Former governor of the Bank of Lebanon, Michel al-Khoury, son of President Beshara al-Khoury. (Credit: Archives L'Orient-Le Jour))
He was not what one would ordinarily call a natural-born politician. Yet Michel al-Khoury, who has died just short of his 100th birthday (he would have turned 100 on Nov. 24) was born into, and raised within, a family steeped in politics.His father, Beshara al-Khoury, leader of the Destour Party, one of the country’s two main political forces at the time, and Lebanon’s first president after independence, was one of the country’s most consequential figures during the first half of the 20th century.His elder brother, Khalil, though never attaining Bechara’s political stature after the Destour Party faded in the 1950s, nevertheless carried on the family’s political legacy and remained an influential figure in Parliament throughout the following decade. What about todays' politicians Framework agreement with Israel: Understanding Walid...
He was not what one would ordinarily call a natural-born politician. Yet Michel al-Khoury, who has died just short of his 100th birthday (he would have turned 100 on Nov. 24) was born into, and raised within, a family steeped in politics.His father, Beshara al-Khoury, leader of the Destour Party, one of the country’s two main political forces at the time, and Lebanon’s first president after independence, was one of the country’s most consequential figures during the first half of the 20th century.His elder brother, Khalil, though never attaining Bechara’s political stature after the Destour Party faded in the 1950s, nevertheless carried on the family’s political legacy and remained an influential figure in Parliament throughout the following decade. What about todays' politicians Framework agreement with Israel: Understanding...
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