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Jumblatt family
Druze family
The Jumblatt family (Arabic: جنبلاط, originally Kurdish: جانپۆلاد Canpolad, meaning "steel-bodied" or "soul of steel"),[1] also transliterated as Joumblatt and Junblat) is a prominent Druze family based in the Chouf area of Mount Lebanon which has dominated Druze politics since the 18th century.
The current head of the family is veteran politician Walid Jumblatt, the son and successor of Kamal Jumblatt, one of the most influential figures in modern Lebanese politics.
He is married to Nora Jumblatt, the president of the famous annual Beiteddine Festival and a prominent humanitarian figure known for.
Other members of the family have contributed to cultural, economic and social life in Lebanon. Khaled Jumblatt, a distant cousin of Walid Jumblatt, held the position of minister of economy and was a prominent politician in Lebanon for many years until his death in 1993.
Besides the Chouf, the family owns mansions and villas within the distinguished Clemenceau area of Beirut and in the northwest area of Sidon.
History
Origins
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