Trump picks Massad Boulos to serve as adviser on Arab, Middle Eastern affairs
The Hindu
Donald Trump appoints Massad Boulos as senior adviser on Arab and Middle Eastern affairs, leveraging his Lebanese connections.
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday (December 1, 2024) said Lebanese American businessman Massad Boulos would serve as senior adviser on Arab and Middle Eastern affairs.
Mr. Trump made the announcement on Truth Social. Mr. Boulos, the father-in-law of Trump's daughter Tiffany, met repeatedly with Arab American and Muslim leaders during the election campaign.
It was the second time in recent days that Mr. Trump chose the father-in-law of one of his children to serve in his administration.
On Saturday, Mr. Trump said that he had picked his son-in-law Jared Kushner's father, real estate mogul Charles Kushner, to serve as U.S. ambassador to France.
In recent months, Mr. Boulos campaigned for Mr. Trump to drum up Lebanese and Arab American support, even as the U.S.-backed Israel's military campaign against Hezbollah in Lebanon.
Mr. Boulos has powerful roots in both countries.
His father and grandfather were both figures in Lebanese politics and his father-in-law was a key funder of the Free Patriotic Movement, a Christian party aligned with Hezbollah.
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