Fattoush was born in
Zahlé in 1943.{{cite book|title=Who's Who in Lebanon|year=2007|publisher=Publitec Publications|doi=10.1515/9783110945904.476 Nicholas Fattoush obtained a degree in law from
Saint Joseph University in 1967 and a
master's degree in law from
Aix-Marseille University, France, in 1971. Fattoush began to work as lawyer from 1970. He was a faculty member of his alma mater, Saint Joseph University. His first ministerial appointment was to the
first cabinet of
Rafik Hariri on 31 October 1992 when he was named as the ministry of tourism.{{cite book|year=2015|author=Ward Vloeberghs|title=Architecture, Power and Religion in Lebanon. Rafiq Hariri and the politics of sacred space in Beirut|publisher=
Brill|location=Leiden; Boston|isbn=9789004307056
Views and alliances Fattoush was one of the members of the Parliament who opposed the extension of President
Émile Lahoud's tenure. He openly declared his opposition at the Parliament in April 2004. Fattoush is a supporter of Parliament Speaker
Nabih Berri.{{cite magazine|author=Ziad K. Abdelnour|issue=4|title=The Fattoush Phenomenon|date=April 2004|volume=6|access-date=14 July 2022 ==References==