Open AccessA Twelve Year Old Municipal President
Author(s) -
Myriam Sfeir
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
al-raida
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2226-4841
pISSN - 0259-9953
DOI - 10.32380/alrj.v0i0.546
Subject(s) - municipal council , foundation (evidence) , political science , research council , public administration , library science , law , government (linguistics) , linguistics , philosophy , computer science
Ghena Majzoub, a twelve year old student at the National Institute for Girls and Boys - Saida, was elected president of the first Lebanese Municipal Council for Children in December, 1999. According to Ms. Nigar Hankeer, coordinator of the Municipal Council for Children - Hariri Foundation, the creation of this council took place at the initiative of Mrs. Bahia Hariri, who came to know about the idea while on a visit to Tunisia.