Trump picks Massad Boulos to serve as adviser on Arab, Middle Eastern affairs

US president-elect Donald Trump on Sunday said Lebanese American businessman Massad Boulos would serve as senior adviser on Arab and Middle Eastern affairs.

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Trump made the announcement on his social media platform Truth Social. Boulos, the father-in-law of Trump’s daughter Tiffany, held several meetings with Arab American and Muslim leaders during the election campaign.

It was the second time in recent days that Trump chose the father-in-law of one of his children to serve in his administration.
On Saturday, Trump said he had picked his son-in-law Jared Kushner’s father, property mogul Charles Kushner, to serve as US ambassador to France.
From left, Trump, Massad Boulos’ son Michael Boulos, Tiffany Trump and Laura Trump during a campaign rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan on November 4. Photo: EPA-EFE
From left, Trump, Massad Boulos’ son Michael Boulos, Tiffany Trump and Laura Trump during a campaign rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan on November 4. Photo: EPA-EFE
In recent months, Boulos campaigned for Trump to drum up Lebanese and Arab American support, even as the US-backed Israel’s military campaign against Hezbollah in Lebanon.
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