Nazar Najarian Explained
Nazar Najarian Arabic: نزار نَجَاريَان |
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Occupation: | Politician, businessman |
Nationality: | Lebanese |
Nazar Najarian (; Armenian: Նազար Նաճարեան; circa 24 July 1957 – 4 August 2020), also known as Nazo,[1] was a Lebanese businessman and politician of Armenian descent who served as secretary-general of Lebanon's Kataeb Party, a Christian political party, from 11 June 2018 until his death on 4 August 2020.[2]
Biography
Najarian was the eldest sibling in an Armenian family of five. He got involved in Lebanese politics at the onset of the Lebanese Civil War in 1975.[3]
In 1980, Bachir Gemayel had commissioned Nazar with the mission of "mobilizing individuals". He also undertook several missions during the Bachir Gemayel era, and especially during the Lebanese Civil War.[4]
He had moved away from Lebanon to Qatar and stayed there until October 2012, after which he went to Montreal, where he was completely away from politics.[2] [5] He was CEO at Tetran Holding Inc.
Najarian was killed on 4 August 2020, aged 63, after a series of explosions had occurred at the Port of Beirut, sending debris across the city. He suffered head trauma and succumbed to his injuries.[6] [7] [8] [9] He was buried on 8 August 2020.[10]
Notes and References
- Web site: الكتائب ينعى أمينه العام نزار نجاريان الذي استشهد جراء إصابته في انفجار مرفأ بيروت. live. 2021-05-12. Kataeb.org. Kataeb Party. 2020-08-04. 9 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201009061248/https://kataeb.org/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%A8-%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%B9%D9%89-%D8%A3%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%87-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%85-%D9%86%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D9%86%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B0%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%AF-%D8%AC%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A1/2020/08/04/%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AA/%D8%A3%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1.
- Web site: نزار نجاريان "الذي يحبه الجميع" أميناً عاماً لحزب الكتائب. 11 June 2018. 4 August 2020. Arabic. 5 August 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200805023237/https://alsawt.org/%D9%86%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D9%86%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B0%D9%8A-%D9%8A%D8%AD%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%B9-%D8%A3%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%8B/. live.
- https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/montreal-businessman-among-victims-of-beirut-explosion-1.5050902 Montreal businessman among victims of Beirut explosion
- Book: Ménargues. Alain. Alain Ménargues. 2004. أسرار حرب لبنان من انقلاب بشير الجميل إلى حرب المخيمات الفلسطينية. Secrets of the Lebanon War. Arabic. Beirut, Lebanon . International Library. 9782123469605. 417.
- Web site: Former Montrealer killed in deadly explosion in Beirut. 4 August 2020. 4 August 2020. CBC News. 5 August 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200805200004/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/former-montrealer-killed-beirut-explosion-1.5674271. live.
- News: Liz Sly. Scores dead and more than 3,000 injured as explosions rock Beirut, Health Ministry says. 5 August 2020. Washington Post. en. 6 August 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200806220359/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/major-explosion-rocks-beirut/2020/08/04/53ff4dd6-d666-11ea-a788-2ce86ce81129_story.html. live.
- Web site: Lebanese Kataeb Party's Secretary-General Nazar Najarian killed in Beirut blast. 5 August 2020. Public Radio of Armenia. en-US. 6 August 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200806215822/https://en.armradio.am/2020/08/04/lebanese-kataeb-party-leader-nizar-najarian-killed-in-beirut-blast/. live.
- News: Ben Hubbard. Maria Abi-Habib. 4 August 2020. Deadly Explosions Shatter Beirut, Lebanon. en-US. The New York Times. 5 August 2020. 0362-4331. 4 August 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200804193448/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/04/world/middleeast/beirut-explosion-blast.html. live.
- Web site: Secretary-general of Lebanese Kataeb Party Najarian dies in Beirut blast. 5 August 2020. news.am. en. 4 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201004143459/https://news.am/eng/news/595206.html. live.
- Web site: تشييع نزار نجاريان واستقالة نواب الكتائب من المجلس (صور). 8 August 2020. 8 August 2020. Arabic. 8 August 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200808133342/https://www.annahar.com/article/1252625-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%A8-%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%AF%D8%B9-%D8%A3%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%87-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%85-%D9%86%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D9%86%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%AC%D9%87-%D9%84%D8%A5%D8%B9%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A9-%D9%86%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%B1. dead.