Mohammed Shattah
Mohammed Baha 'Shattah ( Arabic محمد بهاء شطح, DMG Muḥammad Bahāʾ Šaṭṭaḥ ; * 1951 in Tripoli , Lebanon ; † December 27, 2013 in Beirut ) was a Lebanese economist, diplomat and politician of Sunni religion.
Life
Schattah studied at the American University of Beirut and the University of Texas and was a doctor of economics. He worked for the International Monetary Fund , most recently from 2001 to 2005, and was Vice President of Banque du Liban , the Lebanese central bank. From 1997 to 2000 he represented his homeland as ambassador to the USA . From July 2008, Shattah was a member of Fuad Siniora's cabinet as finance minister , and between 2005 and 2011 he advised Siniora and his successor as prime minister, Saad Hariri , on economic issues.
Shattah belonged to the future movement. He was killed in a car bomb attack on December 27, 2013 in Beirut on the way to a meeting of the March 14th party alliance, which was hostile to the Syrian ruler Bashar al-Assad .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e Meet the government , report on PlanteLebanon of July 11, 2008 (accessed December 27, 2013).
- ^ Bomb attack in Beirut: ex-finance minister killed , TAZ.de, report from December 27, 2013 (accessed December 27, 2013).
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| SURNAME | Shattah, Mohammed |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Shattah, Mohammed Baha '(full name); محمد بهاء شطح (Arabic); Šaṭṭaḥ, Muḥammad Bahāʾ (scientific transcription) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Lebanese economist, diplomat and politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1951 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tripoli , Lebanon |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 27, 2013 |
| Place of death | Beirut |