[2] Elias Skaff received elementary education in Zahle and then in New Zealand.
He graduated with a bachelor's degree in Agricultural Engineering from the American University of Beirut in 1975.
[2] Skaff was elected to the Lebanese parliament in 1992 as head of the Popular Bloc list as well as in 1996, 2000 and 2005.
[2] He also participated in the sessions of National Dialogue in his capacity as head of the parliamentary Popular Bloc in 2006.
[2] Elias Skaff reestablished the political newspaper Al Asr (in Arabic العصر) in 2000.