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Following his graduation Dalloul worked as a teacher in the [[Beqaa Valley|Bekaa]] and Beirut districts.<ref name=abjj/> He then began to work for newspapers and magazine and joined the Editors’ Syndicate where he is still a member.<ref name=abjj/> In 1951 he became a member of the Progressive Socialist Party and held various positions including deputy chairman.<ref name=abjj/> He was first elected as a deputy representing the [[Baalbek-Hermel Governorate|Baalbek-Hermel district]] in the elections in 1991.<ref name=abjj/> In the [[1992 Lebanese general election|general elections]] in 1992 he was elected to the Parliament from the Zahle district.<ref name=abjj/> He was elected as a deputy from the [[Beqaa Governorate|Bekaa Governorate]] in the [[1996 Lebanese general election|elections]] held in 1996 and from the Zahle district in the [[2000 Lebanese general election|elections]] of 2000.<ref name=abjj/> |
Following his graduation Dalloul worked as a teacher in the [[Beqaa Valley|Bekaa]] and Beirut districts.<ref name=abjj/> He then began to work for newspapers and magazine and joined the Editors’ Syndicate where he is still a member.<ref name=abjj/> In 1951 he became a member of the Progressive Socialist Party and held various positions including deputy chairman.<ref name=abjj/> He was first elected as a deputy representing the [[Baalbek-Hermel Governorate|Baalbek-Hermel district]] in the elections in 1991.<ref name=abjj/> In the [[1992 Lebanese general election|general elections]] in 1992 he was elected to the Parliament from the Zahle district.<ref name=abjj/> He was elected as a deputy from the [[Beqaa Governorate|Bekaa Governorate]] in the [[1996 Lebanese general election|elections]] held in 1996 and from the Zahle district in the [[2000 Lebanese general election|elections]] of 2000.<ref name=abjj/> |
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Dalloul was appointed minister of agriculture to the cabinet led by [[Prime Minister of Lebanon|Prime Minister]] [[Selim Hoss]] and held the post from 25 November 1989 to 24 December 1990.<ref name=abjj/> He served in the same post in the cabinet of [[Omar Karami]] from 24 December 1990 to 16 May 1992 and in the cabinet headed by [[Rachid Solh|Rashid Solh]] between 16 May 1992 and 31 October 1992.<ref name=abjj/> Dalloul was named as the defense minister on 31 October 1992 and served in the post in the [[First Cabinet of Rafic Hariri|first cabinet]] of [[Rafic Hariri|Rafiq Hariri]] until 25 May 1995. He was named defense minister in the second cabinet of Hariri on 11 July 1996.<ref name=abjj/> Dalloul also served as minister of defense in the next cabinet of Hariri between 11 July 1996 and November 1998.<ref name=abjj/> |
Dalloul was appointed minister of agriculture to the cabinet led by [[Prime Minister of Lebanon|Prime Minister]] [[Selim Hoss]] and held the post from 25 November 1989 to 24 December 1990.<ref name=abjj/> He served in the same post in the cabinet of [[Omar Karami]] from 24 December 1990 to 16 May 1992 and in the cabinet headed by [[Rachid Solh|Rashid Solh]] between 16 May 1992 and 31 October 1992.<ref name=abjj/> Dalloul was named as the defense minister on 31 October 1992 and served in the post in the [[First Cabinet of Rafic Hariri|first cabinet]] of [[Rafic Hariri|Rafiq Hariri]] until 25 May 1995.<ref>{{cite book|author=Ward Vloeberghs|year=2015|location=Leiden; Boston |
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|publisher=Brill|isbn=9789004307056|pages=381–382|volume=114|url=https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004307056_010}}</ref> He was named defense minister in the second cabinet of Hariri on 11 July 1996.<ref name=abjj/> Dalloul also served as minister of defense in the next cabinet of Hariri between 11 July 1996 and November 1998.<ref name=abjj/> |
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===Views and alliances=== |
===Views and alliances=== |
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Dalloul has had pro-Syrian and pro-Iran stance and close connections with the Syrian politicians. It was Syrian [[Vice President of Syria|vice president]] [[Abdul Halim Khaddam]] who helped Dalloul to assume significant cabinet posts.<ref name=elaph/> Dalloul's another close confidant was [[Hikmat al-Shihabi|Hikmat Shihabi]], a senior Syrian military officer.<ref name=elaph/> In 2010 Dalloul argued that Iran should possess [[Nuclear weapon|nuclear arms]] which should not be used only to maintain peace in the region, but also to have a dissuasive force against Israel.<ref>{{cite news|title=Former Lebanese Defense Minister Mohsen Dalloul Says He Wants Iran to Have Nuclear Weapons |
Dalloul has had pro-Syrian and pro-Iran stance and close connections with the Syrian politicians. It was Syrian [[Vice President of Syria|vice president]] [[Abdul Halim Khaddam]] who helped Dalloul to assume significant cabinet posts.<ref name=elaph/> Dalloul's another close confidant was [[Hikmat al-Shihabi|Hikmat Shihabi]], a senior Syrian military officer.<ref name=elaph/> In 2010 Dalloul argued that Iran should possess [[Nuclear weapon|nuclear arms]] which should not be used only to maintain peace in the region, but also to have a dissuasive force against Israel.<ref>{{cite news|title=Former Lebanese Defense Minister Mohsen Dalloul Says He Wants Iran to Have Nuclear Weapons |
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==Personal life and work== |
==Personal life and work== |
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Revision as of 11:41, 12 July 2022
Mohsen Dalloul | |
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| Born | 1933 (age 90–91) Aali en Nahri, Lebanon |
| Political party | Progressive Socialist Party |
| Children | 4 |
| Occupation | Journalist |
Mohsen Dalloul (born 1933) is Lebanese journalist and politician. Being a member of the Progressive Socialist Party he served as the minister of agriculture and minister of defense in the 1990s. He is a long-term member of the Lebanese Parliament serving between 1991 and 2004.
Early life and education
Dalloul was born in Aali en Nahri, Zahle district, 1933.[1] He hails from a Shiite family.[2] He attended Oriental College in Zahle where he completed his secondary education.[1] He holds a degree in sociology.[1]
Career
Following his graduation Dalloul worked as a teacher in the Bekaa and Beirut districts.[1] He then began to work for newspapers and magazine and joined the Editors’ Syndicate where he is still a member.[1] In 1951 he became a member of the Progressive Socialist Party and held various positions including deputy chairman.[1] He was first elected as a deputy representing the Baalbek-Hermel district in the elections in 1991.[1] In the general elections in 1992 he was elected to the Parliament from the Zahle district.[1] He was elected as a deputy from the Bekaa Governorate in the elections held in 1996 and from the Zahle district in the elections of 2000.[1]
Dalloul was appointed minister of agriculture to the cabinet led by Prime Minister Selim Hoss and held the post from 25 November 1989 to 24 December 1990.[1] He served in the same post in the cabinet of Omar Karami from 24 December 1990 to 16 May 1992 and in the cabinet headed by Rashid Solh between 16 May 1992 and 31 October 1992.[1] Dalloul was named as the defense minister on 31 October 1992 and served in the post in the first cabinet of Rafiq Hariri until 25 May 1995.[3] He was named defense minister in the second cabinet of Hariri on 11 July 1996.[1] Dalloul also served as minister of defense in the next cabinet of Hariri between 11 July 1996 and November 1998.[1]
Views and alliances
Dalloul has had pro-Syrian and pro-Iran stance and close connections with the Syrian politicians. It was Syrian vice president Abdul Halim Khaddam who helped Dalloul to assume significant cabinet posts.[2] Dalloul's another close confidant was Hikmat Shihabi, a senior Syrian military officer.[2] In 2010 Dalloul argued that Iran should possess nuclear arms which should not be used only to maintain peace in the region, but also to have a dissuasive force against Israel.[4]
Personal life and work
Dalloul married Siham Kanaan, and they have four children: Nizar, Ali, Ziyad and Rola.[1] His eldest son, Nizar, married the daughter of Nazik Hariri, second wife of Rafiq Hariri.[2] Nizar and Ali Dalloul have business investments and are among the shareholders of Libancell, Lebanese cell phone company.[5] As of 2003 it was reported that the company was owned by the Syria's ruling group, Al Assad family, and the Lebanese businessmen brothers, Najib and Taha Mikati.[5]
Dalloul is the author of two books which were published in 2006.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "محسن دلول" (in Arabic). Abjjad. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ^ a b c d "محسن دلول عميد المخبرين السوريين في لبنان". Elaph (in Arabic). 14 June 2005. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ^ Ward Vloeberghs (2015). Architecture, Power and Religion in Lebanon. Rafiq Hariri and the politics of sacred space in Beirut. Vol. 114. Leiden; Boston: Brill. pp. 381–382. ISBN 9789004307056.
- ^ "Former Lebanese Defense Minister Mohsen Dalloul Says He Wants Iran to Have Nuclear Weapons". MEMRI. 17 October 2010. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ^ a b Gary C. Gambill (January 2003). "Lebanon's Cell Phone Scandals". Middle East Intelligence Bulletin. Vol. 5, no. 1. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
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