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Ali Hamieh
Ali Hamieh (Arabic: علي حمية) is a Lebanese politician and engineer affiliated with Hezbollah. Born in 1977 in Taraya, Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, he served as Lebanon’s Minister of Public Works and Transport from September 2021 until early 2025 under Prime Minister Najib Mikati. In June 2025, he was appointed as an adviser to President Joseph Aoun for reconstruction affairs. Academic and professional background Hamieh holds a degree in electronics from the Lebanese University, a master's in communications technology from the École nationale d'ingénieurs de Brest, École Nationale d’Ingénieurs de Brest (ENIB) in France, and a Ph.D. in electronics and optical communications from the University of Western Brittany, University of Western Brittany (UBO). In 2014, he received a certificate of eligibility for research management from UBO and was granted the rank of professor at the Lebanese American University and the Lebanese University. He has lectured at several Lebanes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hezbollah
Hezbollah ( ; , , ) is a Lebanese Shia Islamist political party and paramilitary group. Hezbollah's paramilitary wing is the Jihad Council, and its political wing is the Loyalty to the Resistance Bloc party in the Lebanese Parliament. Its armed strength was assessed to be equivalent to that of a medium-sized army in 2016. Hezbollah was founded in 1982 by Lebanese clerics in response to the Israeli invasion of Lebanon. Inspired by the Iranian Revolution of 1979 and Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini's model of Islamic governance, Hezbollah established strong ties with Iran. The group was initially supported by 1,500 Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) instructors, who helped unify various Lebanese Shia factions under Hezbollah's leadership. Hezbollah's 1985 manifesto outlined its key objectives, which include expelling Western influence from the region, destroying Israel, pledging allegiance to Iran's supreme leader, and establishing an Islamic government influenced by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
