Michel Murr
Michel Murr | |
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ميشال المرّ | |
Born | |
Died | 31 January 2021 Lebanon | (aged 89)
Nationality | Lebanese |
Occupation | Engineer |
Children | 3, including Elias and Mirna |
Parent(s) | Elias Murr (father) Rose Saliba (mother) |
Relatives |
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Member State of the Arab League |
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Michel Murr (
Early life and education
Michel Murr was born to a
He studied engineering at
Political career
Michel Murr ran for a seat in the parliament in 1960, but he lost to Albert Moukheiber.[5] He then went to live in West Africa during much of the 1960s and made a sizable fortune there in the construction industry.[2] He returned to Lebanon and tried to enter the parliament but failed again, while allying with the Syrian Social Nationalist Party, then he was elected to parliament in 1968 by aligning himself with Pierre Gemayel who dominated politics in the predominantly Maronite Christian Metn district.[3] Murr lost his reelection bid in 1972, a defeat which he is said to have blamed on Gemayel.[2] In 1969, he became the minister of post, telegraph and telephone during the premiership of Rashid Karami.[4]
After the 1975–76 civil war, he supported the
In 1979, he held the position of minister of post and housing in
Following Syria's takeover of Beirut in October 1990, he was rewarded for his loyalty to the Syrians and assumed the post of interior minister.[6] He was defense minister from December 1990 to October 1992.[7] On 20 March 1991, he survived an assassination attempt, when a car bomb detonated near his motorcade in Antelias, killing eight people and wounding 35 others.[8]
Then he also served as
He was the leader of the Metn Bloc that is an independent political party.[13] He last won a seat in the parliament in the 2018 Lebanese general election.[14]
Personal life
He was married to Sylvie Abu Jaoude, and had three children: Elias,
Death
On 31 January 2021, the National News Agency (NNA) announced that Murr had died due to complications from COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic.[16][17] Afterwards, his memorial service was held at the Saint Elias Greek Orthodox Church in Rabieh, and he was later buried in his hometown, Bteghrine.[18]
See also
References
- ^ January 31, 2021. "Veteran Politician Michel Murr Dies from Covid-19". Naharnet. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
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- ^ ISBN 9781588262660.
- ^ a b c d e "The departure of the Lebanese politician Michel Murr". saudi24news.com. 31 January 2021.
- ^ a b c "ميشال المرّ مُغرم بسيَر الرجال العظام... حين يفتح قلبه عن السياسة والعائلة". annahar.com (in Arabic). 31 January 2021.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-136-24087-4.
- ^ "الوزراء المتعاقبون على وزارة الدفاع الوطني" [Successive ministers of the Ministry of National Defense]. pcm.gov.lb (in Arabic). Government of Lebanon. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ^ "Lebanese defense minister escapes car bomb that kills 8". UPI. 20 March 1991.
- ^ a b Mordechai Nisan (1999). "Christian Decline and Models of Lebanon" (PDF). ACPR. 83. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 October 2013.
- ^ Middle East International No 538, 22 November 1996; Publishers Lord Mayhew, Dennis Walters; George Trendle p.14
- ^ Nicholas Blanford (1 February 1999). "All change in Lebanon". The Middle East.
- ^ Gary Gambill C.; Elie Abou Aoun (August 2000). "Special Report: How Syria Orchestrates Lebanon's Elections". Middle East Intelligence Bulletin. 2 (7).
- ^ "Lebanon Government Profile 2012". Index Mundi. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
- ^ "A Snapshot of Parliamentary Election Results" (PDF). The Lebanese Center for Policy Studies. 2019. p. 27.
- ^ "Veteran Politician Michel Murr Dies from Covid-19". Naharnet. 30 January 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- ^ "The death of MP Michel Murr". Archived from the original on 31 January 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
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(help) - ^ "Michel Murr Just Passed Away At 88 Years Old". The961. 31 January 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- ^ "بالصور- الوداع الاخير لدولة الرئيس ميشال المر". newlebanon.info (in Arabic). 1 February 2021.