Naji Hayek
VP for Relations with Foreign Parties
Date of Birth
29/02/1968
Marital Status
Married to Youmna Zein, Father of Emile and Maria.
Academic Background
- Bachelor’s degree in Biology from the American University of Beirut.
- Certificate in AIDS Sciences from the University of Paris VI.
- Ph.D. in Medicine from St. Louis University in the United States.
- Certificate of specialization in General Surgery from New York University in the United States.
- Certificate of specialization in Cosmetic and Restorative Surgery from the University of Montreal in Canada.
- American Board Certification in Cosmetic and Restorative Surgery.
Career
- Been practicing Cosmetic and Restorative Surgery at hospitals in Beirut and Jbeil since 1999.
- Lecturer at the Lebanese University
- Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Medicine at the Lebanese American University and Head of the Department of Cosmetic and Restorative Surgery.
Political Engagements
- Volunteered in the army throughout the Liberation War and received several medals.
- An activist and founding member of the Free Patriotic Movement since the 1990s.
- Represented General Aoun at a conference in Los Angeles in June 2002.
- Worked with the team monitoring the law of Lebanon’s sovereignty restoration in the United States.
- Formerly served as the Northern Mount Lebanon Coordinator in the Free Patriotic Movement.
- Represented General Michel Aoun in the Quartet Committee for selecting the President in Bkerke in 2007.
- Secretary-General of the Christian Coalition between 2007 and 2009.
- Represented General Michel Aoun in the United States on multiple occasions.
- Elected member of the Political Council of the Free Patriotic Movement between February 2016 and November 2018.
- Appointed in September 2023 as Vice president for Relations with Foreign Parties for a four-year term.
Worth Mentioning
- Fellow of the American College of Surgeons.
- Member of the medical associations in New York, Pennsylvania, and Maryland in the United States.
- Member of the Lebanese Order of Physicians in Beirut
- Author of several medical studies published in the United States.
- President of the Monsignor Michel Hayek Foundation.