Riad Jarjour (Arabic: رياض جرجور) (born 1948)[1] is a Syrian Christian clergyman who served as General Secretary of the Middle East Council of Churches between 1994 and 2003.
degree at McCormick Theological Seminary, Chicago, Ill.[5] A chaplain in South Lebanon for several years, he joined the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) in 1978 as Director of the Youth Program, and in 1983 became co-director, with his wife, Roseangela, of the Ayia Napa Conference Center in Ayia Napa, Cyprus.
[8][9] During his nine-year tenure with the MECC, Jarjour brought the council's program closer to the grass roots of the churches, and rationalized its structure.
[full citation needed] Jarjour was instrumental in planning and administering an important meeting between the heads of the Middle East's churches (Council of Nicosia).
[10] He administered the program on Justice, Peace and Human Rights which evolved into an effective instrument for analysis, training and promoting the concerns not only of Christians but of all groups in middle eastern society.
He also developed the activities of the World Association for Christian Communication in the Middle East during his time as director.