Out With the old

by Executive Editors November 21, 2000

written by Executive Editors November 21, 2000

Among the newcomers to win in the recent elections, Ghinwa Jalloul, 38, is just one of ~three female members of parliament. Running on Rafic Hariri’s ticket, she beat out prime minister Salim Hoss with more than double the votes. With a PhD in computer science from the University of Technology in Australia, Jalloul has taught at the American University of Beirut and worked with the ministry of administrative reform to introduce computer technology. ExecuT1ve recently spoke to Jalloul about her plans as an MP You won against the first Lebanese prime minister in history to lose his seat. How does that feel? JALLOUL I feel that I’ve achieved something, not only for myself, but also, for women in general and for professionals who would like to participate in recreating Lebanon, but have always felt alienated. The responsibility in this respect is enormous. As far as Dr Hoss is concerned, I

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Out With the old

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