Massoud Achkar

Massoud "Poussy" Achkar (Arabic: مسعود "بوسي" الأشقر; died on 11 January 2021[1]) was a Lebanese independent politician, who was close to former president Bashir Gemayel, and later co-founded the Lebanese Forces.[2]

Biography

During the war he was known as "Poussy" and was in charge of military operations in Achrafieh[3] between 1975 and 1986.[4] He founded "Unity for Lebanon" movement (in Arabic الإتحاد من أجل لبنان) and was its secretary general. He took part in the 2009 and the 2018 Lebanese general elections to represent the Beirut constituency but without success. He died on 11 January 2021 due to COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Lebanon.[5]

He was married to Gretta Achkar.

References
  1. "L'Orient-Le Jour". L'Orient-Le Jour. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
  2. L'Orient Le Jour. Massoud Achkar : L’armée est capable d’assurer la sécurité sur tout le territoire
  3. Alain Ménargues (2004). Les secrets de la guerre au Liban: du coup d'Etat de Bachir Gémayel aux massacres des camps palestiniens. Albin Michel. p. 281. ISBN 978-2-226-12127-1.
  4. Libnanews, Newsdesk. "Liban/Coronavirus: le héros d'Achrafieh Massoud el-Achkar dans un état grave". libnanews.com (in French). Retrieved 2021-01-11.
  5. "Massoud Achkar n'est plus, Achrafieh pleure un de ses héros" (in French). L'Orient-Le Jour. 11 January 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2021.


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