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About El Khaouli

Explore Maroun El Khaouli’s political, union and social career, and the positions and responsibilities listed in his CV.

Maroun El Khaouli

Maroun El Khaouli is a Lebanese politician and trade union leader, and founder and president of the Lebanese Workers’ Party from 2001 to 2019. He chairs the General Federation of Lebanese Workers’ Trade Unions, serves as national general coordinator of the Lebanese Alliance for Good Governance, and sits on the board of JAD – Youth Against Drugs. In September 2026, he was elected chair of the Lebanese Alliance for Sovereignty and Justice for a three-month founding term. His work addresses workers’ rights, social justice, transparency, the rule of law and drug prevention.

Biography sources
CV supplied to the websiteاتحاد الوفاء ↗Lebanon24 ↗CH23 ↗CBN ↗Al Jadeed — political career ↗
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Maroun El Khaouli alone at a studio microphone
Political, union and social career

Curriculum vitae

This section is based on the CV supplied to the website. Roles, periods and honors are listed according to that biography; independent media sources are available in the archive and biography references. Former and honorary positions are distinguished from other responsibilities.

Personal information3
  • Full name: Maroun Sobhi El Khaouli.
  • Nationality: Lebanese. Religious affiliation: Maronite.
  • Married to Elsie El Hajj; three children: Gaëlle, Omar and Bachir.
Education1
  • Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Lebanese University, 1986.
Political career1
  • Founder and president of the Lebanese Workers’ Party from 2001 to 2019.
Union leadership listed in the CV7
  • President of the General Federation of Lebanese Workers’ Trade Unions.
  • Vice-president of Lebanon’s General Labor Confederation.
  • President of the federation of unions representing workers in Lebanon’s gas and exploration sector.
  • Secretary-general of the National Front for Trade Union Action in Lebanon since 1993, according to the CV.
  • Member of the leadership of Lebanon’s General Labor Confederation since 1987, according to the CV.
  • Vice-president of the Mount Lebanon federation of workers’ and employees’ unions since 1996, according to the CV.
  • President of the union of workers and employees of petroleum companies in Lebanon since 1986, according to the CV.
Honorary union positions11
  • Honorary president of the Lebanese federation of workers’ and employees’ unions.
  • Honorary president of the union of gas sector workers and distributors in Lebanon.
  • Honorary president of the union of automotive mechanics and electrical technicians in Lebanon.
  • Honorary president of the union of exhibition company employees in Lebanon.
  • Honorary president of the union of workers and employees of the Lebanese Fruit Juice Company, Bonjus.
  • Honorary president of the union of jewelry designers in Lebanon.
  • Honorary president of the union of workers in Lebanon’s perfume and cosmetics sector.
  • Honorary president of the union of workers in Lebanon’s mobile and telecommunications sector.
  • Honorary president of the union of programming and management information technology workers in Lebanon.
  • Honorary president of the union of industrial electrical equipment workers in Mount Lebanon.
  • Honorary president of the union of car showroom owners in Mount Lebanon.
Former union positions5
  • Vice-president of the professional federation of unions of workers and employees in chemicals and related materials.
  • President of the union of Esso workers and employees.
  • Secretary for women’s, youth and sports affairs in the bureau of the General Labor Confederation.
  • Secretary for social and economic affairs in the bureau of the General Labor Confederation.
  • Member of the executive council of the federation of petroleum unions in Lebanon.
Social responsibilities and associations10
  • Chair of the social affairs committee of the Lebanese charitable association for people with permanent disabilities affecting their hands and feet.
  • Chair of the board of trustees of the Lebanese association for kidney transplant patients.
  • Former secretary of the Front for the Defense of Tenants in Lebanon.
  • Human rights trainer and monitor with the International Union for Peace and Human Rights, Paris, France.
  • Former public relations secretary of the Japanese–Lebanese Friendship Association.
  • Member of the Maronite League in Lebanon, with responsibilities in its labor and social affairs committee.
  • Member of the Lebanon organization for the United Nations.
  • Head of the national program for protecting the rights of male and female workers in Lebanon.
  • Member of the board of JAD, the drug prevention association.
  • Head of international relations at the charitable youth grouping, described in the CV as licensed by the Lebanese state.
Public appointments and national initiatives14
  • National general coordinator of the Lebanese Alliance for Good Governance.
  • Civil society representative on the stakeholder council of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative.
  • Member of the Higher Council for Privatization.
  • Member of the committee drafting the national strategy to promote employment and sustainable development, under Council of Ministers Presidency Decision No. 36 of 1997.
  • Member of the Mount Lebanon Labor Arbitration Council, under Decree No. 12249 of 1998 and subsequent decrees, according to the CV.
  • Member of the board of the National Institute for Vocational Training.
  • Participant in the International Labour Conference in Geneva, Switzerland, in 2001 and 2005.
  • Chair of the public safety committee for petroleum facilities in Lebanon.
  • Participant in the 30th Arab Labour Conference, Tunis, 2003.
  • Vice-chair of the committee on small and medium enterprises and youth employment, representing the Arab workers’ group at the 30th Arab Labour Conference in Tunis, 2003.
  • Head of the national committee to reduce mobile call costs in Lebanon.
  • Head of the national campaign to abolish the gasoline tax in Lebanon.
  • Head of the national campaign for the release of port detainees.
  • General coordinator of the national campaign for the return of displaced Syrians.
Lectures, research and media3
  • The CV records lectures at Lebanese and overseas universities and research and publications on social, union and economic affairs, labor law and social security.
  • His positions, statements, articles and studies have appeared in Lebanese, Arab and international newspapers and magazines.
  • Prepared and presented the economic program “Labor and Workers’ Issues” on Noursat and Télé Lumière from 2016 to 2019.
International delegations and honors5
  • Led delegations to Geneva, Egypt, Tunisia, Jordan, Spain and Morocco.
  • The CV describes a 2006 US visit at the invitation of the State Department, with meetings involving government officials, ministers, development agency heads and members of Congress.
  • The CV also lists meetings with the heads of the Arab-American and US chambers of commerce, the head of the US central bank, and governors of states visited.
  • The CV records honorary citizenship in Texas and recognition by the US State Department in New York.
  • The CV records honors from associations, unions and political parties in Lebanon and the Arab world, and from Lebanon’s labor minister.
CV supplied to the website

This section is based on the CV supplied to the website. Roles, periods and honors are listed according to that biography; independent media sources are available in the archive and biography references. Former and honorary positions are distinguished from other responsibilities.

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