Assad Rizk

Rizk was born in Beirut on 23 July 1931.{{cite book|title=Who's Who in Lebanon Rizk obtained a degree in medicine from the Saint Joseph University in the late 1950s and completed his medical training at a urology clinic in Paris. ==Career==

Following his return to Lebanon Rizk taught courses on urology at the Saint Joseph University from the mid-1960s. Cabinet posts Rizk was named as minister of social affairs and labour and minister education on 9 December 1976 to the cabinet led by Salim Hoss. Rizk was also appointed minister of oil and industry on 20 December 1978 in a cabinet reshuffle. He succeeded Selim Hoss in the post who had been serving as minister of petroleum and minister of industry since 9 December 1976. Rizk's term in all offices ended on 16 July 1979 when a new cabinet was formed by Selim Hoss.{{cite journal|year=1979 Rizk was named as the minister of industry and petroleum in 1992 and served in the cabinet led by Rafic Hariri until 1995.{{cite book|author=Ward Vloeberghs|year=2015|title=Architecture, Power and Religion in Lebanon. Rafiq Hariri and the politics of sacred space in Beirut|publisher=Brill|url=https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004307056_010|location=Leiden; Boston ==Personal life and death==

Rizk married Colette Le Breton in 1959. They had three sons: Toufic, Fady and Sami. Rizk died on 11 December 2020. ==Awards==

Rizk was awarded the Knight rank of the Legion of Honour. He was also recipient of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic. ==References==