Ghassan Tueni [SEP] father
Ghassan Tueni
Ghassan Tueni (‎; 5 January 1926 – 8 June 2012) was a veteran Lebanese journalist, politician and diplomat who headed "An Nahar", one of the Arab World's leading newspapers. He was often referred to as the "Dean of Lebanese Journalism".
Early life.
Born in Beirut on 5 January 1926 to a Greek Orthodox Christian family, Ghassan Tueni was the son of Gebran Tueni, the founder and publisher of the daily newspaper "An Nahar". His hometown was Beit
Following the 1953 legislative elections the eldest Member of Parliament at the time was Youssef El-Zein who headed the opening parliament session for electing the parliament speaker. The youngest elected Member of Parliament in that year was Ghassan Tueni. 56 years later elected MP Abdelatif El-Zein is parliament's eldest member who is scheduled to play the same role his father Youssef did in 1953. In an additional coincidence elected Beirut 1 MP Nayla Tueni is now one of parliament's youngest members as her grandfather Ghassan was in 1953. Hence,