Paul Achcar is a retired journalist. From 1971 to 2010 he worked in Lebanese, Arab, French, English, Brazilian, Portuguese and Polish newspapers, magazines, radio, and TV stations. He is a founding member of the Lebanese Association for Democratic Elections (1994) and Civil Forum (2019). Achcar was also the coordinator of the “Baladi Baldati Baladeyati” campaign (My Country, My Town, My Municipality) between 1997 and 1998.