Okab Sakr | |
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| Born | (1975-10-02)2 October 1975 (age 49) |
| Nationality | Lebanese |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist andPolitician |
| Political party | 14 March movement |
Okab Sakr orOakab Saker (Arabic:عقاب صقر; born 4 March 1975) is a Lebanese journalist and politician who lost his father before he was born during the beginning of theLebanese civil war. Sakr won a seat in the Lebanese parliament on 7 June 2009, and one of fewShiite politicians that support, the mainlySunni Muslim andChristian,14 March movement.
Okab was born inChyah,Beirut on 2 October 1975. He was raised by his mother under difficult economic conditions.[1] His family is fromZahle,Bekaa Valley and they areLebanese Shiite Muslims. From The DEA Beirut Okab received a bachelor's degree in philosophy, then received a master's degree in social psychology and a higher education degree also from (DEA) in political sociology.[2]
Sakr worked as a teacher for two years at USJ's Islamic and Christian Studies Institute, contributed to the establishment and management of the Permanent Dialogue Center. He also worked as assistant managing editor forAl Balad newspaper. He is manager of the New Opinion Center, and a member of the Arab Working Group onMuslim-Christian Dialogue. He is also general coordinator of the Arab Forum for Dialogue and Citizenship.
Sakr joined the "Lebanon First" parliamentary bloc.[2]
Sakr was allegedly involved in arming the insurgent in theSyrian civil war.[3][4][5] At first he denied his involvement, but admitted it whenAl Akhbar and OTV published audio tapes of him making arms deals with Syrian insurgents.[6] Sakr later claimed the tapes were edited, and that he only provided Syrians with milk and blankets.[7] On 12 December 2012, Syria issued an arrest warrant forSaad Hariri, Sakr and Media Coordinator for Free Syrian ArmyLouay Almokdad due to their alleged activities of arming and providing financial assistance to the Syrian opposition.[8]
In December 2012, Sakr claimed thatJamil Al Sayyed had been allegedly in the car withMichel Samaha along with a third person while transferring explosives from Syria to Lebanon to carry out terrorist attacks.[9]
Sakr is married to Nadine Falah.[10]
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