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Today the Ministry of the Interior & Municipalities has announced that Assaad Beik Karam has registered his candidacy for the Zgharta Zawie constituency.

He has two older sisters, Maxime and Leyla and a younger brother, Salim, who is a candidate on the list of former Minister Sleiman Tony Frangieh. He is married to Amal and they have a son, Youssef, born in 1997.

The brothers are direct descendents of the famous nationalist Youssef Beik Karam (1823-1889), and whose parents are Youssef Beik and Mariette (née Tarabay). Their father, Youssef, was elected Member of Parliament with Hamid Kabalan Frangieh in the General Elections of 1943, 1947 and 1951 and in 1960 with Sleiman Kabalan Frangieh and Réne Anis Moawad.

Assaad Karam stood in the General Elections of 1968 and 1972. Salim Karam stood in the 1996, 2000 and 2005 General Elections. The main photograph of Assaad Beik is taken from his supporter's Facebook group.


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Submitted by: zgharta.com team
Added: Fri Apr 03 2009

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Direct descendant is incorrect 5 out of 5 stars

M Macary

Reviewed by: mikemacary, Apr 3 2009 12:00AM

They are direct descendants of Youssef Karam the Member of Parliament, but they are the direct descendants of the brother of the Hero of Lebanon, Youssef Beyk Karam. The Hero of Lebanon never had offspring but his brother Assaad did have a family and his progeny are running for elections currently.
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