· Earned MD in General Medicine from the Université Saint-Joseph - Lebanon
· Specialized in orthopedic surgery in Paris universities
· Serves on the French Society of Orthopedic Surgery
· Serves on the Arab and International Relations Committee of the Lebanese Order of Physicians
· Assistant secretary general of the Arab Medical Union (observer within the Arab League)
· Chairs the Arab Organ Transplantation Conference in the Middle East
· Serves on the International Islamic Council for Daawa and Relief
· Serves on the Jamaa Islamiya politburo
· Married to Iman Issam Barghout, with whom he has three children