Dr. Nawaf Kabbara is the President of the National Association for the Rights of Persons With Disabilities in Lebanon, and the President of the Arab Organization of Persons With Disabilities.  He is also a member of the International Disability Alliance Executive Committee and of Disable Peoples’ International Executive Committee.  By profession, Dr. Kabbara is an associate professor of political science.  His main research and writings are on disability rights, discourse analysis, and Lebanese politics.  Dr. Kabbara is a well-known activist for disability rights worldwide and an anti-war and anti-violence actor.  He is very well known for leading the march against the war in Lebanon by persons with disabilities in 1987.