Shakib Qortbawi
| |
|---|---|
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 13 June 2011 – 15 February 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Najib Mikati |
| Preceded by | Ibrahim Najjar |
| Succeeded by | Ashraf Rifi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1945 (age 78–79) |
| Nationality | Lebanese |
| Political party | Free Patriotic Movement |
| Alma mater | Saint Joseph University |
| |
Shakib Qortbawi (born 1945) is a Lebanese businessman and politician. He served as the minister of justice between June 2011 and February 2014.
Qortbawi was born in 1945 into a Maronite family.[1][2] He received a bachelor's degree in law from Saint Joseph University in 1967.[3]
Qortbawi was the president of Beirut bar association from 1995 to 1997.[3] Then he began to serve as a member of the legal commission to the Lebanese cabinet and legal commission for the modernization and unification of laws at the ministry of justice.[1] His tenure lasted from 2001 to 2004. In April 2001, he cofounded the Qornet Shehwan Gathering together with nearly thirty Christian politicians.[4] However, after the general elections held in 2000, he left the bloc.[4] He was a member of the national committee of the civil center for national initiative, which was founded by Lebanese politicians and intellectuals in July 2007.[5]
On 13 June 2011, he was appointed minister of justice to Najib Mikati's cabinet.[6][7][8] Qortbawi succeeded Ibrahim Najjar as justice minister.[9] Qortbawi was part of the change and reform bloc and the 8 March coalition within the cabinet.[2][10] And he is a member of the Free Patriotic Movement, headed by Michel Aoun.[11]
Qortbawi's term as justice minister ended on 15 February 2014 when Ashraf Rifi succeeded him in the post.[12]
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Minister of Justice 2011 – 2014 |
Succeeded by |
