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'''Osama Maarouf Saad''' (or Oussama Saad, [[Arabic]]: أسامة معروف سعد''';''' born June 6, 1954, in [[Sidon|Saida]]), is a [[Lebanon|Lebanese]] politician, [[Member of parliament|MP]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Osama Saad declares he will stand in vacated Sidon seat|url=https://www.dailystar.com.lb//News/Lebanon-News/2002/Jul-29/37322-osama-saad-declares-he-will-stand-in-vacated-sidon-seat.ashx|access-date=2021-02-12|website=www.dailystar.com.lb}}</ref> and the leader of the [[Popular Nasserist Organization]] (PNO) movement,<ref>{{Cite web|date=2002-07-29|title=Osama Saad declares he will stand in vacated Sidon seat|url=https://www.dailystar.com.lb//News/Lebanon-News/2002/Jul-29/37322-osama-saad-declares-he-will-stand-in-vacated-sidon-seat.ashx|access-date=2021-02-12|website=The Daily Star Newspaper}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=أسامة سعد: لشمل تجار صيدا بقرار فتح البلد|url=https://www.annahar.com/arabic/section/77-مجتمع/06022021041438058|access-date=2021-02-12|website=annahar.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-05-05|title=Protests in Lebanon’s Sidon over worsening economy|url=https://arab.news/6cg6t|access-date=2021-02-06|website=Arab News|language=en}}</ref> founded by his father [[Maarouf Saad]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Osama Saad declares he will stand in vacated Sidon seat |url=https://www.dailystar.com.lb//News/Lebanon-News/2002/Jul-29/37322-osama-saad-declares-he-will-stand-in-vacated-sidon-seat.ashx|access-date=2021-02-12|website=www.dailystar.com.lb}}</ref> a leftist politician and mayor of [[Sidon]] whose violent assassination in 1975 helped spark the [[Lebanese Civil War]].<ref>{{Cite web|title='We Must Be Vigilant': An Interview With Osama Saad - Worldpress.org|url=https://www.worldpress.org/Mideast/2721.cfm|access-date=2021-02-12|website=www.worldpress.org}}</ref> Osama’s family is a prominent [[Sunni Islam|Sunni Muslim]] family in Sidon,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Osama Saad declares he will stand in vacated Sidon seat|url=https://www.dailystar.com.lb//News/Lebanon-News/2002/Jul-29/37322-osama-saad-declares-he-will-stand-in-vacated-sidon-seat.ashx|access-date=2021-02-12|website=www.dailystar.com.lb}}</ref> but he aligns himself with the [[Shia Islam|Shiite]] [[Hezbollah]]<ref>{{Cite news|date=2018-05-22|title=Factbox: Hezbollah and allies gain sway in Lebanon parliament|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-lebanon-election-parliament-factbox-idUSKCN1IN1OJ|access-date=2021-02-12}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2012-07-05|title=The Lebanese sheikh who's leading a sit-in against Hezbollah|work=Christian Science Monitor|url=https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2012/0705/The-Lebanese-sheikh-who-s-leading-a-sit-in-against-Hezbollah|access-date=2021-02-12|issn=0882-7729}}</ref> and the Iran-led “[[Axis of Resistance|axis of resistance]]”.<ref>{{Cite news|first1=Tom|last1=Perry|first2=Ali|last2=Hashisho|date=2018-05-02|title=A Lebanese city, and an election, feel effect of Saudi cold shoulder|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-lebanon-election-sidon-insight-idUSKBN1I30LE|access-date=2021-02-12}}</ref> He was subject to Hezbollah's online threats in 2021 after his PNO condemned the assassination of the anti-Hezbollah [[Lokman Slim]].<ref>{{Cite web|first=Rim|last=Zrein|date=2021-02-08|title=MP Osama Saad Is The Latest Target Of Hezbollah's Online Threats|url=https://www.the961.com/mp-osama-saad-target-of-hezbollah/|access-date=2021-02-12|website=The961|language=en-US}}</ref> |
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== Biography == |
== Biography == |
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The son of former MP [[Maarouf Saad]], assassinated on February 26, 1975, and a [[Doctor of Medicine|doctor of medicine]] from the [[Cairo University|University of Cairo]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Osama Saad declares he will stand in vacated Sidon seat|url=https://www.dailystar.com.lb//News/Lebanon-News/2002/Jul-29/37322-osama-saad-declares-he-will-stand-in-vacated-sidon-seat.ashx|access-date=2021-02-12|website=www.dailystar.com.lb}}</ref> 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 [[Rafic Hariri|Rafiq Hariri]] in [[Sidon|Saïda]] as well as his sister, [[Bahia Hariri]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=قيادة المستقبل في دارة مصطفى سعد....!|url=http://www.saidanet.com/News-16495/قيادة-المستقبل-في-دارة-مصطفى-سعد/|access-date=2021-02-21|website=www.saidanet.com}}</ref> |
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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. |
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In 2004, he allied himself with the former Hariri partner, ''Abderrahman Bizri'',<ref>{{Cite web|title=Saad accuses Hariri of turning elections into a political contest |
In 2004, he allied himself with the former Hariri partner, ''Abderrahman Bizri'',<ref>{{Cite web|title=Saad accuses Hariri of turning elections into a political contest|url=https://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2004/May-21/1266-saad-accuses-hariri-of-turning-elections-into-a-political-contest.ashx|access-date=2021-02-22|website=www.dailystar.com.lb}}</ref> 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. |
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Osama Saad was re-elected as a deputy in the 2005 elections<ref>{{Cite web| |
Osama Saad was re-elected as a deputy in the 2005 elections.<ref>{{Cite web|first1=Hajar|last1=Alem |first2=Nicolas|last2=Dot-Pouillard|date=2020-01-01|title=Behind Lebanon's protests|url=https://mondediplo.com/2020/01/07lebanon|access-date=2021-02-06|website=Le Monde diplomatique|language=en}}</ref> |
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Pro-Syrian affirmed, supporter of [[Hezbollah]]<ref>{{Cite web |
Pro-Syrian affirmed, supporter of [[Hezbollah]]<ref>{{Cite web|first=Rim|last=Zrein|date=2021-02-08|title=MP Osama Saad Is The Latest Target Of Hezbollah's Online Threats|url=https://www.the961.com/mp-osama-saad-target-of-hezbollah/|access-date=2021-02-24|website=The961|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Osama Saad leads Hezbollah-backed list|url=https://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-Elections/2018/Mar-24/442847-osama-saad-leads-hezbollah-backed-list.ashx|access-date=2021-02-24|website=www.dailystar.com.lb}}</ref> and of [[Michel Aoun|General Michel Aoun]], and supporter of the [[Palestinians|Palestinian]] arms Lebanon,<ref>{{Cite web|title=أسامة سعد يطالب بدمج السلاح الفلسطيني في الاستراتيجية الدفاعية|url=https://laji-net.net/portal/ar-LB/الأخبار/3/c/أسامة-سعد-يطالب-بدمج-السلاح-الفلسطيني-في-الاستراتيجية-الدفاعية/9295/|access-date=2021-02-24|website=لاجئ نت|language=ar-LB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=أسامة سعد: لإدراج السلاح الفلسطيني ضمن الاستراتيجية الدفاعية للبنان|url=http://www.elnashra.com/news/show/647762/%D8%A3%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%A9-%D8%B3%D8%B9%D8%AF-%D9%84%D8%A5%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AC-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AD-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%B7%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%8A-%D8%B6%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%8A%D8%AC%D9%8A%D8%A9|access-date=2021-02-24|website=Elnashra News|language=ar}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=أسامة سعد استقبل وفدا فلسطينيا: سلاح المخيمات منضبط|url=https://www.lebanonfiles.com/news/277550/|access-date=2021-02-24|website=LebanonFiles|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=أسامة سعد شدد على تحقيق المصالحة بين الفصائل الفلسطينية: واثقون بقدرة شعب الجبارين على إسقاط كل المخططات والصفقات|url=http://nna-leb.gov.lb/ar/show-news/500651/|access-date=2021-02-24|website=الوكالة الوطنية للإعلام|language=ar}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=أسامة سعد: نؤكد أحقية مطالب التحركات الفلسطينية ضد إجراءات وزارة العمل|url=http://www.elnashra.com/news/show/1331281/%D8%A3%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%A9-%D8%B3%D8%B9%D8%AF:-%D9%86%D8%A4%D9%83%D8%AF-%D8%A3%D8%AD%D9%82%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%85%D8%B7%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%B1%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%B7%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%A5%D8%AC|access-date=2021-02-24|website=Elnashra News|language=ar}}</ref> he is also a member of the National Rally, led by [[Omar Karami|Omar Karamé]], the former Prime Minister, and of the Bloc of the Resistance and Development. |
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He is making his return to the Lebanese parliament as a deputy for Saïda thanks to his victory in the 2018 elections.<ref>{{Cite web |
He is making his return to the Lebanese parliament as a deputy for Saïda thanks to his victory in the 2018 elections.<ref>{{Cite web|title=نتائج إنتخابات صيدا - جزين.. الأرقام دحضت أوهام البعض!|url=http://aliwaa.com.lb/خاص-اللواء/نتائج-إنتخابات-صيدا-جزين-الأرقام-دحضت-أوهام-البعض/|access-date=2021-02-24|website=جريدة اللواء|language=ar-lb}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 00:22, 10 November 2023
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[edit]
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]
References[edit]
- ^ "Osama Saad declares he will stand in vacated Sidon seat". www.dailystar.com.lb. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
- ^ "Osama Saad declares he will stand in vacated Sidon seat". The Daily Star Newspaper. 2002-07-29. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
- ^ "أسامة سعد: لشمل تجار صيدا بقرار فتح البلد". annahar.com. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
- ^ "Protests in Lebanon's Sidon over worsening economy". Arab News. 2020-05-05. Retrieved 2021-02-06.
- ^ "Osama Saad declares he will stand in vacated Sidon seat". www.dailystar.com.lb. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
- ^ "'We Must Be Vigilant': An Interview With Osama Saad - Worldpress.org". www.worldpress.org. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
- ^ "Osama Saad declares he will stand in vacated Sidon seat". www.dailystar.com.lb. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
- ^ "Factbox: Hezbollah and allies gain sway in Lebanon parliament". Reuters. 2018-05-22. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
- ^ "The Lebanese sheikh who's leading a sit-in against Hezbollah". Christian Science Monitor. 2012-07-05. ISSN 0882-7729. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
- ^ Perry, Tom; Hashisho, Ali (2018-05-02). "A Lebanese city, and an election, feel effect of Saudi cold shoulder". Reuters. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
- ^ Zrein, Rim (2021-02-08). "MP Osama Saad Is The Latest Target Of Hezbollah's Online Threats". The961. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
- ^ "Osama Saad declares he will stand in vacated Sidon seat". www.dailystar.com.lb. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
- ^ "قيادة المستقبل في دارة مصطفى سعد....!". www.saidanet.com. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
- ^ "Saad accuses Hariri of turning elections into a political contest". www.dailystar.com.lb. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
- ^ Alem, Hajar; Dot-Pouillard, Nicolas (2020-01-01). "Behind Lebanon's protests". Le Monde diplomatique. Retrieved 2021-02-06.
- ^ Zrein, Rim (2021-02-08). "MP Osama Saad Is The Latest Target Of Hezbollah's Online Threats". The961. Retrieved 2021-02-24.
- ^ "Osama Saad leads Hezbollah-backed list". www.dailystar.com.lb. Retrieved 2021-02-24.
- ^ "أسامة سعد يطالب بدمج السلاح الفلسطيني في الاستراتيجية الدفاعية". لاجئ نت (in Arabic). Retrieved 2021-02-24.
- ^ "أسامة سعد: لإدراج السلاح الفلسطيني ضمن الاستراتيجية الدفاعية للبنان". Elnashra News (in Arabic). Retrieved 2021-02-24.
- ^ "أسامة سعد استقبل وفدا فلسطينيا: سلاح المخيمات منضبط". LebanonFiles. Retrieved 2021-02-24.
- ^ "أسامة سعد شدد على تحقيق المصالحة بين الفصائل الفلسطينية: واثقون بقدرة شعب الجبارين على إسقاط كل المخططات والصفقات". الوكالة الوطنية للإعلام (in Arabic). Retrieved 2021-02-24.
- ^ "أسامة سعد: نؤكد أحقية مطالب التحركات الفلسطينية ضد إجراءات وزارة العمل". Elnashra News (in Arabic). Retrieved 2021-02-24.
- ^ "نتائج إنتخابات صيدا - جزين.. الأرقام دحضت أوهام البعض!". جريدة اللواء (in Arabic). Retrieved 2021-02-24.