Jean Obeid

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Jean Obeid ( Arabic جان عُبيد Jan Ubayyid ; * May 8, 1939 in Alma , Zgharta ) is a Lebanese lawyer, journalist and politician who served in various government posts, most recently as Foreign Minister from 2003 to 2004. He comes from a Maronite family.

Life

Jean Obeid began his career in journalism, where he held several high-profile positions in various newspapers and magazines. He was appointed advisor on Arab affairs to Presidents Élias Sarkis and Amine Gemayel (1983–1987). Gemayel also appointed him special representative for Syria . On February 11, 1987, Obeid met the then Shiite President of Parliament, Hussein Husseini, and was kidnapped by nine armed men in West Beirut . Obeid was released unharmed after four days.

Obeid served as a member of the Assemblée nationale , representing Chouf from 1991 to 1992 and Tripoli from 1992 to 1995 . From 1993 he was also Minister of State in the cabinet headed by Prime Minister Rafic Hariri . He was then appointed Minister of National Education, Youth and Sport. In this office he was from 1996 to 1998. On April 17, 2003 he became foreign minister in a cabinet change of the last Hariri cabinet and replaced the previous incumbent Mahmoud Hammoud . Obeid's term ended in 2004 and Mahmoud Hammoud was reinstated.

Private matters and perspectives

Jean Obeid is married and has five children. Obeid is seen as a moderate politician with excellent relations with various political groups in Lebanon. In 2008 he ran for the presidential election and was considered a possible consensus candidate.

Individual evidence

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  2. ^ Joseph A. Kechichian: The wait for a leader. (No longer available online.) In: Ya Libnan. September 27, 2007, archived from the original on May 20, 2008 ; accessed on March 16, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / yalibnan.com
  3. ↑ Lebanon leading presidential candidates. (No longer available online.) In: Lebanon Wire. September 23, 2007, archived from the original on January 20, 2013 ; Retrieved March 24, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.lebanonwire.com
  4. ↑ FPM PM: Salam plans to form a cabinet of ghosts. In: Ya Libnan. April 12, 2013, accessed April 13, 2013 .
  5. ↑ Foreign ministers. Rulers, accessed March 30, 2013 .
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  7. ↑ a b Nassif Maraoun: Six candidates and one satisfactory seat. All of them extra-judicial. (No longer available online.) In: Tayyar. Archived from the original on April 16, 2013 ; Retrieved March 8, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.tayyar.org
  8. ^ Eric J. Schmertz, Natalie Datlof, Alexej Ugrinsky: President Reagan and the world . Greenwood Publishing Group, 1997, ISBN 978-0-313-30115-5 , pp. 53 ( limited preview in Google Book Search [accessed March 8, 2013]).
  9. ^ Alan Copps: Lebanese, Syrian leaders to hold summit meeting. In: Observer Reporter. IP, Beirut, April 6, 1984, accessed March 24, 2013 .
  10. ↑ Gemayel adviser taken captive in west Beirut. In: The Pittsburgh Press. February 12, 1987, accessed March 24, 2013 .
  11. ↑ Gemayel Adviser Reported Kidnaped in Beirut. In: Los Angeles Times, Beirut. February 13, 1987, accessed April 1, 2013 .
  12. ^ Rima Salameh: Druse chief says Waite being held by Shiites. In: Schenectady Gazette. AP, Beirut, February 16, 1987, accessed March 24, 2013 .
  13. ^ Hariri forms new government in Lebanon. In: Asia Africa Intelligence Wire. April 17, 2003, accessed July 4, 2013 .
  14. ↑ Lebanon's new Cabinet: Members list, observations. (No longer available online.) In: Lebanon Wire. April 18, 2003, archived from the original on January 20, 2013 ; Retrieved March 8, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.lebanonwire.com
  15. ↑ a b Rola el Husseini: Pax Syriana: Elite Politics in Postwar Lebanon . Syracuse University Press, 2012, ISBN 978-0-8156-3304-4 , pp. 250 ( limited preview in Google Book Search [accessed March 8, 2013]).
personal data
SURNAME Obeid, Jean
ALTERNATIVE NAMES جان عُبيد (Arabic)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Lebanese lawyer, journalist and politician
DATE OF BIRTH May 8, 1939
PLACE OF BIRTH Alma , Zgharta