Antoine Ghanem

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Antoine Ghanem ( Arabic أنطوان غانم, DMG Anṭwān Ġānim ; * August 10, 1943 in Tohwita, Beirut ; † September 19, 2007 in Sin-El-Fil, Beirut) was a Lebanese politician, member of the National Assembly for the Kata'ib (Phalange) and a member of the Future Movement . Ghanem was killed by a car bomb. The attack another six people died and 67 were injured.

Professional background

Ghanem attended the Collège Notre Dame in Furn al-Chebak and the Collège Sacré Cœur in Gemmayze, both Maronite private schools. After studying law at the Université Saint-Joseph in Beirut and at the University of Lyon , he taught for several years at the Université Libanaise as a professor of law.

Political career

In 1961 Ghanem became a member of the Phalangists and later their chairman in the Baabda district . In the elections in 2000 he was elected to the National Assembly in the electoral district of Baabda-Aley on the election list of the PSP of the Druze leader Walid Jumblat .

As a member of the Kata'ib, he enjoyed a certain autonomy within the bloc of the democratic meeting. Within the Kata'ib he supported Amin Gemayel in his dispute with the pro-Syrian party leader Karim Pakradouni . He became an advocate of the Gemayel-led reform movement within the party.

In September 2004 he voted against extending the term of office of President Émile Lahoud . He was an active participant in the Cedar Revolution after the attack on the vehicle convoy of former Prime Minister Rafiq al-Hariri .

In the parliamentary elections in 2005 , Ghanem was re-elected to the National Assembly as a member of the Baabda-Aley constituency. After the reunification of the party and the reconciliation between Amin Gemayel and Karim Pakradouni, he was elected to the party executive committee.

With Ghanem's assassination a few days before the planned start of presidential elections in Lebanon, the majority of the governing coalition in parliament was reduced to two members.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Kurier : "Bomb attack in Lebanon: Eight dead"  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , September 19, 2007@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.kurier.at  
  2. ↑ USA Today : "Blast hits Christian suburb in Lebanon, kills 4" , September 19, 2007
  3. ↑ BBC News : “Lebanese MP killed in bombing,” September 19, 2007
personal data
SURNAME Ghanem, Antoine
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Lebanese politician and victim
DATE OF BIRTH August 10, 1943
PLACE OF BIRTH Beirut
DATE OF DEATH September 19, 2007
Place of death Beirut