Farid Elias Khazen

Farid Elias Khazen (also Farid Elias el-Khazen Arabic: فريد إلياس الخازن‎) is a Lebanese politician and professor of political science at the American University of Beirut.

Education

Born 1960,[1] Farid studied architecture and social sciences at the American University of Beirut from 1976 to 1978,[1] then he received a PhD in international studies from Johns Hopkins University in 1987. He also earned a bachelor's degree in economics from Southwest Missouri State University in 1980. In addition, he briefly studied at Cornell University.[2]

Career

Farid has been a professor and Chairman of Political Studies at the American University of Beirut.[3][4][5] He used to be an MP affiliated with the Free Patriotic Movement until 20 May 2018.[6] He received 52.4% of the vote in his district in the general election of 2009,[7] and he won 60% of the vote in the general election of 2005.[8] He makes regular media appearances, discussing a variety of topics.[9][10][11][12][13][14][15] On 5 November 2018, he was appointed as the ambassador of Lebanon to the Holy See.[1]

Personal life

He is married, and has three children.[1]

Publications

He has written multiple books and essays, including:

  • The Breakdown of the State in Lebanon, 1967-1976 (ISBN 0-674-08105-6)[16][17]
  • Political Parties in Postwar Lebanon: Parties in Search of Partisans (Middle East Journal, Vol. 57, No. 4, Autumn 2003, p. 605-624)[18]
  • Lebanon – Independent No More (The Middle East Quarterly, Winter 2001, p. 43-50)
  • Lebanon's First Postwar Parliamentary Election, 1992: An Imposed Choice (Oxford: Centre for Lebanese Studies, February 1998, ISBN 1870552741)[19]
  • Permanent Settlement of Palestinians in Lebanon: A Recipe for Conflict (Journal of Refugee Studies, Vol. 10, No. 3, 1997)
  • The Communal Pact of National Identities: The Making and Politics of the 1943 National Pact (Oxford: Centre for Lebanese Studies, October 1991, ISBN 1870552202)[20]
  • Winds of Change in Arab World Buffet Christian Communities (translated by Al-Monitor, 7 March 2012)

References
  1. "The Credential Letters of the Ambassador of Lebanon to the Holy See". vatican.va. 5 November 2018.
  2. http://www.aub.edu.lb/fas/pspa/people/Pages/El-Khazen.aspx
  3. http://www.aub.edu.lb/fas/fas_home/departments-programs/Pages/listing_of_faculty_members_department.aspx
  4. http://www.aub.edu.lb/fas/casar/About/Pages/Committee.aspx
  5. http://www.aub.edu.lb/communications/media/internationalnews/Pages/intmarch05.aspx
  6. Challenges and new possibilities for March 14 in opposition. The Daily Star, Lebanon. Published: 2 March 2011.
  7. http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/l/lebanon/lebanon20093.txt
  8. Districts in depth: Kesrouan. NOW News. Published: 31 March 2009.
  9. Beirut Al Yawm - Farid Elias El Khazen - 29 Nov 2014
  10. Beirut Al Yawm - Farid Elias El Khazen - 24 Aug 2014
  11. MP Farid Elias Khazen to LBCI: Any International intervention in Iraq to lead to major sectarian war. LBCGroup.TV. Published: 14 June 2014.
  12. Beirut Al Yawm - Farid Elias El Khazen - 22 May 2014
  13. Beirut Al Yawm - Dr. Farid Elias El Khazen - 02 Nov 2012
  14. Baed Al Akhbar - Farid Elias El Khazen - 12 June 2011
  15. Baed Al Akhbar - Dr Farid Elias El Khazen - 20 Feb 2011
  16. Daniel Pipes, Review of The Breakdown of the State in Lebanon, 1967-1976. The Middle East Quarterly, Fall 2000
  17. http://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674081055
  18. El Khazen, Farid (2003). "Political Parties in Postwar Lebanon: Parties in Search of Partisans". Middle East Journal. 57 (4): 605–624. JSTOR 4329942.
  19. http://ddc.aub.edu.lb/projects/pspa/elections92.html
  20. http://www.worldcat.org/title/communal-pact-of-national-identities-the-making-and-politics-of-the-1943-national-pact/oclc/28947796
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