Nayla Rene Moawad
Personal information
Nayla Rene Moawad
Former Minister, former MP, President
Contact information (Private)
+961 5 452504 & +961 5 456355
Contact information (Work)
+961 5 456452 & +961 5 459007
+961 3 600023
Work history
Previous Professions:
- Minister of Social Affairs, 2005 - 2008, Lebanese Republic.
- Member of Parliament, 1991 - 2009, Lebanese Republic.
- Journalist, 1962 - 1965, L'Orient - Le Jour.
Major Achievements
Major achievements:
- Leading the campaigns that yielded to the issuing of a new law that stipulates that education is compulsory in Lebanon for boys and girls (1998), and the law that prohibits employment of children who are less than 14 years old (1996).
- Among the first journalists to have published articles about street children and rights of children in the Lebanese law in the french newspaper L'Orient-Le Jour, 1963 - 1965.
Accomplishments
Distinctions:
- “Commandator” Decoration from the Italian Republic.
- Legion d’Honneur from the French Republic, 2008.
Competences & Skills
Field(s) of Expertise:
- Activism
- Education
- Legislation
- Social Sciences
- Politics
Languages:
- English
- French
- Spanish