Fouad Siniora
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46th Prime Minister of Lebanon
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| Assumed office July 19, 2005 |
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| Deputy | Elias Murr |
| Preceded by | Najib Mikati |
| Succeeded by | Incumbent |
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| Born | 1943 Sidon, Lebanon |
| Political party | Current for the Future |
| Spouse | Huda, three children: Wael, May and Zina |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
Fouad Siniora (in Arabic: فؤاد السنيورة, Fu'ād As-Sanyūrah) is the Prime Minister of Lebanon. He has been Prime Minister since July 19, 2005, after Najib Mikati left office.
[change] His early life
Fouad Siniora is a Sunni Muslim, who was born in Sidon in 1943. He finished his studies at the American University of Beirut. Then, he worked for Citibank, and in the 1970s, he became a teacher at the American University of Beirut. Later, he worked for the Central Bank. In 1982, he started to work for the late Prime Minister, Rafik Hariri. He became part of Hariri's business. Siniora was Minister of Finance in Lebanon after the civil war ended.
