Ali Eid
Ali Eid | |
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General Secretary of the Arab Democratic Party | |
In office 1972–2015 | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Rifaat Eid |
Personal details | |
Born | Jabal Mohsen | 14 July 1940
Alma mater | PSPA at American University of Beirut |
Profession | Politician |
Ali Eid (14 July 1940 – 25 December 2015) was a
Early life
Ali Eid was born in Tabbaneh, Tripoli, Lebanon. The eldest son of Youssef Eid, a wheat dealer and his wife Amoun Eid. He began his studies at Tripoli Boys School (TBS), also known as the American School in Tripoli. In the summer he would study at the place of Sheikh Khoder in Tabbaneh, he always excelled in his studies coming first in his class.
Political career
In 1960 Ali Eid decided to continue his studies in
In 1972 Ali Eid began his political life after he founded (The Alawite Youth Movement), and his alliance with the late Syrian President
Ali Eid was appointed to newly established
He was the general secretary of the Arab Democratic Party in Lebanon, and though he and his party were pro-Syrian during the Lebanese Civil War, he and other Lebanese Alawites have since become more neutral due to the involvement of the Syrians in him losing the Alawite Parliament Seat to the late Alawite Deputy Ahmad Habous in 1996.[4]
In 2010, explosives were found near his home in Jabal Mohsen, Tripoli, and subsequently dismantled.
Death
On 25 December 2015, it was announced that Eid had died in Damascus, Syria at the age of 75.[8]
References
- ^ "As Safir Newspaper Archives".
- ^ "Lebanon's Alawi: A Minority Struggles in a 'Nation' of Sects | Al Akhbar English". 26 February 2014. Archived from the original on 26 February 2014.
- ^ ""Alawite from Tripoli, Ali Eid was appointed to the newly-established Alawite seat in 1991."". Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ "Former Tripoli MP Ali Eid, who ran in the 2000 elections on former Premier Omar Karami's list, said: 'The Allawite sect was never granted any privileges during Syria's 29-year presence. Their regime is secular, not sectarian like here, and thus for them it is not logical to distinguish any specific sect." Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Grenades found near residence of Arab Democratic Party leader". 28 January 2010. Archived from the original on 15 May 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
- ^ "Gunmen kill brother of Alawite politician in Lebanon". news.yahoo.com.
- ^ "Brother of pro-Assad leader killed in northern Lebanon". Middle East Eye.
- ^ "Ex-ADP chief Ali Eid dies in Syria at age of 75". The Daily Star Newspaper - Lebanon.