Myriam Gebran Tawk (; born 1968) is a Lebanese politician who is a prominent member of the
Skaff family in the city of
Zahle and the leader of the
Popular Bloc, succeeding her late husband
Elias Skaff
Elias (Elie) Skaff (11 October 1948 – 10 October 2015), in Arabic الياس سكاف , was a Lebanese politician and leader of the " Popular Bloc".
Early years and education
Elias Skaff was born in Zahlé, Lebanon on 11 October 1948. He is t ...
.
Early life and education
Skaff completed her secondary education at the Athenee de Beyrouth school. She holds a BA in Social Sciences from the
American International University in London-Richmond, followed by a secondary diploma in Women's Studies and later worked in the field of marketing in two French companies.
In politics
Following the death of
Elias Skaff
Elias (Elie) Skaff (11 October 1948 – 10 October 2015), in Arabic الياس سكاف , was a Lebanese politician and leader of the " Popular Bloc".
Early years and education
Elias Skaff was born in Zahlé, Lebanon on 11 October 1948. He is t ...
on October 10, 2015, she was elected head of the
Popular Bloc and fought her first political battle in 2016. During the Lebanese municipal election of 2016 in
Zahle, an attempt at forging an electoral coalition with the
Free Patriotic Movement
The Free Patriotic Movement ( ar, التيار الوطني الحر, ) is a Lebanese political party. Founded by Michel Aoun in 2005, the party is currently led by Aoun son-in-law Gebran Bassil since 2015.
Ideology
The Free Patriotic movemen ...
and the
Lebanese Forces
The Lebanese Forces ( ar, القوات اللبنانية '')'' is a Lebanese Christian-based political party and former militia during the Lebanese Civil War. It currently holds 19 of the 128 seats in Lebanon's parliament and is therefore th ...
failed, prompting the
Popular bloc to run against the Christian parties and
Nicolas Fattouche list. The alliance broke definitively with the
Change and Reform bloc.
The party resumed operations during the
2018 Lebanese general election
General elections were held in Lebanon on 6 May 2018. Although originally scheduled for 2013, the election was postponed three times in 2013, 2014 and 2017 under various pretexts, including the security situation, the failure of the Parliament ...
s, however failed to win any seats with 10,563 votes in total. Skaff claimed that supporters of the
Lebanese Forces
The Lebanese Forces ( ar, القوات اللبنانية '')'' is a Lebanese Christian-based political party and former militia during the Lebanese Civil War. It currently holds 19 of the 128 seats in Lebanon's parliament and is therefore th ...
had attacked her car.
In 2022, Myriam Skaff announced her candidacy of the Greek catholic seat in
Bekaa I
Bekaa I ( ar, دائرة البقاع الاولى) is an electoral district in Lebanon, as per the 2017 vote law. The district elects 2 Greek Catholic parliamentarians, 1 Maronite, 1 Greek Orthodox, 1 Armenian Orthodox, 1 Shia and 1 Sunni. The el ...
(
Zahle) and led a 6-member list in the electoral district but failed to win any seats.
Personal life
In 1995, she married former minister and MP
Elias Skaff
Elias (Elie) Skaff (11 October 1948 – 10 October 2015), in Arabic الياس سكاف , was a Lebanese politician and leader of the " Popular Bloc".
Early years and education
Elias Skaff was born in Zahlé, Lebanon on 11 October 1948. He is t ...
and has 2 children: Joseph and Gibran. Myriam Skaff is also the cousin of
Sethrida Geagea, wife of
Lebanese Forces
The Lebanese Forces ( ar, القوات اللبنانية '')'' is a Lebanese Christian-based political party and former militia during the Lebanese Civil War. It currently holds 19 of the 128 seats in Lebanon's parliament and is therefore th ...
Chief
Samir Geagea
Samir Farid Geagea ( ar, سمير فريد جعجع Lebanese pron.: , also spelled Samir Ja'ja'; born 25 October 1952) is a Lebanese politician and militia commander who has been leading the Lebanese Forces party and dissolved militia si ...
.
See also
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Political families in Lebanon
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Popular Bloc
References
Living people
Lebanese politicians
1968 births
Lebanese Melkite Greek Catholics
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