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|native_name = جان عبيد
| image = Jean Obeid - 1988.jpg
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| office = [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants (Lebanon)|Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants]]
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| image = Jean Obeid - 1988.jpg
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| primeminister = [[Rafik Hariri]]
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| office = [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants (Lebanon)|Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants]]
| predecessor = [[Mahmoud Hammoud (politician)|Mahmoud Hammoud]]
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| primeminister = [[Rafik Hariri]]
| predecessor = [[Mahmoud Hammoud (politician)|Mahmoud Hammoud]]
| successor = Mahmoud Hammoud
| successor = Mahmoud Hammoud
| term_start = 17 April 2003
| term_start = 17 April 2003
| term_end = 26 October 2004
| term_end = 26 October 2004
| birth_date = {{birth date|1939|5|8|df=y}}
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| birth_place = [[Alma, Lebanon|Alma]], [[Greater Lebanon|Lebanon]], [[French Fourth Republic|France]]
| birth_date = {{birth date|1939|5|8|df=y}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2021|02|08|1939|05|08|df=y}}
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| birth_place = [[Alma, Lebanon|Alma]], [[Greater Lebanon|Lebanon]], [[French Third Republic|France]]
| death_place = [[Beirut, Lebanon|Beirut]], [[Lebanon]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2021|02|08|1939|05|08|df=y}}
| death_place = Lebanon
| alma_mater = [[Saint Joseph University]]
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| nationality = [[Lebanese nationality law|Lebanese]]
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| spouse = Loubna Boustany
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| nationality = [[Lebanese nationality law|Lebanese]]}}
| children = 5
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'''Jean Obeid''' ({{lang-ar|جان عبيد}}; 8 May 1939{{spnd}}8 February 2021) was a Lebanese [[journalist]] and [[politician]], who served in different cabinet posts, the last of which was foreign minister of Lebanon from 2003 to 2004.
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'''Jean Obeid''' ({{langx|ar|جان عبيد}}; 8 May 1939{{spnd}}8 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==
==Early life and education==
Obeid hailed from a [[Maronite Christianity in Lebanon|Maronite]] family.<ref name=wleaks18nov/><ref name=taynodate/> He was born in [[Alma, Lebanon|Alma]], a village in [[Zgharta District|the Zgharta district]], on 8 May 1939.<ref name=ylib24sept>{{cite news|title=Meet Lebanon's leading presidential candidates
Obeid hailed from a [[Maronite Christianity in Lebanon|Maronite]] family.<ref name=taynodate/> He was born in [[Alma, Lebanon|Alma]], a village in [[Zgharta District|the Zgharta district]], on 8 May 1939.<ref name=ylib24sept>{{cite news|title=Meet Lebanon's leading presidential candidates
|url=http://yalibnan.com/site/archives/2007/09/meet_lebanons_l_1.php|accessdate=8 March 2013|newspaper=Ya Libnan |date=24 September 2007|url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090611073437/http://yalibnan.com//site//archives//2007//09//meet_lebanons_l_1.php|archivedate=11 June 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Joseph A. Kechichian|title=The wait for a leader
|url=http://yalibnan.com/site/archives/2007/09/meet_lebanons_l_1.php|access-date=8 March 2013|newspaper=Ya Libnan|date=24 September 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090611073437/http://yalibnan.com//site//archives//2007//09//meet_lebanons_l_1.php|archive-date=11 June 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Joseph A. Kechichian|title=The wait for a leader|access-date=16 March 2013|work=Ya Libnan
|url=http://yalibnan.com/site/archives/2007/09/lebanon_the_wai_1.php|accessdate=16 March 2013|work=Ya Libnan|date=23 September 2007|url-status=dead
|url=http://yalibnan.com/site/archives/2007/09/lebanon_the_wai_1.php|date=23 September 2007|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 May 2008
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080520061634/http://yalibnan.com/site/archives/2007/09/lebanon_the_wai_1.php |archivedate=20 May 2008}}</ref>
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080520061634/http://yalibnan.com/site/archives/2007/09/lebanon_the_wai_1.php}}</ref>

Obeid obtained a degree in law from the [[Saint Joseph University]] in Beirut.<ref name=whow/>


==Career==
==Career==
Obeid was a journalist by profession.<ref>{{cite news|title=FPM PM: Salam plans to form a cabinet of ghosts|url=http://www.yalibnan.com/2013/04/12/fpm-mp-salam-plans-to-form-a-cabinet-of-ghosts/|access-date=13 April 2013|newspaper=Ya Libnan|date=12 April 2013}}</ref> He held several high-level positions in various newspapers and magazines. He was an advisor on Arab affairs to two former [[Lebanese President]]s, [[Elias Sarkis]] (1978-1982) and [[Amin Gemayel]] (1983-1987).<ref name=ylib24sept/> Gemayel also appointed him special envoy to [[Syria]].<ref>{{cite book|author1=Eric J. Schmertz|author2=Natalie Datlof|author3=Alexej Ugrinsky|title=President Reagan and the world
Obeid was a journalist by profession.<ref>{{cite news|title=FPM PM: Salam plans to form a cabinet of ghosts|newspaper=Ya Libnan
|url=http://www.yalibnan.com/2013/04/12/fpm-mp-salam-plans-to-form-a-cabinet-of-ghosts/|access-date=13 April 2013|date=12 April 2013}}</ref> He held several high-level positions in various newspapers and magazines. He worked for ''[[Lisan al Hal|Lisan Al Hal]]'' in 1960 and for the ''[[Assayad]]'' magazine and ''[[Al Anwar (Lebanese newspaper)|Al Anwar]]'' daily from 1966.<ref name=whow/>
Obeid was an advisor on Arab affairs to two former [[Lebanese President]]s, [[Elias Sarkis]] (1978-1982) and [[Amin Gemayel]] (1983-1987).<ref name=ylib24sept/> Gemayel also appointed him special envoy to [[Syria]].<ref>{{cite book|editor1=Eric J. Schmertz|editor2=Natalie Datlof
|editor3=Alexej Ugrinsky|title=President Reagan and the world|isbn=978-0-313-30115-5|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=i_zvztYvwBgC&pg=PA53
|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=i_zvztYvwBgC&pg=PA53|year=1997|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|isbn=978-0-313-30115-5|page=53}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Alan Copps|title=Lebanese, Syrian leaders to hold summit meeting
|year=1997|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|page=53|location=Westport, CT; London}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Alan Copps|agency=IP
|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DqldAAAAIBAJ&sjid=U10NAAAAIBAJ&pg=1099,696156&dq=jean+obeid&hl=en
|access-date=24 March 2013|newspaper=Observer Reporter|date=6 April 1984|agency=IP|location=Beirut}}</ref> On 11 February 1987, Obeid met with Parliament Speaker [[Hussein Husseini]] and was kidnapped by nine gunmen in [[west Beirut]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Gemayel adviser taken captive in west Beirut|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=m_gjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=L2MEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6213,7284902&dq=jean+obeid&hl=en|accessdate=24 March 2013|newspaper=The Pittsburgh Press|date=12 February 1987}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Gemayel Adviser Reported Kidnaped in Beirut
|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DqldAAAAIBAJ&sjid=U10NAAAAIBAJ&pg=1099,696156&dq=jean+obeid&hl=en|title=Lebanese, Syrian leaders to hold summit meeting|access-date=24 March 2013|newspaper=Observer Reporter|date=6 April 1984|location=Beirut}}</ref> On 11 February 1987, Obeid met with Parliament Speaker [[Hussein Husseini]] and was kidnapped by nine gunmen in [[west Beirut]].<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Pittsburgh Press|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=m_gjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=L2MEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6213,7284902&dq=jean+obeid&hl=en|access-date=24 March 2013
|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1987-02-13/news/mn-2188_1_west-beirut|access-date=1 April 2013|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=13 February 1987|location=Beirut}}</ref> Obeid was freed unhurt after four days.<ref>{{cite news|author=Rima Salameh|title=Druse chief says Waite being held by Shiites|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ChAhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZnIFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1445,3570356&dq=jean+obeid&hl=en|access-date=24 March 2013|newspaper=Schenectady Gazette|date=16 February 1987|agency=AP|location=Beirut}}</ref>
|date=12 February 1987|title=Gemayel adviser taken captive in west Beirut}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Gemayel Adviser Reported Kidnaped in Beirut|access-date=1 April 2013|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-02-13-mn-2188-story.html|date=13 February 1987|location=Beirut}}</ref> Obeid was freed unhurt after four days.<ref>{{cite news|author=Rima Salameh|title=Druse chief says Waite being held by Shiites|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ChAhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZnIFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1445,3570356&dq=jean+obeid&hl=en|access-date=24 March 2013|newspaper=Schenectady Gazette|date=16 February 1987|agency=AP|location=Beirut}}</ref>

Obeid served as a member of [[Lebanese Parliament|the parliament]], representing [[Chouf District|Chouf]] from 1991 to 1992 and [[Tripoli, Lebanon|Tripoli]] from 1992 to 2005.<ref name=taynodate>{{cite news|author=Nassif Maraoun|title=Six candidates and one satisfactory seat. All of them extra-judicial|work=Tayyar|url=http://www.tayyar.org/Tayyar/FrontEnd/News/SavePrintNews.aspx?_GUID=%7BF5095128-2735-4E74-82F4-446C158ED37F%7D&_Print=true|archive-date=16 April 2013|access-date=8 March 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130416000324/http://www.tayyar.org/Tayyar/FrontEnd/News/SavePrintNews.aspx?_GUID=%7BF5095128-2735-4E74-82F4-446C158ED37F%7D&_Print=true}}</ref> He served as minister of state in the cabinet led by [[Prime Minister of Lebanon|Prime Minister]] [[Rafik Hariri]] between 1993 and 1995.<ref name=whow/><ref>{{cite news|author=Dalal Saoud|title=Lebanon PM forms a new Cabinet|work=United Press International|access-date=11 July 2022|url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1996/11/08/Lebanon-PM-forms-a-new-Cabinet/4336847429200/|date=7 November 1996|location=Beirut}}</ref> Then he was the minister of national education, youth and sports from 1996 to 1998.<ref name=whow/><ref>{{cite news
|title=Hariri forms new government in Lebanon|url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/article-1G1-100288326/hariri-forms-new-government.html|access-date=4 July 2013|work=Asia Africa Intelligence Wire|date=17 April 2003}}</ref> He was appointed to the same post in 2000.<ref name=whow/>


On 17 April 2003, Obeid was appointed foreign minister in a reshuffle to the last cabinet of Hariri, replacing [[Mahmoud Hammoud (politician)|Mahmoud Hammoud]] in the post.<ref>{{cite news|title=Lebanon's new Cabinet: Members list, observations|work=Lebanonwire
Obeid served as a member of [[Lebanese Parliament|the parliament]], representing [[Chouf District|Chouf]] from 1991 to 1992 and [[Tripoli, Lebanon|Tripoli]] from 1992 to 2005.<ref name=wleaks18nov>{{cite news|title=Lebanon: Ex-foreign Minister Positions Himself as Centrist for Presidency|url=http://www.cablegatesearch.net/cable.php?id=06BEIRUT3657
|accessdate=8 March 2013|work=Wikileaks|date=18 November 2006|url-status=dead
|url=http://www.lebanonwire.com/0304/03041701LW.asp|access-date=8 March 2013|date=18 April 2003|archive-date=20 January 2013|url-status=dead
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130615204108/http://cablegatesearch.net/cable.php?id=06BEIRUT3657
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130120134711/http://lebanonwire.com/0304/03041701LW.asp}}</ref><ref name=Husseini2012>{{cite book
|author=Rola el Husseini|title=Pax Syriana: Elite Politics in Postwar Lebanon|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zgl6DgAVzWMC&pg=PA250
|archivedate=15 June 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name=taynodate>{{cite news|author=Nassif Maraoun|title=Six candidates and one satisfactory seat. All of them extra-judicial
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|year=2012|publisher=[[Syracuse University Press]]|isbn=978-0-8156-3304-4|page=250|location=Syracuse, NY}}</ref> Obeid's tenure ended in 2004, and he was succeeded by Mahmoud Hammoud as foreign minister.<ref name=ylib24sept/><ref name=Husseini2012/> In 2008, Obeid ran for [[2008 Lebanese presidential election|the presidential elections]] and was considered to be possible consensus candidate.<ref name=ylib24sept/> He was also a candidate for [[President of Lebanon]] and participated in the [[2014 Lebanese presidential election]].<ref name=MSN-obit>{{Cite web|title=MP Jean Obeid Dies after Covid Diagnosis|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/mp-jean-obeid-dies-after-covid-diagnosis/ar-BB1dulIy|access-date=8 February 2021|work=MSN}}</ref>
|url=http://www.tayyar.org/Tayyar/FrontEnd/News/SavePrintNews.aspx?_GUID=%7BF5095128-2735-4E74-82F4-446C158ED37F%7D&_Print=true|archive-date=16 April 2013|accessdate=8 March 2013|work=Tayyar|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130416000324/http://www.tayyar.org/Tayyar/FrontEnd/News/SavePrintNews.aspx?_GUID=%7BF5095128-2735-4E74-82F4-446C158ED37F%7D&_Print=true|url-status=dead}}</ref> He served as minister of state in the cabinet led by [[Prime Minister of Lebanon|Prime Minister]] [[Rafik Hariri]] in 1993. Then he was named as the minister of national education, youth and sports.<ref>{{cite news|title=Hariri forms new government in Lebanon|url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/article-1G1-100288326/hariri-forms-new-government.html|accessdate=4 July 2013|work=Asia Africa Intelligence Wire|date=17 April 2003}}</ref> He was in office from 1996 to 1998. On 17 April 2003, he was appointed foreign minister in a reshuffle to the last cabinet of Hariri, replacing [[Mahmoud Hammoud (politician)|Mahmoud Hammoud]] in the post.<ref name=wleaks18nov/><ref>{{cite news|title=Lebanon's new Cabinet: Members list, observations|url=http://www.lebanonwire.com/0304/03041701LW.asp|accessdate=8 March 2013|work=Lebanonwire|date=18 April 2003|archivedate=20 January 2013|df=dmy-all|url-status=dead
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130120134711/http://lebanonwire.com/0304/03041701LW.asp}}</ref><ref name=Husseini2012>{{cite book|author=Rola el Husseini|title=Pax Syriana: Elite Politics in Postwar Lebanon
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|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zgl6DgAVzWMC&pg=PA250|date=15 October 2012|publisher=Syracuse University Press|isbn=978-0-8156-3304-4|page=250}}</ref> Obeid's tenure ended in 2004 and he was succeeded by Mahmoud Hammoud as foreign minister.<ref name=ylib24sept/><ref name=Husseini2012/> In 2008, Obeid ran for [[2008 Lebanese presidential election|the presidential elections]] and was considered to be possible consensus candidate.<ref name=ylib24sept/> He was also a candidate for [[President of Lebanon]] and participated in the [[2014 Lebanese presidential election]].<ref name=MSN-obit>{{Cite web|title=MP Jean Obeid Dies after Covid Diagnosis|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/mp-jean-obeid-dies-after-covid-diagnosis/ar-BB1dulIy|access-date=8 February 2021|work=MSN}}</ref>


In May 2018, Obeid returned to the Lebanese parliament by winning the Maronite seat for the constituency of Tripoli.<ref name="MSN-obit"/><ref name=lot>{{cite news|title=Jean Obeid dies, phased lockdown lifting, calls for Slim murder probe: Everything you need to know this Monday |url=https://today.lorientlejour.com/article/1251197/phased-lockdown-lifting-calls-for-slim-murder-probe-salameh-hearing-everything-you-need-to-know-to-start-your-monday.html|access-date=9 February 2021|work=L'Orient Today|date=8 February 2021}}</ref>
In May 2018, Obeid returned to the Lebanese parliament by winning the Maronite seat for the constituency of Tripoli.<ref name="MSN-obit"/><ref name=lot>{{cite news|title=Jean Obeid dies, phased lockdown lifting, calls for Slim murder probe: Everything you need to know this Monday |url=https://today.lorientlejour.com/article/1251197/phased-lockdown-lifting-calls-for-slim-murder-probe-salameh-hearing-everything-you-need-to-know-to-start-your-monday.html|access-date=9 February 2021|work=L'Orient Today|date=8 February 2021}}</ref>


==Personal life and death==
==Personal life and death==
Obeid was married to [[Emile Boustany]]'s daughter, Loubna,<ref>{{cite news|title=Relations by marriage within the political class:-Reconciliations, Alliances and Hostilities|url=https://monthlymagazine.com/article-desc_1822_
Obeid was married to [[Emile Boustany]]'s daughter, Loubna,<ref>{{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
|work=Monthly Magazine|date=10 December 2015|archive-date=8 February 2021|access-date=8 February 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210208194450/https://monthlymagazine.com/article-desc_1822_}}</ref> and had five children Sleiman, Hala, Amal, Jana and Badwi Obied. Obeid was the maternal uncle of [[Jihad Azour]] a former [[Ministry of Finance (Lebanon)|minister of finance]] and director of the Middle East and Central Asia Department in the [[International Monetary Fund]].
|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}}</ref> and had five children.<ref name=whow>{{cite book|title=Who's Who in Lebanon 2007-2008
|year=2007|page=274|url=https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110945904.328|location=Beirut|doi=10.1515/9783110945904.328|publisher=Publitec Publications
|isbn=9783110945904|edition=19th}}</ref> He was also the maternal uncle of the economist [[Jihad Azour]].


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]].<ref name=lot/><ref>{{Cite web|date=8 February 2021
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]].<ref name=lot/><ref>{{Cite web|date=8 February 2021|title=Jean Obeid Just Passed Away At 82 Years Old
|title=Jean Obeid Just Passed Away At 82 Years Old|url=http://nna-leb.gov.lb/ar/show-news/528465/|access-date=8 February 2021|website=The NNA}}</ref>
|url=http://nna-leb.gov.lb/ar/show-news/528465/|access-date=8 February 2021|website=The NNA}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 11:03, 29 October 2024

Jean Obeid
Obeid in 1988
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants
In office
17 April 2003 – 26 October 2004
Prime MinisterRafik Hariri
Preceded byMahmoud Hammoud
Succeeded byMahmoud Hammoud
Personal details
Born(1939-05-08)8 May 1939
Alma, Lebanon, France
Died8 February 2021(2021-02-08) (aged 81)
Beirut, Lebanon
NationalityLebanese
SpouseLoubna Boustany
Children5
Alma materSaint Joseph University

Jean Obeid (Arabic: جان عبيد; 8 May 1939 – 8 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

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Obeid hailed from a Maronite family.[1] He was born in Alma, a village in the Zgharta district, on 8 May 1939.[2][3]

Obeid obtained a degree in law from the Saint Joseph University in Beirut.[4]

Career

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Obeid was a journalist by profession.[5] He held several high-level positions in various newspapers and magazines. He worked for Lisan Al Hal in 1960 and for the Assayad magazine and Al Anwar daily from 1966.[4]

Obeid was an advisor on Arab affairs to two former Lebanese Presidents, Elias Sarkis (1978-1982) and Amin Gemayel (1983-1987).[2] Gemayel also appointed him special envoy to Syria.[6][7] On 11 February 1987, Obeid met with Parliament Speaker Hussein Husseini and was kidnapped by nine gunmen in west Beirut.[8][9] Obeid was freed unhurt after four days.[10]

Obeid served as a member of the parliament, representing Chouf from 1991 to 1992 and Tripoli from 1992 to 2005.[1] He served as minister of state in the cabinet led by Prime Minister Rafik Hariri between 1993 and 1995.[4][11] Then he was the minister of national education, youth and sports from 1996 to 1998.[4][12] He was appointed to the same post in 2000.[4]

On 17 April 2003, Obeid was appointed foreign minister in a reshuffle to the last cabinet of Hariri, replacing Mahmoud Hammoud in the post.[13][14] Obeid's tenure ended in 2004, and he was succeeded by Mahmoud Hammoud as foreign minister.[2][14] In 2008, Obeid ran for the presidential elections and was considered to be possible consensus candidate.[2] He was also a candidate for President of Lebanon and participated in the 2014 Lebanese presidential election.[15]

In May 2018, Obeid returned to the Lebanese parliament by winning the Maronite seat for the constituency of Tripoli.[15][16]

Personal life and death

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Obeid was married to Emile Boustany's daughter, Loubna,[17] and had five children.[4] He was also the maternal uncle of the economist Jihad Azour.

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.[16][18]

References

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  1. ^ a b Nassif Maraoun. "Six candidates and one satisfactory seat. All of them extra-judicial". Tayyar. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d "Meet Lebanon's leading presidential candidates". Ya Libnan. 24 September 2007. Archived from the original on 11 June 2009. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
  3. ^ Joseph A. Kechichian (23 September 2007). "The wait for a leader". Ya Libnan. Archived from the original on 20 May 2008. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Who's Who in Lebanon 2007-2008 (19th ed.). Beirut: Publitec Publications. 2007. p. 274. doi:10.1515/9783110945904.328. ISBN 9783110945904.
  5. ^ "FPM PM: Salam plans to form a cabinet of ghosts". Ya Libnan. 12 April 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  6. ^ Eric J. Schmertz; Natalie Datlof; Alexej Ugrinsky, eds. (1997). President Reagan and the world. Westport, CT; London: Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 53. ISBN 978-0-313-30115-5.
  7. ^ Alan Copps (6 April 1984). "Lebanese, Syrian leaders to hold summit meeting". Observer Reporter. Beirut. IP. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
  8. ^ "Gemayel adviser taken captive in west Beirut". The Pittsburgh Press. 12 February 1987. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
  9. ^ "Gemayel Adviser Reported Kidnaped in Beirut". Los Angeles Times. Beirut. 13 February 1987. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  10. ^ Rima Salameh (16 February 1987). "Druse chief says Waite being held by Shiites". Schenectady Gazette. Beirut. AP. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
  11. ^ Dalal Saoud (7 November 1996). "Lebanon PM forms a new Cabinet". United Press International. Beirut. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
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Political offices
Preceded by Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants
17 April 2003 – 26 October 2004 		Succeeded by
Mahmoud Hammoud
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