Lucien Dahdah | |
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| Born | Lucien Mounir Dahdah 15 August 1929 |
| Died | 16 November 2003 (aged 74) |
| Nationality | Lebanese |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupations |
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Lucien Dahdah ( Arabic: لوسيان دحداح) (15 August 1929 – 16 November 2003) was a Lebanese academic, businessman, media executive and politician, who served as foreign minister in 1975.
Dahdah was born on 15 August 1929. [1] He was a graduate of American University of Beirut (AUB), Sorbonne University in Paris and Birmingham University. [1] [2] He graduated from AUB in 1949. [3] He received a PhD from Sorbon and Birmingham universities. [2]
Dahdah worked as a university professor at his alma mater, AUB, teaching statistics and economics. [2] Then he headed the board of directors of Intra Investment from 1970 to 1976 and from 1989 to 1993. [1] He served as foreign minister in the interim cabinet led by Noureddine Rifai in 1975 under President Suleiman Frangieh. [1] Dahdah was also advisor of Frangieh when the latter was serving as the president of Lebanon. [4]
Dahdah was among the founding members of the Tele Orient channel. [1] He also served as the director general of the channel. [5] In addition, he founded the Radio Monte-Carlo-Moyen-Orient. [1] Later he became the director of Middle East Economic Digest. [6]
Dahdah married twice and had a daughter. [1] He died on 16 November 2003 at the age of 74. [3]
- ^ a b c d e f g "Lucien Dahdah, former FM, dies". Lebanonwire. 18 November 2003. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
- ^ a b c "Local News". American University of Beirut. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
- ^ a b "In Memoriam". Main Gate. 1 (4). Winter 2004. Archived from the original on 18 November 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
- ^ Farid El Khazen (2000). The Breakdown of the State in Lebanon, 1967-1976. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. p. 417. ISBN 978-0-674-08105-5.
- ^ Daniel Da Cruz (September–October 1987). "T.V. In The M.E." Saudi Aramco World. Vol. 18, no. 5.
- ^ Rushworth M. Kidder (22 August 1980). "Burnooses among the Bowlers; London's wealthy Arab". The Christian Science Monitor. London. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
- 20th-century journalists
- 20th-century Lebanese businesspeople
- 20th-century scholars
- 1929 births
- 2003 deaths
- Alumni of the University of Birmingham
- American University of Beirut alumni
- Academic staff of the American University of Beirut
- Foreign ministers of Lebanon
- Lebanese expatriates in France
- Lebanese expatriates in the United Kingdom
- Lebanese journalists
- Lebanese Maronites
- Lebanese media executives
- University of Paris alumni
Lucien Dahdah | |
|---|---|
| Born | Lucien Mounir Dahdah 15 August 1929 |
| Died | 16 November 2003 (aged 74) |
| Nationality | Lebanese |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupations |
|
Lucien Dahdah ( Arabic: لوسيان دحداح) (15 August 1929 – 16 November 2003) was a Lebanese academic, businessman, media executive and politician, who served as foreign minister in 1975.
Dahdah was born on 15 August 1929. [1] He was a graduate of American University of Beirut (AUB), Sorbonne University in Paris and Birmingham University. [1] [2] He graduated from AUB in 1949. [3] He received a PhD from Sorbon and Birmingham universities. [2]
Dahdah worked as a university professor at his alma mater, AUB, teaching statistics and economics. [2] Then he headed the board of directors of Intra Investment from 1970 to 1976 and from 1989 to 1993. [1] He served as foreign minister in the interim cabinet led by Noureddine Rifai in 1975 under President Suleiman Frangieh. [1] Dahdah was also advisor of Frangieh when the latter was serving as the president of Lebanon. [4]
Dahdah was among the founding members of the Tele Orient channel. [1] He also served as the director general of the channel. [5] In addition, he founded the Radio Monte-Carlo-Moyen-Orient. [1] Later he became the director of Middle East Economic Digest. [6]
Dahdah married twice and had a daughter. [1] He died on 16 November 2003 at the age of 74. [3]
- ^ a b c d e f g "Lucien Dahdah, former FM, dies". Lebanonwire. 18 November 2003. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
- ^ a b c "Local News". American University of Beirut. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
- ^ a b "In Memoriam". Main Gate. 1 (4). Winter 2004. Archived from the original on 18 November 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
- ^ Farid El Khazen (2000). The Breakdown of the State in Lebanon, 1967-1976. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. p. 417. ISBN 978-0-674-08105-5.
- ^ Daniel Da Cruz (September–October 1987). "T.V. In The M.E." Saudi Aramco World. Vol. 18, no. 5.
- ^ Rushworth M. Kidder (22 August 1980). "Burnooses among the Bowlers; London's wealthy Arab". The Christian Science Monitor. London. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
- 20th-century journalists
- 20th-century Lebanese businesspeople
- 20th-century scholars
- 1929 births
- 2003 deaths
- Alumni of the University of Birmingham
- American University of Beirut alumni
- Academic staff of the American University of Beirut
- Foreign ministers of Lebanon
- Lebanese expatriates in France
- Lebanese expatriates in the United Kingdom
- Lebanese journalists
- Lebanese Maronites
- Lebanese media executives
- University of Paris alumni