Hussein Al Oweini

Hussein Al Oweini (Arabic: حسين العويني‎; 24 December 1900 – 11 January 1971)[1][2] was a Lebanese businessman and politician who served as Prime Minister of Lebanon twice. He also held other cabinet positions.

Hussein Al Oweini
Prime Minister of Lebanon
In office 20 February 1964 – 25 July 1965
President	Charles Helou
Preceded by	Rashid Karami
Succeeded by	Rashid Karami
Interim Prime Minister of Lebanon
In office 14 February 1951 – 7 April 1951
President	Bechara El Khoury
Preceded by	Riad Al Solh
Succeeded by	Abdullah Arif Yafi
Personal details
Born	24 December 1900 Beirut, Ottoman Empire
Died	11 January 1971 (aged 70) Beirut, Lebanon

Early life

Oweini was born in 1900.[3] He was a member of a Sunni family from Beirut.[4]

Career

Oweini went to Saudi Arabia and worked as a business agent for the House of Saud from 1923 to 1947.[5] He also founded a company, Ne'ma Te'ma, in Riyadh.[6] He was the Minister of Finance from July 1948 to June 1951.[7] He was first appointed interim prime minister on 14 February 1951 under president Bechara El Khoury[4][8] succeeding Riad Al Solh. He was in office until 7 April 1951 and succeeded by Abdullah Arif Yafi.[3] On 27 September 1957, Oweini and two other former prime ministers, Saeb Salam and Abdallah El-Yafi, were arrested on charges of planning an armed coup and riots during the elections held in May.[9]

Oweini's second term as prime minister was from 20 February 1964 to 25 July 1965 under president Charles Helou.[10][11] Both his predecessor and successor was Rashid Karami as prime minister.[3] Oweini was the leader of the National Front.[12] He also served as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants for three separate terms, from 1958 to 1960, in 1965, and 1968 to 1969.[13] During his third term as foreign minister, Oweini also acted as Minister of National Defense.[14]

Death

Oweini died on 11 January 1971, aged 70.[1] After his death, the Hussein Al Oweini Award was named in his honor.[15]

References

1. MEED. Economic East Economic Digest, Limited. 1971. p. 75.
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4. R. Hrair Dekmejian (1975). Patterns of Political Leadership: Egypt, Israel, Lebanon. SUNY Press. p. 33. ISBN 978-0-87395-291-0.
5. Mehio, Saad (9 July 2002). "Prime Minister Alwaleed bin Talal? For what?". The Daily Star. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
6. "Riyadh's guest". Ain Al Yaqeen. 21 April 2000. Archived from the original on 28 June 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
7. "Former Ministers". web.archive.org. 18 December 2019.
8. Mroueh, Wassim (14 June 2011). "Looking back on almost 7 decades of Cabinet crises". The Daily Star. Beirut. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
9. Samir Khalaf (2002). Civil and Uncivil Violence in Lebanon: A History of the Internationalization of Communal Contact. Columbia University Press. p. 111. ISBN 978-0-231-50536-9.
10. George W. Cornell (2 December 1964). "Welcome Pope". The Evening News. Bombay. AP. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
11. "Bridge stamps of Lebanon". Bridge Guys. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
12. Wilton Wynn (22 July 1958). "Lebanon leader predicts US troop removal". Ellensburg Daily Record. Beirut. AP. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
13. "Foreign ministers". Rulers. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
14. "New peace plan for Middle East offered". The Dispatch. UPI. 2 January 1969. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
15. "Zahraa Shaito". American University of Beirut. Retrieved 18 July 2013.