Faisal Karami

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Faisal Karami
Minister of Youth and Sports
In office
13 June 2011 – 15 February 2014
Prime MinisterNajib Mikati
Preceded byAli Abdullah
Succeeded byAbdul Muttaleb Al Hinawi
Personal details
Born
Faisal Omar Karami

(1971-09-26) 26 September 1971 (age 52)
Arab Liberation Party

Faisal Karami (

cabinet of Najib Mikati between 2011 and 2014.[1] He was a member of the parliament between 2018 and 2022.[2][3]

Early life and education

Karami was born into a

Sunni family in Tripoli on 26 September 1971.[4] His father is Omar Karami a former Prime Minister of Lebanon.[1][5] He is also the nephew of Rashid Karami, who served as prime minister for eight terms.[5] Faisal Karami studied business administration in the United States.[6]

Career

Karami is the head of the

March 8 coalition in the cabinet.[9] Karami's term ended on 15 February 2014, and Abdul Muttaleb Al Hinawi succeeded him in the post.[10]

Controversy

Karami's appointment led to conflict during the cabinet formation process in 2011

AMAL party agreed to give up one of its governmental shares for him.[13][14] Karami's appointment was celebrated in his hometown, Tripoli.[15]

Attack

Karami's convoy was attacked in Tripoli on 18 January 2013, injuring four people. Karami escaped the attack unhurt.

Islamists.[17] One of the gunmen was wounded and later arrested.[17]

References

  1. ^ a b "Faisal Karami". Beirut. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
  2. ^ "Factbox: Hezbollah and allies gain sway in Lebanon parliament". Reuters. 22 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Results announced in Beirut II, North I and II: Opposition notches wins in Beirut, Faisal Karami loses in Tripoli". L'Orient-Le Jour. 17 May 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Profile". Katagogi. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
  5. ^ a b "Former PM Karami dismisses attack on his son as "mistake"". Al Akhbar. 18 January 2013. Archived from the original on 23 January 2013. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
  6. ^ a b "Lebanon announces cabinet line-up". Now Lebanon. 13 June 2011. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
  7. ^ "Mikati forms new Lebanese government". Ain Alyaqeen. 17 June 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
  8. ^ Thomas El Basha (13 June 2011). "Mikati forms 30-member Lebanon Cabinet". The Daily Star. Beirut. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
  9. ^ a b "The New Lebanese Government" (PDF). Lebanese Information Center. July 2011. Archived from the original (Assessment Report) on 15 January 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
  10. ^ "Lebanese cabinet formed after 10-month stalemate". Al Arabiya. 15 February 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  11. ^ "The Karami and Arslan obstacles are pending". As Safir. June 2011. Archived from the original on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
  12. ^ a b Sami Moubayed (5 April 2011). "Why Najeeb Mikati cannot deliver". Gulf News. Archived from the original on 28 November 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
  13. ^ "Omar Karami's Brother: Our Family is Not Honored by Being Represented by Faisal". Naharnet. 16 June 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
  14. ^ "Mikati unveils 30-member Cabinet dominated by Hizbullah and March 8 allies". The Daily Middle East Reporter. 14 June 2011. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
  15. ^ "Incendiary Politics". Mena Fund Review. 4 August 2012. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
  16. ^ "Lebanon minister escapes convoy attack unhurt". Al Jazeera. 18 January 2013. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
  17. ^ a b Jean Aziz (24 March 2013). "Tripoli: A Cocktail of Fundamentalism". Al Monitor. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
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