Ayyoub Homayed, Bint Jbeil MP,
Former Minister of Energy and Water

Place and Date of Birth: Born in Beit Leif (Bint Jbeil), south Lebanon, in 1954; Son of Fahed Homyed.
Sect: Shiite.
Marital status: Married to Nouhad El Husseini, with two children Farah and Amal.
Education: License in Arabic Literature, Lebanese University (1982).
Background: Joined Amal Movement since its foundationin 1973, and was placed in charge of the Movement's activities in South Lebanon; Head of Amal Movement's Educational Bureau in Beirut in 1979; Amal Movement's chief organizer in Beirut; General Director of the Ministry of Information (1985); Amal Movement's Executive Council President following the assassination of Daoud Daoud in 1987. Amal Movement's Vice President.
Political Career: Elected deputy for Bint Jbeil, South Lebanon, in 1992. Reelected in 1996, 2000 and 2005 on Speaher Berri's Resitance and Development List. Appointed Minisiter of Social Affairs in Rafic Hariri's third government (November 7, 1996 to December 3, 1998). Appointed minister of Energy and Water in Hariri's fifth cabinet (April 17, 2003 - October 26, 2004). Member of the Resistance and Development Bloc of House Speaker Nabih Berri.
Current Political Status: Bint Jbeil MP.
Contact Information: Chamber of Deputies, Place de L'Etoile, Parliament Building, Beirut, Lebanon.Tel: Residence: 01- 855511, 01- 840744; Office: 01-377751, 01-377761.