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Robert Ghanem

Politician

Robert Ghanem is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Robert Ghanem · روبير إسكندر غانم · روبير اسكندر جانم				[sources]
Alias	Robert Iskandar Ghanem · روبير إسكندر غانم · โรเบิร์ต กาเนม				[sources]
Birth date	1942-05-08 · 1942-06-18				[sources]
Place of birth	Saghbine				[sources]
Death date	2019-02-10				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Lebanon				[sources]
Country	Lebanon				[sources]
Citizenship	Lebanon				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Robert				[sources]
Last name	Ghanem				[sources]
Political association	Future Movement				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q3435215				[sources]
Position	Member of the Parliament of Lebanon (1992-2018) · Minister of National Education, Youth, and Sports of Lebanon (1995-1996) · Parliament (member, 2009-2017)				[sources]
Education	Saint Joseph University of Beirut (-1965)				[sources]
Religion	Christianity				[sources]
Last change	2026-01-21	Last processed	2026-01-22	First seen	2026-01-18

Descriptions

Lebanese politician (1942–2019)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2026-01-21

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Iskandar Ghanem Close Associate	father	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of Parliament	2009-06-20	-

Data sources

MySociety's EveryPolitician Dataset of National Legislators40,660

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions525,938

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Wikidata334,490

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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