Biography

  • All
  • Public Career
  • Academic Career
  • Civil Society
  • Awards and Honours
  • Education

2015 - Present

In the service of peace

Public Career

Special representative of the UN Secretary- General in Libya

Public Career

Mission Myanmar

Academic Career

Professor Emeritus, Sciences Po (since 2016)

Awards and Honours

2016 Cultural Personality of the Year Award bestowed by the Sharjah International Book Fair

Awards and Honours

Said Akl Award - International Lebanese Creativity Category, Notre Dame University - Louaize, 2016

Civil Society

Co-chair of the Board of Directors, International Crisis Group (2012-2016)

Civil Society

President, Arab Fund for Arts and Culture, Beirut (since 2006)

2007 - 2015

Professor new & PSIA

2003 - 2007

In the service of the UN

2000 - 2003

Minister of Culture

1985 - 2000

Professor in France

1978 - 1985

Professor & researcher in Beirut

1973 - 1978

Student in Paris

1969 - 1973

University student and TV journalist

1951 - 1969

Childhood and teen years