by naharnet – President Michel Aoun on Monday appointed former
education minister Elias Bou Saab as international cooperation adviser,
the Presidency said in a statement. Bou Saab, who represented Aoun’s Free Patriotic Movement
in Tammam Salam’s government and has good ties with Gulf officials,
will be tasked with “communicating with countries and international
bodies, organizations and funds that are helping Lebanon and
contributing to various economic and developmental projects,” the
Presidency added. Bou Saab is one of the founders of the American
University in Dubai (AUD) and he helped in funding the television
station OTV, AlMada.org news site and Sawt Al Mada radio station which
are affiliated with the FPM. He was the municipal chief of Dhour El Choueir in 2009-2012. His wife is the famous singer Julia Boutros.