Faten Abu Hassan is the Director General of Local Administrations and Councils (DGLAC).

Before assuming the duties of Director General of Local Administrations and Councils, she held various positions in the Ministry of Interior and Municipalities, including the position of Head of the Electoral Affairs Department in the General Directorate of Political and Refugee Affairs, as well as the position of Head of the Political and Electoral Affairs Department. She also assumed the duties of Acting Director General of Political and Refugee Affairs.

Faten Abu Hassan holds a diploma in public law from the Lebanese University and is a member of the Supreme Council for Civil Planning and the National Council for Quarries and Crushers. She is also active in many women empowerment programs.