According to L’Orient-Le Jour, the former Lebanese Minister of Labor Sejaan Azzi passed away on Thursday at the age of 71 following a protracted illness.
The National Information Agency (Ani, official) further reported the details. The Maronite bishop Béchara Ra would have visited the ex-ministers hospitalized at the bedside on Thursday morning, according to local media.
This former journalist was born in Okaybeh, Kesrouan, in 1952. He graduated from St. Joseph University with a degree in political and administrative sciences and from Holy Spirit University with a degree in philosophy.
He joined the Kataeb party when he was younger. He started Radio Liban Libre back in 1985.
There are four novels by Azzi. He also gave speeches at various conferences in the US, Europe, and Lebanon. He is survived by his wife Dania Halim Baroud and his two kids, Aude and Joy, who are twins.
Sejaan Azzi Cause Of Death
He died after suffering from a long sickness.