Taymur Jumblatt

Taymur Walid Jumblatt (Arabic: تيمور وليد جنبلاط, romanized: Taymūr Walīd Junblāṭṭ; born 1982) is a Lebanese politician of the Druze community and leader of the Progressive Socialist Party since 2023 and its parliamentary bloc, the Democratic Gathering, since 2018.

[4][5][6] The handover was done at 40th anniversary of Kamal Jumblatt’s assassination at a ceremony where Walid placed a traditional keffiyeh scarf on Taymur's shoulders.

[1][7] In late May 2023, his father, Walid Jumblatt declared his resignation as leader of the Progressive Socialist Party after a 46-year tenure.

Around 2,000 supporters gathered in Ain Zhalta, a Druze town in the Chouf mountains, where members of the Progressive Socialist Party named Jumblatt as their new leader.

[8] Jumblatt is married to Diana Zu'ytar who descends from a Shiite family based in the Beqaa Valley.