Elias Bou Saab | |
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![]() Saab in 2019 | |
Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Lebanon | |
Assumed office 31 May 2022 | |
Speaker | Nabih Berri |
Preceded by | Elie Ferzli |
Member of the Lebanese Parliament | |
Assumed office 15 May 2018 | |
Constituency | Metn District |
Minister of National Defense | |
In office 31 January 2019 – 21 January 2020 | |
Prime Minister | Saad Hariri |
Preceded by | Yaacoub Sarraf |
Succeeded by | Zeina Akar |
Minister of Education | |
In office 15 February 2014 – 19 December 2016 | |
Prime Minister | Tammam Salam |
Preceded by | Hassan Diab |
Succeeded by | Marwan Hamadeh |
Personal details | |
Born | September 8, 1967 |
Political party | Free Patriotic Movement (until 2024) Independent (2024–present) |
Spouse | Julia Boutros |
Children | 2, Samer and Tarek |
Elias Nicolas Bou Saab (Arabic: إلياس بو صعب; born 8 September 1967) is a Lebanese politician. He was a Minister of National Defense, Advisor to the President of Lebanon Michel Aoun on International Cooperation. He was elected Deputy speaker of the Lebanese parliament on May 31, 2022. He was also a member of the founding board of directors of television station OTV.[1]