Mahmoud Hammoud (politician) explained

Mahmoud Hammoud
Office:Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants
Primeminister:Omar Karami
Predecessor:Jean Obeid
Successor:Fawzi Salloukh
Term Start:26 October 2004
Term End:March 2005
Primeminister2:Rafic Hariri
Predecessor2:Selim al-Hoss
Successor2:Jean Obeid
Term Start2:23 October 2000
Term End2:April 2003
Birth Place:Kafarkila, Lebanon
Nationality:Lebanese

Mahmoud Hammoud (1935 – 8 May 2018) was a Lebanese politician and diplomat.

Hammoud was a Shiite Muslim. He was born in Kafarkila, Marjayoun district, southern Lebanon.

He served as ambassador to the United Arab Emirates (1978–1983), West Germany (1983–1985), the Soviet Union and Finland (1986–1990), and the United Kingdom (1990–1999), where he was doyen of the diplomatic corps.[1]

In October 2000, Hammoud became Foreign Minister for the first time.[2] He served in that position until April 2003 when he became Defense Minister in a cabinet reshuffle.[3] When the government of Omar Karami took office in October 2004, he was reappointed as foreign minister.[4] Karami and his cabinet resigned in March 2005.

He died on 8 May 2018.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Book: The London diplomatic list . 76 . 1996 . . 978-0-11-591713-4 .
  2. Book: Hamdi, Iman . Elections in the Middle East: what do they mean?, Volume 25 . 2004 . . 978-977-424-802-3 .
  3. Book: Europa World Year, Book 2 . 2602 . 2004 . . 978-1-85743-255-8 .
  4. News: France and US to Ignore Lebanon's New Govt . . 29 October 2004 . 24 February 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120616060823/http://archive.arabnews.com/?page=4&section=0&article=53602&d=29&m=10&y=2004 . 16 June 2012 .
  5. http://almustaqbal.com/article/2044022/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AA/%D9%88%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%B1-%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%85%D9%88%D8%AF-%D8%AD%D9%85%D9%88%D8%AF وفاة السفير محمود حمود