Country: 
Lebanon
Organizations: 
Lebanese Parliament
Professions: 
Executive Director
Expert
Founder
General Manager
Journalist
Member of parliament
Field(s) of expertise: 
Environment
Gender Equality
Gender-based Violence
Issues of People
Law
Poverty
Public Health
Social Welfare Programs
Activism
Advocacy
Entrepreneurship
Environment
Governance
Human Rights
Journalism
Political Sciences
Politics
Areas of Impact: 
Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions

Personal information

Paula Yacoubian
Member of Parliament - Lebanon.

Contact information (Private)

+96176664844

Community/Lebanon Impact

Paula Yacoubian is a Lebanese Political Activist and Lawmaker of Armenian ethnic origin.

She was previously known as a journalist and a television host, and became one of Lebanon’s most prominent television personalities. She has worked at a number of Lebanese and pan-Arab international television stations, and is known for the huge impact she's had in each organization she has managed and within the broader community. Paula was one of the experts chosen by the World Bank Group for its External Advisory Panel for Diversity and Inclusion due to her advocacy for women’s rights, her efforts for women’s empowerment, and for being a fierce defender of an electoral quota for women and a fairer electoral law in Lebanon.

In May 2018, she successfully campaigned for a seat in the Lebanese Parliament, representing the Beirut I District then she was re-elected in the year 2022.

Throughout her career, Paula has been a strong defender of the environment and has promoted many environmental protection programs. Even before her election to the parliament, she fought against all government decisions that had the potential to cause real ecological harm to her country (waste collection, pollution, trash incinerators, etc).

 

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Education

Education: 
  • 1999: Bachelor's Degree in Political and Administrative Sciences, Lebanese University.

Work history

Previous Professions: 
  • 2018 - Present: Member of the Lebanese Parliament.
  • CEO and General Manager of "Integrated Communications".
  • 2013 - Present: Launched and Sponsored, Dafa Campaign.
  • 1999 - 2018: Journalist and TV Presenter, Lebanon.

Accomplishments

Awards: 
  • 2017: Officer of the Order of the Crown from King Philippe of Belgium.