{"id":209055,"date":"2019-02-07T17:14:04","date_gmt":"2019-02-07T19:14:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/?p=209055"},"modified":"2019-02-08T18:09:42","modified_gmt":"2019-02-08T20:09:42","slug":"new-minister-for-foreign-trade-of-lebanon-is-brazilian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/new-minister-for-foreign-trade-of-lebanon-is-brazilian\/","title":{"rendered":"New minister for foreign trade of Lebanon is Brazilian"},"content":{"rendered":"

S\u00e3o Paulo \u2013 The new minister of state for foreign trade of Lebanon was born in Brazil, more specifically in S\u00e3o Paulo in 5 March 1976. Hassan Mourad took office in January 31, when the new Lebanese ministerial cabinet was formed after more than nine months of negotiations. The prime-ministers is still Saad Hariri, and the president Michel Aoun. Mourad\u2019s office didn\u2019t exist in the previous formation of the cabinet.<\/p>\n

According to the Lebanese consul in S\u00e3o Paulo Rudy El Azzy, Mourad\u2019s office is not subordinated to the Ministry of Economy. \u201cMourad\u2019s office does not have the structure of a ministry, just an office to handle foreign trade businesses; it is the first time the government has this specialization,\u201d he told.<\/p>\n

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The new Lebanese cabinet in Beirut<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In an interview to a Lebanese radio station, Mourad said his office involves foreign relations, industry, agriculture and economy oriented for Lebanese goods exports.<\/p>\n

In his first speech after he took office, Mourad reiterated the new government\u2019s position in defending the Palestinian Cause in the Middle East. This Thursday (7), Mourad made his first ministerial travel to Turkey with the ministry of economy and commerce Mansour Bteish. Their goal was to tackle businesses such as developing trade interchange between both countries and solving pending issues about exports.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wish the best to the new government and ministers of Lebanon, including the minister Mourad, and hope he can develop the trade relations between Lebanon and Brazil,\u201d said consul El Azzi.<\/p>\n

Mourad\u2019s family lived in Brazil for a short period. He was born in S\u00e3o Paulo, but his family returned soon to Lebanon. According to El Azzi, there are still many members of the Mourad family in the country. \u201cHassan Mourad\u2019s aunts and uncles live in S\u00e3o Paulo, as well as their children and grandchildren.<\/p>\n

Mourad\u2019s father was Abd Al-Rahim Mourad, a congressman in Lebanon and former minister of defense and education of the country. Hassan Mourad is married to Reem Al Assaf and has two children.<\/p>\n

Most of Lebanese community in the world outside of Lebanon is in Brazil, with approximately 10 million people, including descendants. The Lebanese population is 6 million people, according data from 2017.<\/p>\n

Translated by Guilherme Miranda<\/strong><\/p>\n

Press Release<\/div>\n
Presidency of Lebanon\/Handout\/Anadolu Agency\/AFP<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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