Hussein Al Oweini

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Hussein Al Oweini
حسين العويني.jpg
Prime Minister of Lebanon
In office
20 September 1964 – 25 July 1965
PresidentCharles Helou
Preceded byRashid Karami
Succeeded byRashid Karami
Interim Prime Minister of Lebanon
In office
14 February 1951 – 7 April 1951
PresidentBechara El Khoury
Preceded byRiad Al Solh
Succeeded byAbdullah Arif Yafi
Personal details
Born(1900-12-24)24 December 1900
Beirut, Ottoman Empire
Died11 January 1971(1971-01-11) (aged 70)
Beirut, Lebanon

Hussein Al Oweini (Arabic: حسين العويني‎; 24 December 1900 – 11 January 1971)[1][2] was a Lebanese businessman and politician who served as Prime Minister of Lebanon twice. He also held other cabinet positions.

Early life[]

Oweini was born in 1900.[3] He was a member of a Sunni family from Beirut.[4]

Career[]

Oweini went to Saudi Arabia and worked as a business agent for the House of Saud from 1923 to 1947.[5] He also founded a company, Ne'ma Te'ma, in Riyadh.[6] He was the Minister of Finance from July 1948 to June 1951.[7] He was first appointed interim prime minister on 14 February 1951 under president Bechara El Khoury[4][8] succeeding Riad Al Solh. He was in office until 7 April 1951 and succeeded by Abdullah Arif Yafi.[3] On 27 September 1957, Oweini and two other former prime ministers, Saeb Salam and Abdallah El-Yafi, were arrested on charges of planning an armed coup and riots during the elections held in May.[9]

Oweini's second term as prime minister was from 20 February 1964 to 25 July 1965 under president Charles Helou.[10][11] Both his predecessor and successor was Rashid Karami as prime minister.[3] Oweini was the leader of the National Front.[12] He also served as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants for three separate terms, from 1958 to 1960, in 1965, and 1968 to 1969.[13] During his third term as foreign minister, Oweini also acted as Minister of National Defense.[14]

Death[]

Oweini died on 11 January 1971, aged 70.[1] After his death, the Hussein Al Oweini Award was named in his honor.[15]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b MEED. Economic East Economic Digest, Limited. 1971. p. 75.
  2. ^ "آل عويني". Islam Guiden.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Rulers of Lebanon". Jewish Library. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b R. Hrair Dekmejian (1975). Patterns of Political Leadership: Egypt, Israel, Lebanon. SUNY Press. p. 33. ISBN 978-0-87395-291-0.
  5. ^ Saad Mehio (9 July 2002). "Prime Minister Alwaleed bin Talal? For what?". The Daily Star. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
  6. ^ "Riyadh's guest". Ain Al Yaqeen. 21 April 2000. Archived from the original on 28 June 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  7. ^ "Former Ministers". 18 December 2019. Archived from the original on 18 December 2019.
  8. ^ Wassim Mroueh (14 June 2011). "Looking back on almost 7 decades of Cabinet crises". The Daily Star. Beirut. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  9. ^ Samir Khalaf (2002). Civil and Uncivil Violence in Lebanon: A History of the Internationalization of Communal Contact. Columbia University Press. p. 111. ISBN 978-0-231-50536-9.
  10. ^ George W. Cornell (2 December 1964). "Welcome Pope". The Evening News. Bombay. AP. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  11. ^ "Bridge stamps of Lebanon". Bridge Guys. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  12. ^ Wilton Wynn (22 July 1958). "Lebanon leader predicts US troop removal". Ellensburg Daily Record. Beirut. AP. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  13. ^ "Foreign ministers". Rulers. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  14. ^ "New peace plan for Middle East offered". The Dispatch. UPI. 2 January 1969. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  15. ^ "Zahraa Shaito". American University of Beirut. Retrieved 18 July 2013.

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Political offices
Preceded by
Riad Solh 		Prime Minister of Lebanon
1951 		Succeeded by
Abdallah El-Yafi
Preceded by
Rashid Karami 		Prime Minister of Lebanon
1964–1965 		Succeeded by
Rashid Karami
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