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Issam Michael Fares was born in Tripoli, Lebanon, in He was educated at Tripoli College, and graduated in In , at the age of seventeen, Fares left his homeland to work as a clerk at a catering and food services firm in Qatar.

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At age 38, Fares established a civil engineering and construction firm, which completed many notable projects including the world's longest international bridge, which connects Bahrain to Saudi Arabia. He then sold the company to British Aerospace, and used the proceeds to buy US-based investment firm, Wedge Group; a company that he heads today.

Inthe general elections of , Fares won the seat of Akkar, the first district of the North Lebanon. He served as deputy prime minister of Lebanon from to Fares has 3 sons with his first wife. He is married to Hala Fares, his second wife. They have a daughter, Noor Fares. Issam Fares owns one of the largest superyachts in the world, the Wedge Too.