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Mahmoud Hammoud (politician)

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Mahmoud Hammoud
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants
In office
26 October 2004 – March 2005
Prime MinisterOmar Karami
Preceded byJean Obeid
Succeeded byFawzi Salloukh
In office
23 October 2000 – April 2003
Prime MinisterRafic Hariri
Preceded bySelim al-Hoss
Succeeded byJean Obeid
Personal details
Born1935 (1935)
Kafarkila, Lebanon
Died8 May 2018(2018-05-08) (aged 82–83)
Political partyIndependent

Mahmoud Hammoud (1935 – 8 May 2018) was a Lebanese politician and diplomat.

Hammoud was a Shiite Muslim.

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.[1]

In October 2000, Hammoud became Foreign Minister for the first time.[2] He served in that position until April 2003 when he became Defense Minister in a cabinet reshuffle.[3] When the government of Omar Karami took office in October 2004, he was reappointed as foreign minister.[4] Karami and his cabinet resigned in March 2005.

He died on 8 May 2018.[5]

References

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  1. ^ The London diplomatic list. H.M.S.O. 1996. p. 76. ISBN 978-0-11-591713-4.
  2. ^ Hamdi, Iman (2004). Elections in the Middle East: what do they mean?, Volume 25. American University in Cairo Press. ISBN 978-977-424-802-3.
  3. ^ Europa World Year, Book 2. Taylor & Francis. 2004. p. 2602. ISBN 978-1-85743-255-8.
  4. ^ "France and US to Ignore Lebanon's New Govt". Arab News. 29 October 2004. Archived from the original on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2011.
  5. ^ وفاة السفير محمود حمود Archived 17 May 2018 at the Wayback Machine (in Arabic)
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Political offices
Preceded by Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants
2000–2003
Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of National Defense
2003–2004
Succeeded by
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