Daher-Saad Family

Pierre El Daher is the Chairman and CEO of the Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International. In 1995 he established LBC SAT which soon rose to become a regional and international broadcasting channel across the MENA region, Europe, America and Australia. El Daher also launched in 2007 production house PAC ltd, and remained its Chairman and CEO until 2011. A conflict has opposed LBCI to Samir Geagea, the leader of the Lebanese Forces party, after Geagea was released from prison in 2005. Geagea asked Daher to return LBCI to the party. Daher rejected the offer and Geagea filed a complaint against Daher in 2007 for “misuse of trust, fraud, and embezzlement.” On February 28, 2019, a court ruled to rebut the claims against Daher, whose ownership of LBCI was confirmed. Daher and his relatives are involved in several media-related sectors, including Vanilla Production, which produces entertainment shows for LBCI, as well as other companies, such as World Media Group and Monitor Holding. Pierre Daher's son, Peter - known as Joey - is married to Dalia Joumblatt, daughter of former Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Joumblatt and sister of current PSP president, MP Taymour Joumblatt.