Selim al-Hoss
| Selim Hoss سليم الحص |
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| Prime Minister of Lebanon | |
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In office 8 December 1976 – 20 July 1980 |
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| President | Elias Sarkis |
| Preceded by | Rashid Karami |
| Succeeded by | Takieddin as-Solh |
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In office 2 June 1987 – 24 December 1990* |
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| President |
Amine Gemayel Himself (Acting) René Moawad Himself (Acting) Elias Hrawi |
| Preceded by | Rashid Karami |
| Succeeded by | Omar Karami |
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In office 6 December 1998 – 23 October 2000 |
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| President | Émile Lahoud |
| Preceded by | Rafik Hariri |
| Succeeded by | Rafik Hariri |
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President of Lebanon Acting |
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In office 24 September 1988 – 5 November 1989* |
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| Prime Minister | Himself |
| Preceded by | Amine Gemayel |
| Succeeded by | René Moawad |
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In office 22 November 1989 – 24 November 1989* |
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| Preceded by | René Moawad |
| Succeeded by | Elias Hrawi |
| Personal details | |
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Selim Ahmed Hoss 20 December 1929 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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