Ibrahim Mneimneh
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Ibrahim Mneimneh | |
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إبراهيم منيمنـة | |
 Mneimneh in 2024 | |
| Assumed office May 16, 2022 | |
| Constituency | Beirut II (2022) |
| Member of the Lebanese Parliament | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 8, 1976 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| Education | Beirut Arab University - Bachelor of Architectural Engineering, American University of Beirut - Master of Urban Design |
Ibrahim Hasan Mneimneh (Arabic: إبراهيم حسن منيمنة Born 8 January 1976) is a Lebanese politician and architect. He was elected as a Member of the Lebanese Parliament in May 2022 as part of the anti-establishment list "Beirut Al-Taghyeer" (بيروت التغيير) in Beirut II district.[1][2]
Early Life and Education[edit]
After graduating from High School in 1992, Mneimneh moved to Beirut to pursue his Bachelor degree in Architectural Engineering at the Beirut Arab University. He also acquired a Master's Degree in Urban Design from the American University of Beirut in 2010.[3]
Professionally, Mneimneh worked for several multinational engineering consultancy firms where he designed and managed numerous mega scale architectural and urban design development projects. Mneimneh participated government and municipal institutions in urban design with a focused study on the environment, social and political indicators within the city. He was also a lecturer at the American University of Beirut, the Notre Dame University – Louaize and the Beirut Arab University.
In 2011, he initiated his own practice "Urbane Design Interventions" where he translated his passion for sustainable design into projects executed in Lebanon and the region [4]
Political Career[edit]
2016 Municipal Elections[edit]
The 2015-2016 Lebanese protests, sparked by the government's failure to address the waste management crisis, were a significant moment in Lebanon's history where the role of the active civil society was growing against the established political parties. Propelled by these events, a group of activists and academics from Beirut came together to establish "Beirut Madinati"[5] and decided to run for the Municipal Elections in 2016 against the traditional political parties, with Mneimneh heading the anti-establishment list.[6] Mneimneh led the campaign, which garnered approximately 40% of the votes.[7]
2018 Parliamentary Elections[edit]
In 2018, Mneimneh founded "Kulluna Beirut", the anti-establishment electoral list, alongside professionals and activists in the Civil Society, which ran in the Beirut II district for the Parliamentary elections. He established that campaign seeking to address sensitive and important laws and propositions, of which the most urgent was the implementation and contestation of illegitimate arms outside state control.[8][9][10] The list received 6,174 votes (1/2 a threshold under the Proportional Election Law) with Mneimneh getting alone 1,676 preferential votes (the actual voters in Beirut II district reached 147,801).[11]
Member of Parliament[edit]
In preparation for the Parliamentary Elections 2022, a coalition list was formed under the title "Beirut Al-Taghyeer", representing Civil Society and Revolutionary groups. Mneimneh was nominated for the seat in Beirut II district and was supported by "Beirut Tuqawem" campaign. Mneimneh won the Sunni seat with 13,281 votes, the second highest number of votes in the district.[12][13][14] He joined the Forces of Change parliamentary bloc that is made up of anti-establishment MPs. He was a Member of the Finance and Budget Committee from June 7th, 2022 until October 18th, 2022. He was appointed member of Public Works, Transport, Energy and Water committee and is the chairman of the wastewater subcommittee.[15][16][17]
References[edit]
- ↑ "مجلس النواب | أعضاء المجلس". www.lp.gov.lb. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
- ↑ Homsi, Nada (2022-06-08). "Lebanon's new opposition MPs swim against tide of established parties". The National News. Retrieved 2022-06-08.
- ↑ Mneimneh, Ibrahim (2010). Grounding heritage in locality an urban design intervention for Gemmayzeh's neighborhood ecological landscapes (Thesis). American University of Beirut.
- ↑ "Urbane Design Interventions on Architizer".
- ↑ "Beirut Madinati". Civil Society Knowledge Center. August 2016.
- ↑ "'Beirut Madinati' Urges Heavy Turnout, Calls on Voters to Grab 'Historic Chance'". Naharnet Newsdesk. 2016-06-05. Retrieved 2016-06-05.
- ↑ The case of Beirut Madinati: How to maintain a wind of change? (Report). Henrich Böll Stiftung. 2017.
- ↑ Kulluna Beirut Letter to HRW (Report). Human Rights Watch. 3 April 2018.
- ↑ Lebanon: Political Parties Shun Rights Issues (Report). Human Rights Watch. 26 April 2018.
- ↑ Yatim, Ghinwa (2018-05-05). "Independents court voters amid divisions as Lebanon gears up for elections". Al Arabiya News. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
- ↑ "S2018 Lebanese Parliamentary Elections: Results & Figures"" (Report). United Nations Development Program. 2018.
- ↑ 2022 LEBANESE PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS: Milestones and Lessons Learned (Report). United Nations Development Programme. 2022.
- ↑ Alameddine, Lyana; Kebbi, Julie (20 May 2022). "Ibrahim Mneimneh, freed from the straightjacket of political Sunnism". L'Orient Le Jour. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
- ↑ Jalabi, Raya (24 May 2022). "Lebanon's independents disrupt political order". The Financial Times. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- ↑ "مجلس النواب | اللجان النيابية". www.lp.gov.lb. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
- ↑ "Who are the independent candidates who won seats in Lebanon's parliament?". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
- ↑ "الانتخابات النيابية في لبنان.. إليكم أسماء الفائزين حسب الدوائر الكبرى". CNN Arabic (in العربية). 2022-05-17. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
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