Okab Sakr

Okab Sakr or Oakab Saker
Born	Okab Sakr October 2, 1975 (1975-10-02) Chyah, Lebanon
Residence	Chyah
Nationality	Lebanese
Occupation	Journalist and Politician
Home town	Zahlé, Lebanon
Title	CEO nowlebanon.com
Political party	14 March
Religion	Shiite

Okab Sakr or Oakab Saker (born 1975) is a Lebanese journalist and politician, lost his father before he was born during the beginning of the Lebanese civil war. Okab won a seat in the Lebanese parliament on June 7, 2009, and one of few Muslim Shiites that supports the 14 March movement.

Childhood

Okab was born in Chyah - Beirut, Lebanon.

Education

From The DEA Beirut he holds a Bachelor Degree in Philosophy, then received a Masters degree in Social Psychology and a higher education degree also from (DEA) in Political Sociology.^[1]

Career

• He worked as a teacher for two years at USJ’s Islamic and Christian Studies Institute, contributed to the establishment and management of the Permanent Dialogue Center,

• Worked as assistant managing editor for Al-Balad newspaper.

• Manager of the New Opinion Center

• Member of the Arab Working Group on Muslim-Christian Dialogue

• General Coordinator of the Arab Forum for Dialogue and Citizenship

• Participated in many television political shows, including an interview versus a member from Hizb ut-Tahrir on the issue of the American occupation in Iraq with the Iranian TV station AL-Alam.

Political affiliation

14 March Movement. Okab joined the "Lebanon First" parliamentary bloc.^[1]

Personal life

Sakr's family are from Bekaa Valley (Zahle) Lebanon, he is a Lebanese Muslim Shiite.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} http://www.nowlebanon.com/NewsArticleDetails.aspx?ID=104192&MID=14&PID=2

External links

• (Arabic) Official Website

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Name	Sakr, Okab
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Date of birth	October 02, 1975
Place of birth	Chyah, Lebanon
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