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Shafik Wazzan

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Shafik Wazzan
شفيق الوزان
Wazzan in 1983
Prime Minister of Lebanon
In office
25 October 1980 – 30 April 1984
PresidentÉlias Sarkis
Bachir Gemayel
Amine Gemayel
Preceded byTakieddin el-Solh
Succeeded byRashid Karami
Personal details
Born(1925-01-16)16 January 1925
Beirut, Lebanon
Died8 July 1999(1999-07-08) (aged 74)
Beirut, Lebanon
Political partyIndependent
Children2

Shafik Al-Wazzan (Arabic: شفيق الوزان, January 16, 1925 – July 8, 1999) was a Lebanese politician who served as the 27th Prime Minister of Lebanon from 1980 until 1984. In December 1991, Wazzan was wounded when a car bomb exploded in the Beirut neighborhood of Basta Al Fouka (where he lived) as he was passing through in an armored car.[1]

Biography

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After political strife had left Lebanon without a government for 137 days, Wazzan was urged into office.[2] He oversaw the withdrawal of Palestinian guerillas from Beirut in 1982.

Wazzan died in 1999 at the age of 74. He was survived by a son (Dr. Wassim Al Wazzan) and a daughter.

References

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  1. ^ Asian Bulletin. APACL Publications. 1992. p. 64.
  2. ^ O'Ballance, E. (1998-10-21). Civil War in Lebanon, 1975-92. Springer. pp. 99–103. ISBN 978-0-230-37468-3.
Political offices
Preceded by Prime Minister of Lebanon
25 October 1980 – 30 April 1984
Succeeded by