الوكالة الوطنية للانباء), the first national news agency in Lebanon in the 1920s and contributed for more than half a century to more than 30 daily newspapers in the Lebanese press among which An-Nahar, Le Jour, L'Orient, Le Soir, Al-Hayat, and As-Siyassah. Ziade's office was in the Grand Serail, the current headquarters of the Prime Minister of Lebanon.

Awards He is the recipient of numerous national decorations including the 1958 Honorary Lebanese Golden Medal of Merit, bestowed to him by president Camille Chamoun. In 2003 he was awarded the medal of the Lebanese Press Syndicate and the Lebanese Order of Journalists, and upon his death in 2005 the National Order of the Cedar (Officer), bestowed by president Emile Lahoud).

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Important facts

Born
1909, Ghosta
Birth century
Died
2005
Occupation
Nationality
Education
University of Nevada, Reno
Awards
Officer of the National Order of the Cedar

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Philippe Ziade?

Lebanese journalist

When was Philippe Ziade born?

Philippe Ziade was born in 1909 in Ghosta.

When did Philippe Ziade die?

Philippe Ziade died in 2005.

What was Philippe Ziade's occupation?

Philippe Ziade was a journalist.

What nationality was Philippe Ziade?

Philippe Ziade was Lebanese.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Philippe Ziade

· Wikidata: Q7184908

· DBpedia: Philippe Ziade (journalist)

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