History
Walid's father, Kamal Jumblatt, a major political, cultural, and philosophical figure in the Arab World, and a prominent Arab nationalist, was assassinated in 1977 in the Lebanese mountains. Kamal's own father, Fouad Jumblatt, was himself assassinated on August 6, 1921.
Kamal Jumblatt was a respected political leader. Allegedly, on his bedroom wall he held the pictures of Jesus and Mahatma Gandhi. He was a rebellious figure and despite his descent from an aristocratic family, he supposedly lived a simple life neglecting the wealthy lifestyle that other political figures boasted at the time. Kamal Junblat was well-educated and quite attracted by the arcanes of Far Eastern philosophy; he wrote many books, touching on very diverse subjects from philosophy, spirituality, macrobiotics etc. It is claimed that he embraced meditation and practiced it often.
Jumblatt played a role in Lebanese history. Mrs. Nazira Jumblatt (mother of Kamal) kept the dynasty alive, in a time when it was hard for women to play a political role. Before that, Sheikh Bashir Jumblatt was assassinated, during times of confrontation with the prince Bashir II, where a saying had spread at the time: El Chouf ma betse3 bashirein, which means the Chouf province cannot handle two opposing leaders.. In addition, Khaled Jumblatt, a distant cousin of Walid Jumblatt, held the position of minister of economy and was a prominent politician in Lebanon for many years until his death in 1993.
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