Tarek Mitri

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| name = Tarek Mitri

| image = Tarek Mitri (cropped 2).jpg

| caption = Tarek Mitri in 2019

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1950|9|16}}

| birth_place = Tripoli, Lebanon

| nationality = Lebanese

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| occupation = University Professor

| order = 28th

| office = Deputy Prime Minister of Lebanon

| primeminister = Nawaf Salam

| term_start = 8 February 2025

| predecessor = Saadeh Al Shami

| office1 = Minister of Culture

| primeminister2 = Fouad Siniora

| term_start2 = 19 July 2005

| term_end2 = 11 July 2008

| predecessor2 = Assad Rizk

| successor2 = Tammam Salam

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| alma_mater = University of Paris X

| cabinet = Nawaf Salam cabinet

| native_name = طارق متري

| country = Lebanon

| party = Independent

}}

Tarek Mitri ({{langx|ar|طارق متري}}; born 16 September 1950) is a Lebanese university professor, independent politician and former government minister who is currently serving as the deputy prime minister of Lebanon as of 8 February 2025.{{Cite web |title=الوكالة الوطنية للإعلام - Names of new Cabinet Ministers |url=https://nna-leb.gov.lb/en/politics/757845/names-of-new-cabinet-ministers |access-date=2025-02-08 |website=National News Agency |language=en}}

Early life and education

Mitri was born on 16 September 1950.{{cite web|url=http://www.katagogi.com/Profile/Profile.aspx?l=EN&fid=1525&No=e8beee23-783d-4760-818a-75ac8281c261&PreveVal=8514|title=Tarek Mitri's Profile|publisher=Katagogi|accessdate=21 January 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160203162950/http://www.katagogi.com/Profile/Profile.aspx?l=EN&fid=1525&No=e8beee23-783d-4760-818a-75ac8281c261&PreveVal=8514|archivedate=3 February 2016}} He has a PhD. in political science from the University of Paris X.{{cite web|title=Dr. Tarek Mitri|url=http://www.fikrconferences.org/en/he-dr-tarek-mitri|publisher=Fikr Conference|accessdate=21 January 2013}}

Career

Dr. Tarek Mitri is the President of [http://www.sgub.edu.lb St George University of Beirut].

He was director of the Issam Fares Institute on Public Policy and International Affairs at the American University of Beirut (2014–2019).{{Cite web |title=Tarek Mitri |url=https://www.ipev-fmsh.org/expert/tarek-mitri/ |access-date=2025-02-04 |website=www.ipev-fmsh.org |language=fr}}

He served as the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General (2012- 2014).{{Cite web |date=2014-05-23 |title=Tarek Mitri |url=https://forum.aljazeera.net/archive/speakers/tarek-mitri.html |access-date=2025-02-04 |website=Al Jazeera Forum |language=en}}

From 2005 to 2011, he was member of four successive Lebanese governments as Minister of Environment, Administrative Reform, Culture, Information and acting Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Previously, he worked in the World Council of Churches in Geneva and held various positions in ecumenical organizations, responsible of Christian-Muslim relations, intercultural and interreligious dialogue.

He taught at the Université Saint Joseph, Balamand University, the University of Geneva, Amsterdam Free University, Harvard University and the American University of Beirut.

He chairs the Boards of Nicolas Sursock Museum and the Institute of Palestine Studies. He is a board member of the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies.

He authored a number of books and articles on contemporary Arab issues, religion and politics, interreligious and intercultural dialogue. In January 2025, Al Jadeed TV reported he is to serve as Deputy Prime Minister in the new Lebanese government.{{Cite web |title=الجمهورية تُفصح عن أسماء وزراء الحكومة الجديدة! |url=https://www.aljadeed.tv/news/%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AA/523129/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%85%D9%87%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D9%8F%D9%81%D8%B5%D8%AD-%D8%B9%D9%86-%D8%A3%D8%B3%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D9%88%D8%B2%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D9%83%D9%88%D9%85%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%AF%D8%A9 |access-date=2025-02-04 |website=aljadeed |language=ar}}

Views

Mitri states his role is more as an advocate for the intellectuals and the artists along with their freedom of expression and thought. He has also known to be a staunch advocate for Lebanese unity.{{cite web|url=http://pluralism.org/events/interfaculty2003/guest_bios/mitri.php|title=Religious Pluralism and Civil Society: An Interfaculty Working Group at Harvard University|publisher=Pluralism|date=23 April 2003|accessdate=21 January 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081120043923/http://www.pluralism.org/events/interfaculty2003/guest_bios/mitri.php|archivedate=20 November 2008}}

Books

The War on Lebanon, The story of UNSC Resolution 1701, Arab Center for Research, 2022
Les chemins rudes, deux ans en Libye, Dar Riad al Rayiss, 2015.
(تحرير، مع ساري حنفي)، الدولة العربية والقوية: المآلات بعد الإنتفاضات العربية، بيروت، الدار العربية للعلوم، 2019.
"Madinah Ala Jabal". Dar Annahar, Beirut. 2004
سطور مستقيمة بأحرف متعرجة: عن المسيحيين الشرقيين وعلاقتهم بالمسلمين، دار النهار، بيروت، 2007 و2014
In Gottes Namen? Religion und Politik in den USA, Lembeck, Frankfurt am Main, 2005.
Au nom de la Bible, au nom de l'Amérique. Labor et Fides. 2004. {{ISBN|978-2-8309-1138-1}}.
(Ed.) Religion Law and Society, A Christian-Muslim Discussion, WCC/KOK Pharos, Geneva/Amsterdam, 1995.
(Ed.) Religion and Human Rights, A Christian-Muslim Discussion, WCC, Geneva, 1997.