Samir Frangieh

Samir Bey Frangieh (12 April 1945 – 11 April 2017) was a Lebanese politician and a leftist intellectual.

Samir Bey Frangieh
Frangieh in 2012
Born(1945-04-12)12 April 1945
Zgharta, Lebanon
Died11 April 2017(2017-04-11) (aged 71)
Beirut, Lebanon
NationalityLebanese
OccupationJournalist, author
Known for14 March alliance

Early life

Frangieh was born in Zgharta on 12 April 1945.[1] He hails from an old political family, the Frangieh family.[2] He is the son of Hamid Kabalan Frangieh and Lamia Michel (née Raffoul).[3] Hamid Frangieh was the elder brother of Suleiman Frangieh, who was President of Lebanon (1970-1976).[2] Suleiman Frangieh Jr. was Samir Frangieh's cousin.[4]

Career

Frangieh was a leading journalist.[5] During the term of president Émile Lahoud, he was one of the opposition leaders, who tried to challenge close allies of the president.[6] The opposition group was also led by Rafik Hariri and Walid Jumblatt.[6] Frangieh was a political ally of Jumblatt.[7]

Frangieh was also one of the founders of the Qornet Shehwan Gathering.[8] In addition, he was part of the 14 March alliance[9] and a member of its general secretariat.[10][11] He was the author of "Beirut manifesto" that was published in Le Monde on 22 June 2004.[1] The manifesto, which was signed by Lebanese intellectuals and eminent public figures, challenged the dominance of Syria in Lebanon.[1]

In the 2005 general elections, he became a member of the Lebanese parliament, representing Zgharta.[12] However, in the general elections of 2009, Frangieh was not included to the election list of the March 14 alliance.[13]

Personal life and death

Frangieh was the author of The Journey to the Extreme of Violence that was published in 2011.[9] He died on 11 April 2017 in Beirut's Hotel Dieu Hospital before his birthday.[14]

References
  1. Dominique Avon; Anaïs-Trissa Khatchadourian; Jane Marie Todd (10 September 2012). Hezbollah: A History of the "Party of God". Harvard University Press. p. 200. ISBN 978-0-674-06752-3. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  2. Elie Hajj (13 March 2013). "New March 14 Group to Launch in Lebanon Next Week". Al Monitor. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
  3. "General Election 2005: (14)". Zgharta. 14 June 2005. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
  4. Megan K. Stack (19 April 2005). "Lebanon, a House Divided". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  5. Gary C. Gambill (Spring 2001). "Is Syria Losing Control of Lebanon?". Middle East Quarterly. 8 (2): 41–49. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
  6. Charles Glass (4 August 2005). "An Assassin's Land". London Review of Books. 27 (15). Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  7. Charles Glass (1 March 2007). "The lord of no man's land: A guided tour through Lebanon's ceaseless war". Harper's Magazine. Archived from the original on 8 February 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  8. "Qornet Shehwan Gathering" (PDF). Middle East Mirror. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  9. "Samir Frangieh: The Orthodox Law insults the dignity of Lebanese Citizens". iloubnan. Beirut. 3 February 2013. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
  10. "Lebanon". Coincilation Resources. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
  11. "March 14 warn of bids to link national security to Syria". Lebanon News. 1 April 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  12. "Talking To: Samir Franjieh". Now Lebanon. 1 October 2008. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
  13. Robert G. Rabii (6 June 2009). "Lebanon at the crossroads". Lebanonwire. Archived from the original on 23 March 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
  14. "Former MP Frangieh dies at 72". The Daily Star. Beirut. 11 April 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
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