Pierre Gemayel

بيار الجميل (Known as "Sheikh Pierre")

Founder of the Kataeb Party, Cabinet Minister, Parliamentarian

Born 6 November 1905

Bikfaya, Lebanon

Passed Away 29 August 1984 Bikfaya, Lebanon

Lifespan 78 years old

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"Lebanon is our eternal homeland; we will defend its freedom and identity with every breath we draw."

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Founder and longtime leader of the Lebanese Kataeb (Phalange) Party, dominant Maronite political patriarch for nearly fifty years.

Biographical Record

Sheikh Pierre Gemayel was born in Bikfaya in Mount Lebanon into an ancient feudal family. A pharmacist by training who captained the Lebanese national football team at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, he returned inspired by youth discipline to found the Kataeb (Phalange) social movement in November 1936.

Gemayel transformed the Kataeb into Lebanon's largest and most organized Christian political party, staunchly defending Lebanese sovereignty, Christian communal security, and national independence. He served in multiple cabinet posts and parliament for decades, witnessing two of his sons (Bachir and Amine) elected President of the Republic before his death in 1984.

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Final Resting Place

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Bikfaya Family Cemetery
Bikfaya, Lebanon

                         GPS: 33.9200, 35.6800                    

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