Nicolas Nahas (born 28 November 1946) is a Lebanese businessman and politician. He was the minister of economy and trade between 2011 and 2014.

Early life and education

Nahas was born in

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on 28 November 1946. He received a bachelor of science degree in civil engineering from

Saint Joseph University Saint Joseph University of Beirut (; French: ''Université Saint-Joseph de Beyrouth'', commonly known as USJ) is a private Catholic research university in Beirut, Lebanon, founded in 1875 by French Jesuit missionaries and subsidized by the Go ...

in 1972 Then he attended the postgraduate ISMP program at

Harvard Business School Harvard Business School (HBS) is the graduate school, graduate business school of Harvard University, a Private university, private Ivy League research university. Located in Allston, Massachusetts, HBS owns Harvard Business Publishing, which p ...

in 1992. and received a degree in business administration there.

Career

Nahas began his career as a businessman in varied fields. In 2005, he was appointed by

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Najib Mikati Najib Azmi Mikati (born 24 November 1955) is a Lebanese politician and businessman who served as the 52nd prime minister of Lebanon from 2021 to 2025. He previously served in this post as the 48th and 45th prime minister from 2011 to 2014 and i ...

as the chief economical counsellor. Nahas was appointed minister of economy and trade on 13 June 2011 to the

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led by Najib Mikati. He was one of the government ministers appointed by the prime minister in the cabinet.

Personal life

Nahas is married to Antoinette Haidar and has three children.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nahas, Nicolas 20th-century Lebanese businesspeople 21st-century Lebanese businesspeople 1946 births Saint Joseph University alumni Harvard Business School alumni Greek Orthodox Christians from Lebanon Lebanese civil engineers Living people Members of the Parliament of Lebanon Politicians from Tripoli, Lebanon Azm Movement politicians Economy and Trade ministers of Lebanon