BIOGRAPHY

Born	-	1971
Name of the Parents	-	Malak & Jacqueline
Native Place		Qamishli, Syria
Education	-	General Certificate of Secondary Science Section, Syria
		Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Aleppo, Syria
Theological Studies	-	1. Diploma in Theology from the Faculty of St. Ephrem Orthodox Theologicall vaidity, 1995
		2. Higher Diploma in Theology from the Faculty of Theology, Athens - Greece, 2001

*Ordinations*
Mshamshono Qorouyo		31 Aug1986; Ordination at the Church of Mar Georges, Aleppo, by Mor Gregorios Yohanna Ibrahim
Mshamshono Aphodiakno		21 Sep1988; Ordination at the Church of Our Lady, Qamishli, by Mor Timtheoss Samuel Aqtash
Monk		05 Feb 1995; Ordination at the Cathedral of St. George, Damascus, by His Holiness Patriarch Ignatius Zakka-I
Deacon		12 Mar 1995; Ordination at the Cathedral of St. George, Damascus, by His Holiness Patriarch Ignatius Zakka -I
Kassisso		24 Nov 1996; Ordination at the Church of St. Gregory, Athens, Greece, by His Holiness Patriarch Ignatius Zakka-I
Rabban (Holy Cross)		14 Oct 2001; Ordination at the St. Peter's & St. Paul's Cathedral in the Monastery of Mor Aphrem
		the Syrian, Maarat Saydinya, Syria, by His Holiness Patriarch Ignatius Zakka-I Iwas.
Metropolitan		18 Feb 2007; Ordained by His Holiness the Patriarch Ignatius Zakka-I Iwas at the St. Peter's & St. Paul's
		cathedral, Mor Aphrem Seminary, Maarat Saydinya, Damascus

Responsibilities
Positions held in the past		A representative of the Syriac Orthodox Church in Greece during the study.
		Headmaster of the Seminary in St. Jacob Asrougi Farborg - Germany 2000-2001
		Associate Bishop of charitable institutions Patriarchate Atthanp - Lebanon from September 2001 to July 2006
		Executive Secretary of the Association of Schools and Institutes of Theology in the Middle East from Oct 2004 to date Oct 2008

Current Responsibilities	-	1. Metropolitan of Beirut & Benevolent institutions in Lebanon
	-	2. Teaching Theology and Petrology in the College of St. Ephrem the Syrian
		Director of the Patriarchate Charitable institutions in Batthanp from 1-7-2006.
		Member of the Islamic-Christian Dialogue Committee of the Council of the Churches of the Middle East.

H.E. Mor Clemis Daniel Malak Kourieh being greeted by the faithful at the Mor Aphrem Theological Seminary premises,

Maarat Saydinya, Damascus on 18th February 2007 soon after his Metropolitan consecration

Photos from the Metropolitan Ordination ceremony of Mor Clemis Daniel & Mor Julius Hanna Aydin (Source: SOKU.org):