Former Aley MP and lawyer Fouad el-Saad passed away on Thursday at the age of 83.
Born on April 3, 1941 in Ain Trez, Aley, Saad received a Bachelor’s Degree in Law, Political Science, History and Geography at Saint-Joseph University of Beirut (USJ).
In 1964, he joined the Bar Association to practice law and was later elected as the Maronite MP for Aley in 1992.
He voted against the re-election of President Elias Hraoui in 1995 and failed to win the re-election in 1996 against candidates supported by the leader of the Progressive Socialist Party, Walid Joumblatt.
However, he later reconciled with Joumblatt and was re-elected MP for Aley in 2000. He was also appointed Minister of State for Administrative Reform under Prime Minister Rafic Hariri until 2003.
In 2004, Saad was one of the 29 MPs who prevented the extension of President Emile Lahoud’s term and convened the Bristol rally of the anti-Syrian opposition. He was re-elected in June 2005 and June 2009 on the March 14th Alliance list.
Saad was the 10th signatory to counter the Parliament’s decision to increase the salaries of public civil servants, which contributed in the making of the financial crisis in Lebanon.
