Amin al-Hafez (Lebanon)
25 April 1973 – 21 June 1973
Tripoli, Lebanon[citation needed]
Beirut, Lebanon
- Former Lebanese Prime Minister Amin al-Hafez dies age 83
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
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
- ^ a b "The Government of Amin Al-Hafez: Confidence Session Not Convened". The Monthly. 9 April 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Tried to stave off Lebanon's civil war". The National. 25 July 2009. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- ^ "Former Lebanese Leader Amin al-Hafez Dies at 83". The New York Times. 14 July 2009. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
External links
- Media related to Amin al-Hafez (Lebanon) at Wikimedia Commons
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