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Jean Obeid

Lebanese politician (1939–2021)

Summary

Lebanese politician (1939–2021)

Field	Value
image	Jean Obeid - 1988.jpg
office	Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants
primeminister	Rafik Hariri
predecessor	Mahmoud Hammoud
successor	Mahmoud Hammoud
term_start	17 April 2003
term_end	26 October 2004
birth_date
birth_place	Alma, Lebanon, France
death_date
death_place	Beirut, Lebanon
alma_mater	Saint Joseph University
nationality	Lebanese
spouse	Loubna Boustany
children	5
caption	Obeid in 1988

Jean Obeid (; 8 May 19398 February 2021) was a Lebanese lawyer, journalist and politician, who served in different cabinet posts, the last of which was foreign minister of Lebanon from 2003 to 2004.

Early life and education

Obeid hailed from a Maronite family. He was born in Alma, a village in the Zgharta district, on 8 May 1939.{{cite news|title=Meet Lebanon's leading presidential candidates |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080520061634/http://yalibnan.com/site/archives/2007/09/lebanon_the_wai_1.php}}

Obeid obtained a degree in law from the Saint Joseph University in Beirut.

Career

Obeid was a journalist by profession.{{cite news|title=FPM PM: Salam plans to form a cabinet of ghosts|newspaper=Ya Libnan

Obeid was an advisor on Arab affairs to two former Lebanese Presidents, Elias Sarkis (1978-1982) and Amin Gemayel (1983-1987). Gemayel also appointed him special envoy to Syria.{{cite book|editor1=Eric J. Schmertz|editor2=Natalie Datlof

Obeid served as a member of the parliament, representing Chouf from 1991 to 1992 and Tripoli from 1992 to 2005. He served as minister of state in the cabinet led by Prime Minister Rafik Hariri between 1993 and 1995. Then he was the minister of national education, youth and sports from 1996 to 1998.{{cite news

On 17 April 2003, Obeid was appointed foreign minister in a reshuffle to the last cabinet of Hariri, replacing Mahmoud Hammoud in the post.{{cite news|title=Lebanon's new Cabinet: Members list, observations|work=Lebanonwire |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130120134711/http://lebanonwire.com/0304/03041701LW.asp}}{{cite book

In May 2018, Obeid returned to the Lebanese parliament by winning the Maronite seat for the constituency of Tripoli.

Personal life and death

Obeid was married to Emile Boustany's daughter, Loubna,{{cite news|title=Relations by marriage within the political class:-Reconciliations, Alliances and Hostilities|url=https://monthlymagazine.com/article-desc_1822_|work=Monthly Magazine|date=10 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210208194450/https://monthlymagazine.com/article-desc_1822_|archive-date=8 February 2021|access-date=8 February 2021|url-status=live}} and had five children.{{cite book|title=Who's Who in Lebanon 2007-2008

On the morning of 8 February 2021, the National News Agency (NNA) announced that Obeid had died due to complications from COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Lebanon.{{Cite web|date=8 February 2021|title=Jean Obeid Just Passed Away At 82 Years Old

References

(13 February 1987). "Gemayel Adviser Reported Kidnaped in Beirut". Los Angeles Times.
Rima Salameh. (16 February 1987). "Druse chief says Waite being held by Shiites". Schenectady Gazette.
Nassif Maraoun. "Six candidates and one satisfactory seat. All of them extra-judicial". Tayyar.
Dalal Saoud. (7 November 1996). "Lebanon PM forms a new Cabinet". United Press International.
"MP Jean Obeid Dies after Covid Diagnosis". MSN.
(8 February 2021). "Jean Obeid dies, phased lockdown lifting, calls for Slim murder probe: Everything you need to know this Monday". L'Orient Today.

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