Henri Chedid

Henri Chedid is a Lebanese Maronite politician and businessman. Chedid was born in Kherbet-Qanafar village, West Bekaa. He studied theology and philosophy at the Pontifical [Lateran University] in Rome, later studying business administration and political science in [the United States].
Chedid spent years in Saudi Arabia, working at companies such as DHL. In 1979 he set up a branch office of DHL in Lebanon.
Chedid stood as a candidate in the Lebanese general election">Lebanon">Lebanese general election. Chedid was declared elected to parliament in the 1996 Lebanese general election, but his mandate was cancelled as his election was overturned after a complaint filed by parliamentarian Robert Ghanem. He stood as the March 8 Alliance candidate for the Maronite seat in West Bekaa-Rachaya in the 2009 Lebanese general election, finishing in second place with 27,415 votes.
As of 2017 he served as the head of the West Bekaa Country Club.