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Elias Samir Moukheiber ({{lang-ar|الياس سمير مخيبر}}, 28 February 1968 – 17 August 2017) was a Lebanese lawyer and politician. He founded the Moukheiber Law Firm, located in Achrafieh, Beirut, Lebanon.

Early life and education

Elias Moukheiber was born to a Christian Greek Orthodox family in the town of Beit Mery, Mount Lebanon. He received primary and complementary education at the Grand Lycée Franco-Libanais de Beyrouth. When the war broke out in Lebanon, he travelled to France to pursue his high school studies. After obtaining his French Baccalaureate, he attended the University of Geneva where he studied Economics. Subsequently, his interest in political science and governance took him to the College of William & Mary in Virginia, USA where he graduated with a major in Government. Throughout his years abroad, he was a political activist for a free and sovereign Lebanon, and participated in civil societies and youth organizations that shared the same vision. Following his graduation from William & Mary, he returned to Lebanon to study Law at Saint Joseph University from which he graduated in 1997.

Personal life

Elias Moukheiber married Maryam Iskandar, a lawyer, in 2000. She is the granddaughter of Maurice Gemayel, former Lebanese MP, minister and twice head of the FAO. Together they had three children: Samir, Marc and Julie.

Legal career

^[1] following his internship at the Airut Law Offices and established a law firm in Beirut, the Moukheiber Law Firm, which remains active.

Political career

He assisted his late great uncle Dr. Albert Moukheiber^[2] in his last two electoral campaigns of 1996 and 2000. After the passing of Dr. Albert Moukheiber in 2002, Elias presented himself as an independent candidate in the 2005 and 2009 elections^[3]^[4] with March 14 Alliance members in the Metn region, registering a score of 44,297 votes.

Views

Elias Moukheiber was an independent political thinker affiliated to the March 14 Alliance and was dedicated to a free and sovereign Lebanon. He was a proponent of dialogue amongst all the Lebanese factions after the war and of Christian unity and reconciliation out of his conviction of the role of Middle-Eastern Christians^[5]. He participated in the Cedar Revolution of 2005 that led to the retreat of Syrian troops from Lebanon and continued advocating for the sole presence of the Lebanese Army as the only military institution in the country. He expressed these views in panel discussions^[6], televised interviews and articles published mostly in L'Orient-Le Jour and other major Lebanese newspapers.

Death

He passed away on 17 August 2017^[7], after a five year-long struggle with illness.

Legacy

In early 2018, his family along with political experts Ziad El Sayegh, Ziad Mikati and former Lebanese Minister of Information, Melhem Riachi, founded the Elias Moukheiber Institute for Lebanon (EMIL). This institute’s goal is to design, develop and dialogue about solutions to the country’s prevailing true challenges^[8]. EMIL acts as a policy-oriented think tank committed to tackling hard questions in a rigorous and inclusive manner aimed at providing solutions to endemic political and social problems within the Lebanese government and society. Harnessing Lebanon’s potential and creating pathways to a successful nation and society through policy development are the two main objectives of this Institute. A third added dimension to EMIL’s vision, based on Elias’ conviction, is to outreach the Lebanese diaspora and invite them to develop solutions for their country’s true challenges; while creating a network of generations committed to working together for Lebanon’s future.

References

1. ^{{cite news|title=Prestation de serment d'avocats stagiaires|url=https://www.lorientlejour.com/article/248186/Prestation_de_serment_davocats_stagiaires.html|accessdate=1 August 2018|date=31 December 1997|agency=L'Orient-Le Jour|location=Beirut}}
2. ^{{cite news|title=Élias Moukheiber évoque le souvenir d’Albert Moukheiber, « l’humaniste insoumis »|url=https://www.lorientlejour.com/article/754596/Elias_Moukheiber_evoque_le_souvenir_d%2527Albert_Moukheiber%252C_%253C%253C%2Bl%2527humaniste_insoumis%2B%253E%253E.html|accessdate=1 August 2018|date=14 April 2012|agency=L'Orient-Le Jour|location=Beirut}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=https://mplbelgique.wordpress.com/2009/05/07/liste-complete-des-candidats-aux-elections-legislatives-libanaises-du-7-juin-2009|title=Liste complète des candidats aux élections législatives libanaises du 7 juin 2009|author=jeunempl|date=7 May 2009|publisher=MPLBelgique.org|accessdate=1 August 2018}}
4. ^{{cite news|title=Au Metn-Nord, la mère des batailles|url=http://rdl.com.lb/2009/q2/4214/4sujcouv.html|accessdate=1 August 2018|date=13 June 2009|agency=La Revue du Liban|location=Beirut}}
5. ^{{cite news|title=« Nous n’accepterons pas qu’une milice mette la main sur l’État et le pays », avertit la composante chrétienne du 14 Mars|url=https://www.lorientlejour.com/article/686220/%253C%253C%2BNous_n%2527accepterons_pas_qu%2527une_milice_mette_la_main_sur_l%2527Etat_et_le_pays%2B%253E%253E%252C_avertit_la_composante_chretienne_du_14_Mars.html|accessdate=1 August 2018|date=24 January 2011|agency=L’Orient-Le Jour|location=Beirut}}
6. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.unrwa.org/newsroom/features/everyone-has-right-live-dignity-unrwa-organizes-screening-documentary-someone-me|title=Everyone has the right to live in dignity: UNRWA organizes a screening for the documentary "Someone like me"|author=UNRWA|date=30 April 2013|publisher=UNRWA|accessdate=1 August 2018}}
7. ^{{cite news|title=Élias Moukheiber a tourné la page|url=https://www.lorientlejour.com/article/1067863/elias-moukheiber-a-tourne-la-page.html|accessdate=1 August 2018|date=18 August 2017|agency=L’Orient-Le Jour|location=Beirut}}
8. ^{{cite news|title=Quel candidat pour quel électeur ?|url=https://www.lorientlejour.com/elections/article/1105429/quel-candidat-pour-quel-electeur-.html|accessdate=1 August 2018|date=17 March 2018|agency=L’Orient-Le Jour|location=Beirut}}