Politically he is considered an ally of former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad. He was the primary candidate for Hezbollah's faction for the 2022–2025 Lebanese presidential election, …

Mar 6, 2023 · The powerful armed Hezbollah group will back Christian politician Suleiman Frangieh to be Lebanon's president, its leader said on Monday, a move that gives him …

May 8, 2023 · Today, a new Suleiman Frangieh, as close to Bashar al-Assad as his grandfather was to Hafez, is running for the presidency. His election would mark Lebanon's return to …

Jan 9, 2025 · Frangieh is a member of the Lebanese Christian political family who shares close ties with former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, with Frangieh having openly backed him in …

Mar 6, 2023 · Frangieh, 56, is heir to an old Lebanese Christian political dynasty and a friend of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. His grandfather, of the same name, served as president …

Jan 8, 2025 · Lebanon ‘s parliament will try to elect a president on Thursday, with officials seeing better chances of success in a political landscape shaken by Israel’s war with Hezbollah and …

May 12, 2023 · The Maronite leader, a childhood friend of Bashar Al-Assad, is central to a plan driven by Paris to resolve the situation in Lebanon, where there has been no leader for which …

Dec 3, 2015 · Suleiman Frangieh, who would become the first Lebanese president who was a child during the country's 15-year civil war, has made no secret of his close ties to Assad.

Social media users recently unearthed a tweet from former Lebanese interior minister and MP Suleiman Frangieh, in which he suggested that his closeness with Syria’s president gave him …

Dec 4, 2015 · Under an emerging deal to end Lebanon's political deadlock, one of the strongest allies and a close personal friend of Syrian President Bashar Assad may become the next …