Taymur Jumblatt

Taymur Walid Jumblatt (; born 1982) is a Lebanese politician and leader of the Progressive Socialist Party since 2023 and its parliamentary bloc, the Democratic Gathering, since 2018.

Early life and education Jumblatt was born in 1982.

Career In 2011, he became second in command of the Progressive Socialist Party behind his father, Walid. In the May 2018 elections, he was elected a member of the Lebanese Parliament, representing the Chouf-Aley district in Mount-Lebanon Governorate. The handover was done at 40th anniversary of Kamal Jumblatt’s assassination at a ceremony where Walid placed a traditional keffiyeh scarf on Taymur's shoulders.

In late May 2023, his father, Walid Jumblatt declared his resignation as leader of the Progressive Socialist Party after a 46-year tenure. Around 2,000 supporters gathered in Ain Zhalta, a Druze town in the Chouf mountains of Mount Lebanon, where members of the Progressive Socialist Party named Jumblatt as their new leader. Jumblatt was the sole contender. because of his mother's faith being Islam, Taymur could not have been Druze due to the requirement of having two Druze parents.