Misbah El-Ahdab

Misbah El-Ahdab (مصباح الأحدب), born on April 1, 1962 in Tripoli, Lebanon, is a Lebanese politician and a former MP representing Tripoli in the Lebanese Parliament. He was elected to parliament in 1996 and re-elected in the legislative elections of 2000 and 2005.

El-Ahdab holds a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from European Business School Paris and another degree in Economics from London School of Economics. He is Vice-president of the cross-confessional Democratic Renewal Movement that he co-founded in 2001 with MP Nassib Lahoud and other politicians. He is also President of the Lebanese-Italian Friendship Association.[1]

Lebanese Protests

On October 18, 2019, El-Ahdab attempted to participate in a people's protest held in Tripoli. Widespread protests were erupting in Lebanon due to economic and political instability (see 2019–20 Lebanese protests).[2] The protesters vehemently denied El-Ahdab to participate in a people's movement that was against all politicians and began throwing plastic and glass bottles at him and his convoy. Two of El-Ahdab's bodyguards returned fired with assault rifles, wounding six and killing two protesters. The bodyguards have been handed over to the police to be investigated.[3]

References
  1. "biography". ahdab.lebnan-online.com. Retrieved 2019-10-18.
  2. Qiblawi, Tamara. "Lebanon's Hariri gives opponents 72 hours to find economic solutions as protests grow". CNN. Retrieved 2019-10-18.
  3. "Army arrests 2 for opening fire on protesters in Tripoli | News , Lebanon News | THE DAILY STAR". www.dailystar.com.lb. Retrieved 2019-10-18.
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