Osama Saad Explained

Osama Maarouf Saad (or Oussama Saad, Arabic: أسامة معروف سعد; born June 6, 1954, in Saida), is a Lebanese politician, MP,[1] and the leader of the Popular Nasserist Organization (PNO) movement,[2] [3] [4] founded by his father Maarouf Saad,[5] a leftist politician and mayor of Sidon whose violent assassination in 1975 helped spark the Lebanese Civil War.[6] Osama’s family is a prominent Sunni Muslim family in Sidon,[7] but he aligns himself with the Shiite Hezbollah[8] [9] and the Iran-led “axis of resistance”.[10] He was subject to Hezbollah's online threats in 2021 after his PNO condemned the assassination of the anti-Hezbollah Lokman Slim.[11]

Biography

The son of former MP Maarouf Saad, assassinated on February 26, 1975, and a doctor of medicine from the University of Cairo,[12] he became in 1985 the right arm of his brother, Mustafa Saad, head of the pro-Syrian Popular Nasserist Organization and historical rival of the family of Rafiq Hariri in Saïda as well as his sister, Bahia Hariri.[13]

A member of the Saïda municipal council in 1998, he became a deputy at the Sunni headquarters of Saïda in the summer of 2002, following the death of his brother Moustapha, who was a deputy at the time. He was elected automatically for lack of competitors.

In 2004, he allied himself with the former Hariri partner, Abderrahman Bizri,[14] and their list won the municipal elections in Saida, which was a serious setback for Rafiq Hariri for losing control over the elections of his hometown.

Osama Saad was re-elected as a deputy in the 2005 elections.[15]

Pro-Syrian affirmed, supporter of Hezbollah[16] [17] and of General Michel Aoun, and supporter of the Palestinian arms Lebanon,[18] [19] [20] [21] [22] he is also a member of the National Rally, led by Omar Karamé, the former Prime Minister, and of the Bloc of the Resistance and Development.

He is making his return to the Lebanese parliament as a deputy for Saïda thanks to his victory in the 2018 elections.[23]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Osama Saad declares he will stand in vacated Sidon seat. 2021-02-12. www.dailystar.com.lb.
  2. Web site: 2002-07-29. Osama Saad declares he will stand in vacated Sidon seat. 2021-02-12. The Daily Star Newspaper.
  3. Web site: أسامة سعد: لشمل تجار صيدا بقرار فتح البلد. 2021-02-12. annahar.com. en.
  4. Web site: 2020-05-05. Protests in Lebanon’s Sidon over worsening economy. 2021-02-06. Arab News. en.
  5. Web site: Osama Saad declares he will stand in vacated Sidon seat . 2021-02-12. www.dailystar.com.lb.
  6. Web site: 'We Must Be Vigilant': An Interview With Osama Saad - Worldpress.org. 2021-02-12. www.worldpress.org.
  7. Web site: Osama Saad declares he will stand in vacated Sidon seat. 2021-02-12. www.dailystar.com.lb.
  8. News: 2018-05-22. Factbox: Hezbollah and allies gain sway in Lebanon parliament. en. Reuters. 2021-02-12.
  9. News: 2012-07-05. The Lebanese sheikh who's leading a sit-in against Hezbollah. Christian Science Monitor. 2021-02-12. 0882-7729.
  10. News: Tom. Perry. Ali. Hashisho. 2018-05-02. A Lebanese city, and an election, feel effect of Saudi cold shoulder. en. Reuters. 2021-02-12.
  11. Web site: Rim. Zrein. 2021-02-08. MP Osama Saad Is The Latest Target Of Hezbollah's Online Threats. 2021-02-12. The961. en-US.
  12. Web site: Osama Saad declares he will stand in vacated Sidon seat. 2021-02-12. www.dailystar.com.lb.
  13. Web site: قيادة المستقبل في دارة مصطفى سعد....!. 2021-02-21. www.saidanet.com.
  14. Web site: Saad accuses Hariri of turning elections into a political contest. 2021-02-22. www.dailystar.com.lb.
  15. Web site: Hajar. Alem . Nicolas. Dot-Pouillard. 2020-01-01. Behind Lebanon's protests. 2021-02-06. Le Monde diplomatique. en.
  16. Web site: Rim. Zrein. 2021-02-08. MP Osama Saad Is The Latest Target Of Hezbollah's Online Threats. 2021-02-24. The961. en-US.
  17. Web site: Osama Saad leads Hezbollah-backed list. 2021-02-24. www.dailystar.com.lb.
  18. Web site: أسامة سعد يطالب بدمج السلاح الفلسطيني في الاستراتيجية الدفاعية. 2021-02-24. لاجئ نت. ar-LB.
  19. Web site: أسامة سعد: لإدراج السلاح الفلسطيني ضمن الاستراتيجية الدفاعية للبنان. 2021-02-24. Elnashra News. ar.
  20. Web site: أسامة سعد استقبل وفدا فلسطينيا: سلاح المخيمات منضبط. 2021-02-24. LebanonFiles. en-US.
  21. Web site: أسامة سعد شدد على تحقيق المصالحة بين الفصائل الفلسطينية: واثقون بقدرة شعب الجبارين على إسقاط كل المخططات والصفقات. 2021-02-24. الوكالة الوطنية للإعلام. ar.
  22. Web site: أسامة سعد: نؤكد أحقية مطالب التحركات الفلسطينية ضد إجراءات وزارة العمل. 2021-02-24. Elnashra News. ar.
  23. Web site: نتائج إنتخابات صيدا - جزين.. الأرقام دحضت أوهام البعض!. 2021-02-24. جريدة اللواء. ar-lb.

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