Issam Naaman
Issam Naaman | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Telecommunications | |
| In office 1998–2000 | |
| Preceded by | Rafiq Hariri |
| Succeeded by | Jean-Louis Cardahi |
| Member of Parliament | |
| In office 1992–1996 | |
| Constituency | Beirut, Lebanon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 2, 1942 Sidon, Lebanon |
| Citizenship | Lebanon |
| Alma mater | Columbia Pacific University |
| Occupation | Lawyer, politician, author, lecturer, Member of Parliament, Minister of Telecommunications |
Issam Hussein Naaman (born April 2, 1942) is a Lebanese lawyer, politician, author, lecturer, and former Member of Parliament and Minister of Telecommunications.
Early life and education
[edit | edit source]Naaman was born April 2, 1942, in Sidon, Lebanon to a Druze family.[1][2][note 1] He earned a BA in public administration in 1958, and an MA in political science in 1965, both from American University of Beirut (AUB). He received his Licence en droit (Bachelor of Law) in 1960, and an MA in public law in 1979, both from Lebanese University. In 1984, he completed a PhD in public law from Columbia Pacific University, San Rafael, California.[2]
Career
[edit | edit source]Naaman has been an Attorney since 1963. From 1975 to 1982, he was a member of the leadership of the Lebanese National Movement. From 1978 to 1988 he was a lecturer at the Faculty of Information, Lebanese University.[1]
In 1992, he was elected to the Lebanese Parliament, and served until he was defeated in the 1996 elections. He served as Minister of Telecommunications in Prime Minister Salim Hoss's cabinet from 1998 to 2000.[3][4][5] In 2005, he became a member of the "Third Force Movement".[6]
Holocaust denial
[edit | edit source]According to the Anti-Defamation League, Naaman wrote in newspaper Al-Quds Al-Arabi, published in London on 22 April 1998:
Israel prospers and exists by right of the Holocaust lie and the Israeli government's policy of intentional exaggeration…the glue which holds the Jews together is the preservation of the memory of the Holocaust and the thousands of Jews who were destroyed in it ...[7]
Publications
[edit | edit source]Naaman is the author of several books and political articles. His main books are:
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Notes
[edit | edit source]- ^ Lebanon.com gives his year of birth as 1937 instead.
References
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External links
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