Rashid Karami

رشيد كرامي (Known as "The Effendi")

Ten-Time Prime Minister of Lebanon, Statesman of Tripoli

Born 30 December 1921

Miryata, Lebanon

Passed Away 1 June 1987 Beirut, Lebanon

Lifespan 65 years old

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"Our strength is our unity; whoever plants the seeds of civil war will reap only the ruin of our shared home."

Archival Overview

Distinguished ten-time Prime Minister of Lebanon from Tripoli who spent his career fighting to preserve national unity during the civil war.

Biographical Record

Rashid Abdul Hamid Karami was born in Miryata near Tripoli, the son of Grand Mufti and Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Karami. Earning a law degree from Cairo University in 1946, he entered parliament in 1951 and was appointed Prime Minister in 1955 at the age of thirty-four, the youngest in Lebanese history.

Karami served as Prime Minister ten times across four turbulent decades, known for his dignified statesmanship, Arab nationalist convictions, and tireless efforts to negotiate ceasefires and national dialogue during the Lebanese Civil War. On June 1, 1987, he was tragically assassinated when a plastic bomb exploded beneath his seat aboard an army helicopter flying to Beirut.

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Final Resting Place

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Bab al-Raml Cemetery
Tripoli, Lebanon

                         GPS: 34.4300, 35.8400                    

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