Mario Aoun (born 1951) is a Lebanese physician and politician. He was a member of the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) led by Michel Aoun. He was the minister of social affairs between 2008 and 2009.
Mario Aoun
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| Minister of Social Affairs | |
| In office July 2008 – November 2009 | |
| Prime Minister | Fouad Siniora |
| Preceded by | Nayla Mouawad |
| Succeeded by | Salim Sayegh |
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| Born | 1951 (age 72–73) Damour, Lebanon |
| Political party | Free Patriotic Movement (until September 2022) |
| Alma mater | University of Bordeaux |
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Aoun was born into a Maronite family in Damour in 1951.[1][2] He is a graduate of the University of Bordeaux and received a medical degree in endocrinology and metabolic illnesses in 1982.[1]
Aoun was the chief of service at Lebanese Hospital in Jeitawi in 2004.[1] He also worked at St. Charles Hospital in 2004.[1] In addition, he was FPM’s coordinator in Damour.[1] Later he became the first FPM head of the Lebanese Order of Physicians on 31 May 2004.[3] He served there until 2007. In July 2008, Aoun was appointed minister of social affairs to the cabinet led by Prime Minister Fouad Siniora and replaced Nayla Mouawad in the post.[4] Aoun ran for a seat from the Chouf district in the general elections of 2009, but he could not win the election.[5] Aoun's tenure as social affairs minister ended in November 2009, and he was succeeded by Salim Sayegh in the aforementioned post.[6]
In the 2018 elections Aoun won one of the Maronite seats in the Chouf District within the electoral district of Mount Lebanon IV.[7] On 10 September 2022, he resigned from the FPM because of his clash with Gebran Bassil.[8]
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| Preceded by | Minister of Social Affairs 2008 – 2009 |
Succeeded by |