Name: REPORT: Former Minister Fouad Boutros dies at 95
Uploaded: 2016-01-03T16:15:50+00:00
Description: Former Minister Fouad Boutros passed away on Sunday

Former Minister Fouad Boutros passed away on Sunday at the age of 95 years.

Boutros took over several ministerial duties in the eras of late Presidents Fouad Chehab, Charles Helou and Elias Sarkis, most notably the Foreign Affairs Ministry during the latter’s mandate.

The highlight of his political contributions during the recent years was his proposed parliamentary electoral law, known as the "Fouad Boutros Law" which is based on combining both majority and proportional systems together. Boutros published his memoirs by "An-Nahar" in the year 2009.

Funeral prayers are set to be held on Tuesday in St. Nicolas Church in Ashrafieh.

For more details, watch the full report in the video above