He is often referred to as the founder of modern Lebanon although his area of influence and control included parts of Palestine and Syria.

In March the plan was shelved following General Michel Aoun’s blockade of the Druze port at Jieh, his shelling of Souq El Gharb and the assassination of one of Jumblatt’s top aides.

[4][5] Reconciliation between the Druze and Christian communities was achieved on August 8, 2001, when the Maronite Patriarch of Antioch, Cardinal Mar Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir made a historic visit to the Chouf and met with Jumblatt.

[6] Despite the historical feuds between Druze and Christian Maronites and Sunni Muslims, the Chouf district is still one of the most religiously diverse regions in Lebanon.

Currently, the region hosts equal proportions of Druze, Sunni Muslims, and Christians (Maronite and Greek Catholic) populations.