Rachid Karami
| Rashid Karami رشيد كرامي |
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| 21st Prime Minister of Lebanon | |
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In office 30 April 1984 – 1 June 1987 |
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| President | Amine Gemayel |
| Preceded by | Shafik Wazzan |
| Succeeded by | Selim Hoss |
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In office 1 July 1975 – 8 December 1976 |
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| President |
Elias Sarkis Suleiman Frangieh |
| Preceded by | Nureddin Rifai |
| Succeeded by | Selim Hoss |
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In office 15 January 1969 – 13 October 1970 |
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| President |
Suleiman Frangieh Charles Helou |
| Preceded by | Abdallah El-Yafi |
| Succeeded by | Saeb Salam |
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In office 7 December 1966 – 8 February 1968 |
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| President | Charles Helou |
| Preceded by | Abdallah El-Yafi |
| Succeeded by | Abdallah El-Yafi |
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In office 25 July 1965 – 2 December 1966 |
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| President | Charles Helou |
| Preceded by | Hussein Al Oweini |
| Succeeded by | Abdallah El-Yafi |
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In office 31 October 1961 – 20 February 1964 |
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| President | Fuad Chehab |
| Preceded by | Saeb Salam |
| Succeeded by | Hussein Al Oweini |
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In office 24 September 1958 – 14 May 1960 |
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| President | Fuad Chehab |
| Preceded by | Khalil al-Hibri |
| Succeeded by | Ahmed Daouk |
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In office 19 September 1955 – 20 March 1956 |
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| President | Camille Chamoun |
| Preceded by | Sami as-Solh |
| Succeeded by | Abdallah El-Yafi |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
30 December 1921 Miriata, State of Greater Lebanon |
| Died | 1 June 1987 (aged 65) Beirut, Lebanon |
| Nationality | Lebanese |
| Political party | Progressive Socialist Party |
| Alma mater | Cairo University |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
Rashid Abdul Hamid Karami (30 December 1921 –1 June 1987) (Arabic: رشيد كرامي) was a Lebanese statesman. He is considered one of the most important political figures in Lebanon for more than 30 years, including during much of Lebanese Civil War (1975–1990), and he served as prime minister ten times, making him the most democratically elected prime minister in history according to the Guinness Book of World Records 2005
Rashid Karami was born in Tripoli, North Lebanon, on 31 December 1920 into one of Lebanon's most prominent Sunni political families. He was the eldest son of Abdul Hamid Karami, an architect of Lebanese independence from France. His father was also the Grand Mufti, or supreme religious judge, of Tripoli, and served as Prime Minister in 1945. Rashid Karami graduated from Cairo University with a law degree in the 1946.
Karami established a legal practice in Tripoli. He was first elected to the National Assembly in 1951 to fill a vacancy caused by the death of his father. He retained this seat until his death in 1987. In the same year, he became minister of justice in the government led by Prime Minister Hussein Al Oweini. In 1953, he was also appointed minister of the economy and social affairs in Abdallah El-Yafi's government.
From 1955 to 1987 Karami held office eight times as prime minister, under every President. These terms were from 1955 to 1956, 1958 to 1960, 1961 to 1964, 1965 to 1966, 1966 to 1968, 1969 to 1970, 1975 to 1976, and from 1984 until his death. Karami was thirty-four years-old when he firstly became prime minister in 1955. He also served as Minister of Foreign Affairs several times.
He had a stormy relationship with Lebanon's Presidents, who appointed him because of his political connections, despite substantial political differences. He was popularly known as a man for all crises because of a penchant of Lebanon's presidents to turn to him in times of major national strife or political upheaval.
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