Jamal Jarrah
Jamal Jarrah | |
|---|---|
| جمال جراح | |
| Minister of Information | |
| In office January 31, 2019 – January 21, 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | Saad Hariri |
| Preceded by | Melhem Antoun Riachy |
| Succeeded by | Manal Abdel Samad |
| Minister of Telecommunications | |
| In office December 18, 2016 – January 31, 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Saad Hariri |
| Preceded by | Boutros Harb |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Shoucair |
| Member of the Lebanese Parliament | |
| In office 2005–2018 | |
| Constituency | Western Beqaa District / Rashaya |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1956 (age 68–69) Al-Marj, Lebanon |
| Political party | Future Movement |
| Spouse | Afaf Ajami |
| Children | 3 |
| Relatives | Ziad Jarrah (nephew) |
| Education | Lebanese American University |
Jamal Jarrah (Arabic: جمال الجراح, romanized: Jamal Al-Jarrah; born 1956) is a Lebanese politician who served as Lebanon's Minister of Telecommunications and Minister of Information in the cabinet of Prime Minister Saad Hariri. He is a member of the Future Movement party.[1]
Biography
Jarrah was born in 1956 in Al-Marj, Lebanon. He attended the Lebanese American University and then worked for an electrical equipment company in Jordan before working for Bankmed, becoming a regional director in Beqaa.[1]
He was elected to the Lebanese Parliament in 2005 as a member of the Future Movement party, representing the Western Beqaa constituency. He became Minister of Telecommunications in the cabinet of Prime Minister Saad Hariri in 2016 and held the post until 2019 when we was appointed to serve as Minister of Information. He was Minister of Information from 2019 until 2020.[1]
While serving as Minister of Telecommunications, Jarrah had charges brought against him for wasting public funds.[2]
Family
He is a paternal uncle of Al-Queda terrorist Ziad Jarrah, who hijacked United Airlines Flight 93 as part of the September 11 attacks.[3][4]
References
- ^ a b c "Biography of Information Minister Jamal Jarrah". MTV Lebanon. Murr Television. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
- ^ Knecht, Eric. "Lebanese minister, two ex-ministers could face corruption trial". Reuters. Reuters. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
- ^ Williams, Carol J. (20 March 2019). "Friends of terror suspect say allegations make no sense". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
- ^ "Comments by alleged hijacker's uncle". AP Newsroom. Associated Press. Retrieved 6 July 2025.