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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]]
| 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]]
| death_place = [[Beirut, Lebanon|Beirut]], [[Lebanon]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2021|02|08|1939|05|08|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Beirut, Lebanon|Beirut]], [[Lebanon]]
| alma_mater = [[Saint Joseph University]]
| nationality = [[Lebanese nationality law|Lebanese]]
| restingplace =
| alma_mater = [[Saint Joseph University]]
| spouse = Loubna Boustany
| nationality = [[Lebanese nationality law|Lebanese]]
| children = 5
| spouse = Loubna Boustany
| caption = Obeid in 1988
| children = 5
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'''Jean Obeid''' ({{lang-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.
'''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 and education==
==Early life and education==
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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
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
|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
|year=1997|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|page=53|location=Westport, CT; London}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Alan Copps|title=Lebanese, Syrian leaders to hold summit meeting|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DqldAAAAIBAJ&sjid=U10NAAAAIBAJ&pg=1099,696156&dq=jean+obeid&hl=en
|year=1997|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|page=53|location=Westport, CT; London}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Alan Copps|agency=IP
|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|access-date=24 March 2013|newspaper=The Pittsburgh Press|date=12 February 1987}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Gemayel Adviser Reported Kidnaped in Beirut|access-date=1 April 2013|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1987-02-13/news/mn-2188_1_west-beirut|date=13 February 1987
|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
|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
|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>
|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
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
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==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_|work=Monthly Magazine|date=10 December 2015
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
|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
|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
|url=https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110945904.328|location=Beirut|doi=10.1515/9783110945904.328|publisher=Publitec Publications|isbn=9783110945904
|year=2007|page=274|url=https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110945904.328|location=Beirut|doi=10.1515/9783110945904.328|publisher=Publitec Publications
|edition=19th}}</ref>
|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|title=Jean Obeid Just Passed Away At 82 Years Old
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
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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.
  12. ^ "Hariri forms new government in Lebanon". Asia Africa Intelligence Wire. 17 April 2003. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  13. ^ "Lebanon's new Cabinet: Members list, observations". Lebanonwire. 18 April 2003. Archived from the original on 20 January 2013. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
  14. ^ a b Rola el Husseini (2012). Pax Syriana: Elite Politics in Postwar Lebanon. Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press. p. 250. ISBN 978-0-8156-3304-4.
  15. ^ a b "MP Jean Obeid Dies after Covid Diagnosis". MSN. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  16. ^ a b "Jean Obeid dies, phased lockdown lifting, calls for Slim murder probe: Everything you need to know this Monday". L'Orient Today. 8 February 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  17. ^ "Relations by marriage within the political class:-Reconciliations, Alliances and Hostilities". Monthly Magazine. 10 December 2015. Archived from the original on 8 February 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  18. ^ "Jean Obeid Just Passed Away At 82 Years Old". The NNA. 8 February 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
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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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