Amin al-Hafez (Lebanon) explained

Order:Prime Minister of Lebanon
President:Suleiman Frangieh
Term Start:25 April 1973
Term End:21 June 1973
Predecessor:Saeb Salam
Successor:Takieddin el-Solh
Birth Date:1921
Birth Place:Tripoli, Lebanon
Death Date:13 July
Death Place:Beirut, Lebanon
Blank1:Religion
Data1:Sunni Islam
Native Name Lang:ar

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]

See also

Notes and References

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