Jawad Boulos

Boulos, at a young age, possessed exceptional gifts and the precocity of his mind led his parents to send him to the Collège Saint Joseph – Antoura, run by the Lazarist Fathers, to complete his secondary studies.

[2] His oratorical talent, his friendliness, his personal charm and his vast culture allowed him to exert a remarkable influence on the Lebanese socio-political evolution on the threshold of the Second World War.

[2] His study in Tripoli, which was the first of its kind in the history of North Lebanon, was the meeting place for the great minds of the time and the elite of this region.

[2] In 1943, he was appointed Minister of State in a triumvirate where he represented the Maronite community and held several portfolios, including foreign affairs.

He had, with Dr. Ayoub Tabet and Emir Khaled Chehab, a responsibility and an overwhelming task to fulfill during this delicate period in the history of our country.