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Anwar Sabbah | |
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| Member of the
Parliament of Lebanon for Nabatieh | |
| In office 8 May 1964 – 9 May 1968 | |
| Member of the
Parliament of Lebanon for Nabatieh | |
| In office 16 April 1972 – 30 April 1972 | |
| Minister of Economy and Trade | |
| In office 27 May 1972 – 25 April 1973 | |
| Prime Minister | Salim Al-Huss |
| Preceded by | Saeb N. Jaroudi |
| Succeeded by | Bahij Tabbara |
| Minister of Energy and Water | |
| In office 16 July 1979 – 25 October 1980 | |
| Prime Minister | Salim Al-Huss |
| Minister of Industry | |
| In office 16 July 1979 – 25 October 1980 | |
| Prime Minister | Salim Al-Huss |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Youssef Beydoun |
| Minister of Energy and Water | |
| In office 25 October 1980 – 2 September 1981 | |
| Prime Minister | Shafik Wazzan |
| Succeeded by | Mahmoud Ammar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 September 1933 Nabatieh, Lebanon |
| Died | 7 July 2024 (aged 90) |
| Alma mater | University of Oklahoma (1956) |
| Profession | Mechanical engineer |
Anwar Ali Hussein Sabbah (10 September 1933 – 7 July 2024) was a Lebanese politician. He held a variety of government ministerial posts throughout the 1970s and 1980s, including Minister of Economy and Trade from 1972 to 1973, Minister of Energy and Water from 1979 to 1980, and Minister of Industry from 1979 to 1980. [1]
Sabbah was born in 1933 in Nabatieh, Lebanon. [1] His grandfather, Hussein al-Sabbah, had served as the mayor of Nabatieh beginning in 1922. Sabbah's father immigrated to Mexico before later returning to Lebanon. [1]
Sabbah attended primary school in Nabatieh and the American School of Art in Sidon. In 1952, he enrolled in the University of Oklahoma in the United States, where he received a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering before returning to Lebanon in 1956. Together with his brothers, Sabbah established the Lebanese Egyptian Film Production Company in 1962, which produced more than 500 Egyptian films. [1]
He entered politics in 1964. That year, Sabbah, a political independent ran for the Lebanese Parliament with the support of Kamel al-Assaad, the leader of the Lebanese Social Democratic Party. [1] Sabbah won the parliamentary seat representing his hometown of Nabatieh. [1]
He was further appointed chairman of the Southern Council in 1970. [1] He served as Minister of Economy and Trade from 1972 to 1973 under Prime Minister Salim Al-Huss. He also served the concurrent Minister of Energy and Water and Minister of Industry from July 1979 to October 1980, also in Prime Minister Salim Al-Huss's cabinet. Sabbah then held the portfolio of Minister of Energy and Water under Prime Minister Shafik Wazzan's government from 1980 to 1981. [1]
Sabbah died on 7 July 2024, at the age of 91. [1] He was buried in his hometown of Nabatieh. [1]
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Anwar Sabbah | |
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| |
| Member of the
Parliament of Lebanon for Nabatieh | |
| In office 8 May 1964 – 9 May 1968 | |
| Member of the
Parliament of Lebanon for Nabatieh | |
| In office 16 April 1972 – 30 April 1972 | |
| Minister of Economy and Trade | |
| In office 27 May 1972 – 25 April 1973 | |
| Prime Minister | Salim Al-Huss |
| Preceded by | Saeb N. Jaroudi |
| Succeeded by | Bahij Tabbara |
| Minister of Energy and Water | |
| In office 16 July 1979 – 25 October 1980 | |
| Prime Minister | Salim Al-Huss |
| Minister of Industry | |
| In office 16 July 1979 – 25 October 1980 | |
| Prime Minister | Salim Al-Huss |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Youssef Beydoun |
| Minister of Energy and Water | |
| In office 25 October 1980 – 2 September 1981 | |
| Prime Minister | Shafik Wazzan |
| Succeeded by | Mahmoud Ammar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 September 1933 Nabatieh, Lebanon |
| Died | 7 July 2024 (aged 90) |
| Alma mater | University of Oklahoma (1956) |
| Profession | Mechanical engineer |
Anwar Ali Hussein Sabbah (10 September 1933 – 7 July 2024) was a Lebanese politician. He held a variety of government ministerial posts throughout the 1970s and 1980s, including Minister of Economy and Trade from 1972 to 1973, Minister of Energy and Water from 1979 to 1980, and Minister of Industry from 1979 to 1980. [1]
Sabbah was born in 1933 in Nabatieh, Lebanon. [1] His grandfather, Hussein al-Sabbah, had served as the mayor of Nabatieh beginning in 1922. Sabbah's father immigrated to Mexico before later returning to Lebanon. [1]
Sabbah attended primary school in Nabatieh and the American School of Art in Sidon. In 1952, he enrolled in the University of Oklahoma in the United States, where he received a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering before returning to Lebanon in 1956. Together with his brothers, Sabbah established the Lebanese Egyptian Film Production Company in 1962, which produced more than 500 Egyptian films. [1]
He entered politics in 1964. That year, Sabbah, a political independent ran for the Lebanese Parliament with the support of Kamel al-Assaad, the leader of the Lebanese Social Democratic Party. [1] Sabbah won the parliamentary seat representing his hometown of Nabatieh. [1]
He was further appointed chairman of the Southern Council in 1970. [1] He served as Minister of Economy and Trade from 1972 to 1973 under Prime Minister Salim Al-Huss. He also served the concurrent Minister of Energy and Water and Minister of Industry from July 1979 to October 1980, also in Prime Minister Salim Al-Huss's cabinet. Sabbah then held the portfolio of Minister of Energy and Water under Prime Minister Shafik Wazzan's government from 1980 to 1981. [1]
Sabbah died on 7 July 2024, at the age of 91. [1] He was buried in his hometown of Nabatieh. [1]