The first Lebanese response to the award of a doctorate to Egyptian artist Mohamed Ramadan

The head of the Professional Union of Music and Singing in Lebanon, artist Farid Bou Saïd, has denied any connection with the awarding to artist Mohamed Ramadan of an honorary doctorate in Lebanon.

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Boussaid said: “We did not grant a doctorate or the title of ambassador to Muhammad Ramadan, and we have nothing to do with this matter. It is the same for the Ministry of Culture. It was a special committee that did him the honor. “

He added, “We have no right to grant anyone a doctorate, and we have not honored it. We only attended the honor with the director general and advisor to the Minister of Culture.

The artist, Mohamed Ramadan, announced his award of an honorary doctorate and commented: “Thank you, His Excellency the Lebanese Minister of Culture, the captain of the musicians and the Lebanese Actors’ Union, for granting me a doctorate. honorary in acting and singing interpretation. , and thank you to the German Cultural Center in Lebanon for granting me the title of Arab Youth Ambassador. “

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