Mahmoud Hammoud

Mahmoud Hammoud
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants
In office 26 October 2004 – March 2005
Prime Minister	Omar Karami
Preceded by	Jean Obeid
Succeeded by	Fawzi Salloukh
In office October 2000 – April 2003
Prime Minister	Rafic Hariri
Preceded by	Selim al-Hoss
Succeeded by	Jean Obeid
Personal details
Born	1935 (age 81–82) Kafarkila, Lebanon
Nationality	Lebanese

Mahmoud Hammoud (born 1935) is a Lebanese politician and a retired career diplomat.

Hammoud is a Shiite Muslim. He was born in Kafarkila, Marjayoun district, southern Lebanon.

He served as ambassador to the United Arab Emirates (1978–1983), West Germany (1983–1985), the Soviet Union and Finland (1986–1990), and the United Kingdom (1990–1999), where he was doyen of the diplomatic corps.

In October 2000, Hammoud became Foreign Minister for the first time. He served in that position until April 2003 when he became Defense Minister in a cabinet reshuffle. When the government of Omar Karami took office in October 2004, he was reappointed as foreign minister. Karami and his cabinet resigned in March 2005.

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