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Selim Hoss

Selim Hoss
سليم الحص
Salim el-Hoss Axis for Peace 2005-11-17.jpg
Prime Minister of Lebanon
In office
8 December 1976 – 20 July 1980
President Elias Sarkis
Preceded by Rashid Karami
Succeeded by Takieddin as-Solh
In office
2 June 1987 – 24 December 1990*
President Amine Gemayel
Himself (Acting)
René Moawad
Himself (Acting)
Elias Hrawi
Preceded by Rashid Karami
Succeeded by Omar Karami
In office
6 December 1998 – 23 October 2000
President Émile Lahoud
Preceded by Rafik Hariri
Succeeded by Rafik Hariri
President of Lebanon
Acting
In office
24 September 1988 – 5 November 1989*
Prime Minister Himself
Preceded by Amine Gemayel
Succeeded by René Moawad
In office
22 November 1989 – 24 November 1989*
Preceded by René Moawad
Succeeded by Elias Hrawi
Personal details
Born Selim Ahmed Hoss
(1929-12-20) 20 December 1929 (age 87)
Beirut, Lebanon
Religion Sunni Islam
*Hoss's term was disputed between 22 September 1988 and 13 October 1990 by Michel Aoun.

Selim Ahmed Hoss (spelled "Salim Al-Hoss" on his website, Arabic: سليم أحمد الحص) (born 20 December 1929) is a veteran Lebanese politician. He was a Prime Minister of Lebanon and a longtime Member of Parliament representing his hometown, Beirut. He is known as a technocrat.

Hoss was born into a Sunni Muslim family in Beirut in 1930. He received his undergraduate degree in economics from the American University of Beirut and a PhD in business and economics from Indiana University in the United States.

El-Hoss served as prime minister of Lebanon four times. The first was from 1976 until 1980 during the first years of the Lebanese Civil War. His second, and most controversial term, was from 1987 until 1989, when in 1988 he unconstitutionally nominated himself as prime minister but was recognized by many nations and statesmen of the international community. El-Hoss was chosen a third time to serve as prime minister by President Elias Hrawi from November 1989 until December 1990. He served as prime minister again from December 1998 to October 2000.

After losing his parliamentary seat to a previously unknown candidate running with former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri in the general elections of 2000, a frail Hoss resigned as prime minister, declaring an end to his political career.

In March 2005, he was considered as a candidate to form a new government following the resignation of Omar Karami (Prime Minister again), but he reportedly refused to accept the position for health reasons; Najib Mikati was subsequently appointed.

During his last two terms as prime minister, he was also foreign minister.

He is a member of the anti-imperialist conference Axis for Peace. Hoss is a strong opponent of capital punishment, and during his term as Prime Minister he refused to sign any execution warrants, temporarily halting executions in Lebanon, which remain rare. [1]


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