Pharaon Family

Former minister and MP Michel Pharaon is a close ally of the Hariri family and of the Lebanese Forces. His late father, Pierre Sr., served as Minister of Environment from 1995 to 1996. His sister Nayla is married to Jean de Freige, brother of former MP and Minister Nabil de Freige, also a Future Movement member. Michel Pharaon became a well-known Lebanese and Arab figure after developing businesses in the Middle East and West and sub-Saharan Africa. He serves as the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Pharaon Holding S.A.L, the Chairman of the Board of Libano-Suisse Insurance Company and a non Executive Director of Amana Cooperative Insurance Company. A board member of LBCI and MedNet, he holds the position of Honorary President of the Lebanese Chess Federation. The Pharaon family also owned the monthly French-language economic magazine Le Commerce du Levant, which ceased publication and merged with L’Orient-Le Jour, and half of Téléjour Holding, which is a shareholder in LBCI.