Early Life and Education
Karami was born into Sunni Muslim family in the northern Lebanese town of An Nouri, near Tripoli on 7 September 1934. He is the son of former Prime Minister and independence hero Abdul Hamid Karami. He is the brother of Arab nationalist eight-time Prime Minister Rashid Karami, who was assassinated in 1987. Omar Karami holds a degree in law from the Lebanese University.
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