Myrna bustani biography

          My mother, Myrna Bustani, founded the festival in as a contribution to the cultural renaissance of Lebanon after 20 years of civil war.

          Daughter of Emile Bustani, she was the first woman to serve in the Lebanese parliament () after she took charge of representing her father's parliament seat upon his death in Bustani is a big contributor towards cultural events in Lebanon and a patron of the arts.!

          Myrna Bustani

          Lebanese Businesswoman

          Myrna Emile Bustani (Arabic: ميرنا إميل البستاني) (born 20 December ) is a Lebanese businesswoman, philanthropist, socialite and former parliamentarian.

          Daughter of Emile Bustani, she was the first woman to serve in the Lebanese parliament () after she took charge of representing her father's parliament seat upon his death in [1] Bustani is a big contributor towards cultural events in Lebanon and a patron of the arts.

          She is a chairperson of the Al Bustan International Festival in Lebanon.[2]

          Biography

          Early life

          Myrna Bustani was born in Beirut on December 20, to Emile and Laura Bustani.

          Bustani was the first woman to serve in the Lebanese Parliament () succeeding her father, Emile Bustani, a former AUB trustee.

        1. Myrna Emile Bustani is a Lebanese businesswoman, philanthropist, socialite and former parliamentarian.
        2. Daughter of Emile Bustani, she was the first woman to serve in the Lebanese parliament () after she took charge of representing her father's parliament seat upon his death in Bustani is a big contributor towards cultural events in Lebanon and a patron of the arts.
        3. Myrna Bustani was elected as a member of parliament in , succeeding her then recently deceased father to become the first Lebanese woman MP in history.
        4. Myrna Bustani's reign was a short one, lasting just one year from to She took over her father's seat in a by-election in

          5. Her parents courted at the Grand Hotel in Beit Mery during the s prior to their marriage. Emille would years later buy the same building in auction, that would later be transformed into the Al Bustan hotel. Emile headed the leading engineering and contracting firm in the Arab world and was a prominent Lebanese statesman.

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