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Miniara (Arabic: منياره) is located in the Mouhafazah of Akkar, North Lebanon, 9 kilometers east of the Mediterranean Sea, and 3 kilometers south of Halba. Miniara is the birth place of Ibrahim beik El-Sarraf, the first member of the Lebanese parliament to represent the Christian seat of Akkar when Lebanon was still a French Mandate. Also the birthplace of ezmi Sekkar, that completed 20 doctorates.

The plains (Sahel) of Miniara are well known for their fertile land where vineyards and vegetables are grown in plentitude. Also known as the village that started other villages off, in terms of, teaching about clothing, food, and fashion, Miniara at one stage and still is to some extent, the village for the rich and wealthy.

Contents 1 Families of Miniara 2 Education 3 Employment 4 Health 5 Politics 6 References

One of the most prominent families of Miniara is the El-Sarraf (Arabic: ٱلصرّاف) family. Fouad Ibrahim Sarraf was the mayor of Miniara from the mid 1960's to mid 1990's. During the civil war years, Miniara's council under the leadership of Fouad Ibrahim Sarraf remained functional to the extent possible where most other councils in Lebanon dissolved under political and military pressure. Yacoub Sarraf was a former Minister for Health and member of parliament for several terms, while Riad Sarraf was a member of parliament for two terms. Currently Yacoub Riad Sarraf, the former Governor of Beirut and Mount-Lebanon for several years, was the Minister of Environment from July 2005 to November 2006 and was the acting Minister of Defence during the absence of Elias Murr.

• http://www.almustaqbal.com/stories.aspx?StoryID=39808 - Fouad Ibrahim Sarraf