Najah Wakim

Najah Wakim (Arabic: نجاح واكيم; born 1946 in Berbara) is a Lebanese politician who served as member of parliament from 1972 to 2000.

He managed to defeat Nasim Majdalani in 1972's Lebanese parliamentary elections for the Orthodox seat, and was a supporter of Gamal Abdel Nasser.

[4] In 1982, he highly opposed the Israeli invasion of Beirut and voted against the Israeli-supported presidential candidate Bashir Gemayel.

In 1999, he founded "The People's Movement",[8] a leftist group that calls for changes in the Lebanese political system and for better relationships between Arab countries.

The other book contains his speeches and essays and is called Al Wahm Wal Amal (Illusion and Hope).