Camille Ziade | |
Birth Date: | 1943 3, df=y |
Birth Place: | Beirut, Greater Lebanon |
Death Place: | Herharaya, Lebanon |
Nationality: | Lebanese |
Party: | DRM |
Office: | Member of the Parliament of Lebanon |
Term Start: | 1992 |
Term End: | 2000 |
Constituency: | Keserwan District |
Camille Ziade (Arabic: كميل زيادة; 20 March 1943 – 2 October 2022) was a Lebanese politician.[1] He served in the Parliament of Lebanon from 1992 to 2000, representing the Keserwan District. Self-described as a moderate, he opposed the economic policy of Prime Minister Rafic Hariri.
Ziade was a member of the Democratic Renewal Movement. After his defeat in 2000, he joined the Qornet Shehwan Gathering the following year. A few months later, he became a member of the executive committee of the Democratic Renewal Movement. In 2005, he ran for Parliament on the March 14 Alliance list, but failed to gain a seat. After the death of Nassib Lahoud, he became president of the Democratic Renewal Movement, a position he held for three years.
Ziade died in Herharaya on 2 October 2022, at the age of 79.[2]