Mahmoud Hammoud
Mahmud Hammud (* 1935 in Kfarkila, Marjayoun District in southern Lebanon ; † May 8, 2018 ) was a career diplomat and Foreign Minister of Lebanon . Hammud was a Shiite Muslim .
He served as ambassador to the United Arab Emirates (1978 to 1983), the Federal Republic of Germany (1983 to 1985), the Soviet Union and Finland (1986 to 1990) and the United Kingdom (1990–1999) and is a pro-Syrian politician .
In October 2000, Hammud became foreign minister for the first time. After a cabinet reshuffle in April 2003, he became Minister of Defense . After Omar Karami was appointed Lebanese Prime Minister in October 2004, he was reappointed Foreign Minister. Karami and his cabinet resigned in March 2005 due to the Cedar Revolution . He was succeeded by Fawzi Salloukh .
Web links
- Entry in the Lebanese Who is Who (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ وفاة السفير محمود حمود. (No longer available online.) In: almustaqbal.com. May 9, 2018, archived from the original on May 17, 2018 ; Retrieved May 20, 2018 (Arabic). 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.
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| SURNAME | Hammoud, Mahmoud |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hammud, Mahmud |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Lebanese career diplomat, former foreign minister and defense minister of his country |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1935 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kfarkila, Marjayoun District |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 8, 2018 |