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Lebanon’s Massad Boulos: Trump’s new Middle East insider?

The Lebanese businessman and father-in-law of Trump’s youngest daughter is seen as a potential mediator on the Lebanon-Israel issue. 

Lebanon’s Massad Boulos: Trump’s new Middle East insider?

From left to right: Donald Trump, Michael Boulos and Massad Boulos. Illustration by Jamee Lee Haddad

For a few days, the name of Lebanese-American businessman Massad Boulos was widely discussed, with many believing he would soon take on the challenging role of mediator for Washington in the Lebanon-Israel conflict.This is “totally wrong,” Boulos told Reuters on Friday.The multimillionaire spoke the day before to Lebanese TV channel LBCI, saying his next visit to Beirut would take place as soon as possible, perhaps “within the next few days or two weeks.” However, he remained vague about the exact nature of his status and role during the anticipated visit. “The transition has just begun; it’s been less than 48 hours, so details on specific appointments aren’t clear yet. It’s a bit too early for that.”Repeatedly contacted by L’Orient Today for this profile, he said he “will speak soon.”Reserved and affable, the Lebanese magnate, who made...
For a few days, the name of Lebanese-American businessman Massad Boulos was widely discussed, with many believing he would soon take on the challenging role of mediator for Washington in the Lebanon-Israel conflict.This is “totally wrong,” Boulos told Reuters on Friday.The multimillionaire spoke the day before to Lebanese TV channel LBCI, saying his next visit to Beirut would take place as soon as possible, perhaps “within the next few days or two weeks.” However, he remained vague about the exact nature of his status and role during the anticipated visit. “The transition has just begun; it’s been less than 48 hours, so details on specific appointments aren’t clear yet. It’s a bit too early for that.”Repeatedly contacted by L’Orient Today for this profile, he said he “will speak soon.”Reserved and affable, the...