Rashid Karami | |
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رشيد كرامي | |
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Prime Minister of Lebanon | |
In office 30 April 1984 – 1 June 1987 | |
President | Amine Gemayel |
Preceded by | Shafik Wazzan |
Succeeded by | Selim Hoss |
In office 1 July 1975 – 8 December 1976 | |
President | Elias Sarkis Suleiman Frangieh |
Preceded by | Nureddin Rifai |
Succeeded by | Selim Hoss |
In office 15 January 1969 – 13 October 1970 | |
President | Suleiman Frangieh Charles Helou |
Preceded by | Abdallah El-Yafi |
Succeeded by | Saeb Salam |
In office 7 December 1966 – 8 February 1968 | |
President | Charles Helou |
Preceded by | Abdallah El-Yafi |
Succeeded by | Abdallah El-Yafi |
In office 25 July 1965 – 2 December 1966 | |
President | Charles Helou |
Preceded by | Hussein Al Oweini |
Succeeded by | Abdallah El-Yafi |
In office 31 October 1961 – 20 February 1964 | |
President | Fuad Chehab |
Preceded by | Saeb Salam |
Succeeded by | Hussein Al Oweini |
In office 24 September 1958 – 14 May 1960 | |
President | Fuad Chehab |
Preceded by | Khalil al-Hibri |
Succeeded by | Ahmed Daouk |
In office 19 September 1955 – 20 March 1956 | |
President | Camille Chamoun |
Preceded by | Sami as-Solh |
Succeeded by | Abdallah El-Yafi |
Personal details | |
Born | Miriata, State of Greater Lebanon | 30 December 1921
Died | 1 June 1987 Beirut, Lebanon | (aged 65)
Cause of death | Helicopter bombing |
Political party | Independent[1] |
Alma mater | Cairo University |
Rashid Karami (Arabic: رشيد كرامي; 30 December 1921 – 1 June 1987) was a Lebanese statesman. He is considered one of the most important political figures in Lebanon for more than 30 years, including during much of the Lebanese Civil War (1975–1990), and he served as prime minister eight times, making him the most democratically elected prime minister in history according to the Guinness Book of World Records 2005. He was assassinated in 1987.