Assem Qanso

Assem Qanso
عاصم قانصوه
Assem Qanso; عاصم قانصوه
	Qanso (left) with Romanian communist leader Nicolae Ceaușescu (right) in 1974
Member of Parliament; for Baalbek-Hermel
	In office; 2009–2018
	In office; 1996–2005
Minister of Labour
	In office; 2004–2005
Prime Minister	Omar Karami
Preceded by	Assaad Hardan
Succeeded by	Trad Hamadeh
Secretary of the Lebanese (Ba'ath) Regional Command of the Ba'ath Party
	In office; 2000–2005
National Secretary	Abdullah al-Ahmar
Preceded by	Sayf al-Din Ghazi
Succeeded by	Sayf al-Din Ghazi
	In office; 1971–1989
National Secretary	Hafez al-Assad
Preceded by	Magali Nasrawin
Succeeded by	Abdullah Al-Amin
Personal details
Born	1937 (age 87–88); Baalbek, French Lebanon
Political party	Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party (1953–1966); Syria-based Ba'ath Party (Lebanon branch: 1966–present)
Alma mater	University of Zagreb

Muhammad Assem Qanso (Arabic: عاصم قانصوه, born 1937) is a Lebanese politician. He is a former leader of the Lebanese Ba'ath Party.

Assem Qanso عاصم قانصوه
Qanso (left) with Romanian communist leader Nicolae Ceaușescu (right) in 1974

Member of Parliament for Baalbek-Hermel
In office 2009–2018
In office 1996–2005
Minister of Labour
In office 2004–2005
Prime Minister	Omar Karami
Preceded by	Assaad Hardan
Succeeded by	Trad Hamadeh
Secretary of the Lebanese (Ba'ath) Regional Command of the Ba'ath Party
In office 2000–2005
National Secretary	Abdullah al-Ahmar
Preceded by	Sayf al-Din Ghazi
Succeeded by	Sayf al-Din Ghazi
In office 1971–1989
National Secretary	Hafez al-Assad
Preceded by	Magali Nasrawin
Succeeded by	Abdullah Al-Amin

Personal details
Born	1937 (age 87–88) Baalbek, French Lebanon
Political party	Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party (1953–1966) Syria-based Ba'ath Party (Lebanon branch: 1966–present)
Alma mater	University of Zagreb