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Large clans are typically more traditional and have political and economic ties to its unit. Instead, extended families are generally the boundaries of which these kin groups separate. The Lebanese household serves as the center of these kin groups. There are little variations in kinship patterns in the rural and urban areas of Lebanon. The ...
The Karami family is a Sunni political family in the city of Tripoli in Northern Lebanon. Members of his family traditionally held the position of mufti of Tripoli. The family is also known to adhere a strong Arab nationalist ideology as it runs the Arab Liberation Party, now known as the Dignity Movement. [28] Notable members:
Lebanese political institutions often play a secondary role to highly confessionalized personality-based politics. Powerful families play an independent role in mobilizing votes for both local and parliamentary elections. A lively panoply of domestic political parties, some even predating independence, exists. The largest parties are all ...
Pages in category "Political families of Lebanon" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. *
In modern Lebanon, many families still retain the honorific aristocratic titles of Sheikh, Muqaddam, Emir & Bey.The Lebanese government formally recognizes their rights by including the honorific titles in the official Lebanese ID documents (with title preceding the first name; except for the Turkish Bey title which follows the first name).
Family life is very important in the Lebanese culture. Family functioning is associated with the values of collectivism in the Lebanese society. One person's family functioning is indicative of their individual status and identity. [153] The average household size in Lebanon ranges between 3.9 and 4.9. [154]
Political families of Lebanon (19 C, 14 P) Lebanese Druze families (1 C, 3 P) A. Al Solh family (11 P) B. Boulos family (4 P) ... Pages in category "Lebanese families"
A royal family or dynasty in a monarchy is generally considered to not be a "political family," although the later descendants of a royal family have played political roles in a republic (such as the Arslan family of Lebanon). A family dictatorship is a form of hereditary dictatorship that operates much like an absolute monarchy, yet occurs in ...