Ahmad Karami
| Ahmad Karami | |
|---|---|
| Minister of State | |
| Assumed office 13 June 2011 |
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| Prime Minister | Najib Mikati |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 August 1944 Tripoli, Lebanon |
| Nationality | Lebanese |
| Spouse(s) | Zeina Al Nabhani |
| Children | Three |
| Alma mater | Beirut Arab University |
| Religion | Islam |
Ahmad Mustafa Karami (born 29 August 1944) is a Sunni Lebanese politician and minister of state in the cabinet of Najib Mikati.[1]
Early life and education
Karami hails from a powerful political family based in Tripoli.[2][3] His father, Mustafa Karami, founded the National Youth Party in 1933.[2] Former Prime Ministers Rashid Karami and Omar Karami are both his cousins.[2][4]
Ahmad Karami was born in Tripoli on 29 August 1944.[5] He holds a bachelor's degree in economics and political science, which he received from the Beirut Arab University in 1970.
Career
Karami served as the director of Tripoli's port from 1973 to 1991.[2] Then he became the deputy of Tripoli in the 1996 and 2009 general elections.[6][7] He was elected on Saad Hariri's list in the 2009 elections.[8]
Karami supported the premiership of Mikati in 2011 after the cabinet of Saad Hariri collapsed.[9] Karami was appointed minister of state in June 2011 to the cabinet led by Prime Minister Najib Mikati.[8][10] Mikati appointed him to the cabinet.[9] Karami is one of the non-affiliated members of the Mikati cabinet.[11] He is also among seven Sunni ministers in the cabinet.[12]
Personal life
Karami is married to Zeina Al Nabhani and has three children.
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