the sulta brainwashed TV stations in the country. Abou Zeid lost the elections twice in 2018 and 2022. Awards and honors Amal Abou Zeid is the first Lebanese holding an Honorary Doctorate from the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, awarded to him in 2015. Abou Zeid was also decorated, in 2015, with the Order of Saint Gregory the Great with the papal benediction of Pope Francis as an act of recognition to his role in building a better society in Lebanon. In 2019, Russian President Vladimir Putin decorated him with the Russian Order of Friendship in appreciation for his role in strengthening the Lebanese-Russian relationship politically, culturally, clerically, and economically. References 1953 births Living people Lebanese politicians Lebanese Maronites Free Patriotic Movement politicians