Patrick Karam

Patrick Karam (born 8 February 1961) is a French personality defending human rights. He is a researcher in international relations. Former Interministerial Delegate for Equal Opportunities for French Overseas under, Nicolas Sarkozy, he is regional advisor of Île-de-France (UMP) since 2010 and Inspector General of Youth and Sports since 2011. He is the president of the Coordination of the Christians of East in Danger (CHREDO) established in September 2013.[1] Patrick is the first president of the Representative Council of the French Overseas. Since December 2015 he has been vice-president of the regional council of Ile de France, responsible for youth, sports and community life.[2]

Patrick Karam
Patrick Karam in March 2010
Member of the Regional council
of Île-de-France
Assumed office
26 March 2010
PresidentJean-Paul Huchon
Valérie Pécresse
Member of League of Human Rights - France
Personal details
Born (1961-02-08) 8 February 1961
Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe
NationalityFrench
Political partyUMP
The Republicans
Spouse(s)Samia Badat-Karam
Alma materParis Descartes University
Pantheon-Sorbonne University
University of Burgundy
ProfessionLawyer

Origins and studies

Of Lebanese origin,[3] Patrick Karam lived and followed his schooling in Guadeloupe and obtained his Baccalauréat C (scientific series of the time) at Lycée Baimbridge in Guadeloupe. He holds a doctorate in political science (University of Burgundy in Dijon).[4]

Human Rights

From 1987 to 1989, he created and directed human rights and inter-youth solidarity, a humanitarian aid organization carrying out sister city of French schools with African schools and Lebanese. He also worked with Operation Save the Children of Lebanon during the 1989 bombings in Lebanese Civil War , which mobilized 150,000 children and thousands of schools (bringing together their drawings, poems, letters ... addressed to four heads of state).

References
  1. Dominique Perrin (20 April 2018). "Querelles de chapelle autour des chrétiens d'Orient". lemonde.fr..
  2. M. Patrick KARAM
  3. Olivier Schmitt (28 February 2009). "Petit déjeuner avec Patrick Karam". Le Monde 2. p. 66. Missing or empty |url= (help).
  4. Olivier Schmitt (28 February 2009). "Petit déjeuner avec Patrick Karam". Le Monde 2. p. 66. Missing or empty |url= (help).
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