Former Speaker Kamel al-Asaad Dies at the Age of 78

Former Lebanese Speaker Kamel al-Asaad passed away on Sunday after a long battle with illness. He was 78.
He was born in the town of Taybe in Marjayoun in 1932.

Al-Asaad studied at La Sagesse school in Beirut and earned a degree in law and political science from the French university of Sorbonne in 1952.

He was elected a lawmaker in the district of Marjayoun for the first time in 1953. Al-Asaad also held several ministerial posts.

He established the Social Democratic Party in 1970.

He is survived by his six children.