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Amin al-Hafez (Lebanon)

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Amin al-Hafez
أمين الحافظ
Prime Minister of Lebanon
In office
25 April 1973 – 21 June 1973
PresidentSuleiman Frangieh
Preceded bySaeb Salam
Succeeded byTakieddin el-Solh
Personal details
Born1921
Tripoli, Lebanon[citation needed]
Died13 July 2009 (aged 87–88)
Beirut, Lebanon
ReligionSunni Islam

Amin al-Hafez (Arabic: أمين الحافظ; 1921–13 July 2009) was the prime minister of Lebanon from 25 April 1973 to 21 June 1973.[1] He was also a long-running Member of Parliament for Tripoli in the Lebanese Parliament until 1996.

Biography

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Amin al-Hafez was born in 1921.[2] He served a turbulent two-month term as Prime Minister of Lebanon after appointment by then Lebanese President Suleiman Franjieh and opposition of the Sunni leaders who refused to recognize his appointment.[1] He resigned after just 2 months of serving, but continued representing his constituency of Tripoli in the Parliament.[2]

He was married to Leila Osseiran who was a novelist.[2] They married in 1948 and had a son, Ramzi, who is a journalist.[2] Amin al-Hafez died aged 83 after a long-running battle with an undisclosed chronic illness on 13 July 2009.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "The Government of Amin Al-Hafez: Confidence Session Not Convened". The Monthly. 9 April 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d "Tried to stave off Lebanon's civil war". The National. 25 July 2009. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Former Lebanese Leader Amin al-Hafez Dies at 83". The New York Times. 14 July 2009. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
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