Roger Azar

KESERWAN - FTOUH

Date of Birth

20/09/1960

Marital Status

Married to Zeina Njeim. Father of Giorgio and Eve.

Academic Background

• CTI Sin El Fil Institut.
• An in-depth study in the field of marble extraction and classification, Italy.

Career

• Businessman in the fields of industry, tourism and construction in Lebanon and abroad.
• Chairman of the Board of Directors of G.A.F., G.A.F. & Co., and G.A.F. Group SAL.
• Chairman of the Board of Directors of Quarries in Egypt.
• Member of the Association of Lebanese Industrialists in Keserwan and of the Syndicate of Marble, Granite & Cement Products Industrialists.
• Member of the Chamber of Industry and Commerce.
• Went into the construction sector specifically the construction of residential and commercial projects.

Political Engagements

• MP since 2018.
• Deputy Mayor of Aramoun since 1998.
• Mayor of the Municipality of Aramoun for two consecutive terms (2004 and 2010).
• Member of FPM Construction Committee.

Worth Mentioning

• Besides being a reference in marble and granite production, he is ne of the pioneers of the contemporary Lebanese tourism renaissance with his well-known tourist resorts that paved the Lebanese tourism front, including Castel Mare, Chase (various branches), and numerous high-end hotels.
• Member of the Maronite League.
• In 2011, he was assigned by General Michel Aoun to supervise the completion of the most important vital and developmental files for the Keserwan-Ftouh region with the Ministry of Public Works and Transport, like the Jdaideh-Ghazir highway and the Zouk Mosbeh – Kfardebian highway paving.
• As Member of FPM Construction Committee he supervised various projects, most notably the completion of several new highways, and the follow-up of the implementation of Jounieh touristic port and Tabarja-Dbayeh highway.