Former Lebanese PM Salim al-Hoss dies at 94
26-Aug-2024 09:37 AM 6666
Beirut, Aug 26 (Reporter) Former Lebanese Prime Minister Salim al-Hoss died on Sunday at the age of 94 after a long struggle with illness, according to a statement issued by Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati. Mikati declared three days of official mourning for al-Hoss in Lebanon, calling him "Lebanon's conscience" and lamenting his loss "at the most difficult and delicate stage in which Lebanon needs his conscience, national and Arab sense, wisdom, and good management of public affairs." Al-Hoss was "a sea of giving in his professional life" and "a prominent economist and an example of experience, ethics, and knowledge," who "put the interest of the citizens above all considerations," Mikati said, adding that the late prime minister was "impartial, objective, and constitutional par excellence." Al-Hoss served as prime minister for five terms between 1976 and 2000, held ministerial portfolios in three governments, and was a member of parliament for two consecutive terms. He has 17 publications on politics and economics...////...
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