title: Walid Khazen
text: # Walid Khazen
  
  Walid Khazen (also Walid el-Khazen; born 5 September 1946, in Beirut, Lebanon) is a Lebanese diplomat and a member of the noble Khazen family.
  
  ## Education
  
  Walid received his Bachelor's degree from the International College in Beirut, and he received licenses in French and Lebanese law from the University of Lyon and Saint Joseph University, respectively. In addition, he studied at University College London.
  
  ## Work
  
  He has served as a lawyer. He was the ambassador from the Sovereign Military Order of Malta to Jordan. He was awarded a Grand Cross in the Order pro Merito Melitensi in 2016.
  
  ## Personal life
  
  He is a member of the Maronite Church. He has a wife, Gloria, and four children (Sari, Chafic, Nour, and Tayma).
  
  