Abdullah Rassi (1929–1994) was a Lebanese physician and politician. He worked as a physician in Saudi Arabia in the 1960s and following the election of his father-in-law Suleiman Frangieh as the President of Lebanon in 1972 he began to involve in politics. Rassi was a long-term member of the Parliament of Lebanon and served as the minister of interior between 1984 and 1988.
Abdullah Rassi | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Parliament | |
| In office 1972–1994 | |
| Minister of Interior | |
| In office April 1984 – 1988 | |
| Prime Minister | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1929 |
| Died | 1994 (aged 64–65) |
| Spouse | Sonia Frangieh |
| Children | Karim Rassi |
| Occupation | Physician |
Biography edit
Rassi was born in 1929 and hailed from a Greek Orthodox family.[1] He worked as a physician in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, from 1960s to the early 1970s.[2] Upon his return to Lebanon he was elected to the Lebanese Parliament in 1972 and served there until 1994.[3] He was appointed minister of interior to the cabinet led by Prime Minister Rashid Karami on 13 April 1984.[4][5] Rassi was accompanying Rashid Karami in June 1987 while traveling to Beirut via a military helicopter.[6][7] Karami was killed while Rassi and others were wounded when the helicopter was exploded by a time bomb.[7]
In 1966 Rassi married Sonia Frangieh, daughter of Suleiman Frangieh.[3] One of their children is Karim Rassi who also served at the Lebanese Parliament.[8][9] He died in 1994.[3]
References edit
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- ^ "Lebanese Premier Karami Quits Over Economic Crisis". Los Angeles Times. Beirut. Associated Press. 4 May 1987. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
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- ^ a b Farouk Nassar (1 June 1987). "Bomb Kills Lebanese Prime Minister". Associated Press. Beirut. Archived from the original on 4 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ "Relations by marriage within the political class:-Reconciliations, Alliances and Hostilities". The Monthly. 10 December 2015. Archived from the original on 8 February 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ Suad Joseph (July 2011). "Political Familism in Lebanon". Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. 636: 155. doi:10.1177/0002716211398434. S2CID 145269097.