Lucien Dahdah

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Lucien Dahdah
Born
Lucien Mounir Dahdah

15 August 1929
Died16 November 2003(2003-11-16) (aged 74)
Nationality
Birmingham University
Occupations
  • Academic
  • Businessman

Lucien Dahdah (

Arabic
: لوسيان دحداح) (15 August 1929 – 16 November 2003) was a Lebanese academic, businessman, media executive and politician, who served as foreign minister in 1975.

Early life and education

Dahdah was born on 15 August 1929.

Birmingham University.[1][2] He graduated from AUB in 1949.[3] He received a PhD from Sorbon and Birmingham universities.[2]

Career

Dahdah worked as a university professor at his alma mater, AUB, teaching statistics and economics.

Noureddine Rifai in 1975 under President Suleiman Frangieh.[1] Dahdah was also advisor of Frangieh when the latter was serving as the president of Lebanon.[4]

Dahdah was among the founding members of the Tele Orient channel.

Personal life and death

Dahdah married twice and had a daughter.[1] He died on 16 November 2003 at the age of 74.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Lucien Dahdah, former FM, dies". Lebanonwire. 18 November 2003. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
  2. ^ a b c "Local News". American University of Beirut. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
  3. ^ a b "In Memoriam". Main Gate. 1 (4). Winter 2004. Archived from the original on 18 November 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
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  5. ^ Daniel Da Cruz (September–October 1987). "T.V. In The M.E." Saudi Aramco World. Vol. 18, no. 5.
  6. ^ Rushworth M. Kidder (22 August 1980). "Burnooses among the Bowlers; London's wealthy Arab". The Christian Science Monitor. London. Retrieved 10 April 2013.

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