Selim al-Hoss

Selim al-Hoss (2005)

Selim Ahmed al-Hoss , Arabic سليم أحمد الحص, DMG Salīm Aḥmad al-Ḥuṣṣ (born December 20, 1929 in Beirut ), is a Lebanese politician .

biography

After attending school, the Sunni Muslim studied economics at the American University of Beirut . He later completed another postgraduate degree in economics from Indiana University .

On December 8, 1976, a year after the outbreak of the Lebanese civil war, he was the first Prime Minister of Lebanon to succeed Rashid Karami . He held this post as chairman of a pro- Syrian government until July 20, 1980. In 1984 he narrowly escaped being assassinated when a car bomb exploded near him.

As Karami's successor, he became Prime Minister again on July 1, 1987, and took over the post of Foreign Minister in his government, which was in office until December 24, 1990 . Since he did not recognize the provisions contained in the Taif Agreement on the appointment of prime ministers, there was a second government in Lebanon between September 1988 and October 1990 with the internationally recognized government of Michel Aoun . Prime Minister al-Hoss had the support of the Forces Libanaises in particular during this term of office .

Most recently, after being appointed by President Émile Lahoud from December 2, 1998 to October 23, 2000, he was again Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Lebanon as successor to Rafiq al-Hariri , who in turn became his own successor. During this tenure, he also secured the support of the commander of the Forces Libanaises, Elie Hobeika , by appointing him to his cabinet as minister.

During his tenure, he gained a high reputation, particularly in the business world, due to his economic and financial policy experience.

Publications

• "The Development of Lebanon as Financial Market", 1974.
• "Window on the Future", 1981.
• "Lebanon: Agony and Peace", 1982.
• "Lebanon at the Crossroads", 1983.
• "Dots on the Is", 1987.
• "A War Among Victims," ​​1988.
• "On the Road to a New Republic", 1991.
• "The Epoch of Resolution and Whim", 1991.
• "A Time of Hope and Disappointment", 1992.
• "Reminiscences and Lessons", 1994.
• "For Fact and History", 2001.
• "Nationalist Landmarks", 2002.
• "Face-to-Face with Sectarianism", 2003.
• "Gist of a Life Time", 2004.
• "Sound without Echo", 2004
• "A call for an Open Dialogue", 2005.
• "Stance as weapon", 2006.
• "Epoch of Agonies", 2007.
• "Ma Qalla wa dall", 2008.

Web links

Commons : Selim al-Hoss  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• rulers.org

predecessor	Office	successor
Rachid Karamé Rachid Karamé Rafiq al-Hariri	Prime Minister of Lebanon December 8, 1976 - July 20, 1980 July 1, 1987 - December 24, 1990 December 2, 1998 - October 23, 2000	Takieddine Solh Omar Karamé Rafiq al-Hariri