List of Assassinated Lebanese People

This is a list of many, but not all, of the assassinated Lebanese political figures:

  • Fouad Jumblatt - a leader in the Chouf District, and father of Kamal Jumblatt, later assassinated as well. Assassinated on 6 August 1921.
  • Riad Al Solh - first prime minister of Lebanon. Assassinated on 17 July 1951.
  • Maarouf Saad - Mayor of Sidon and founder of the Popular Nasserist Organization. Shot by a sniper on 26 February 1975 and died on 6 March 1975. See Lebanese Civil War.
  • Kamal Jumblatt - founder of Progressive Socialist Party. Assassinated on 16 March 1977.
  • Tony Frangieh - son of former President Suleiman Frangieh. Assassinated on 13 June 1978, known as Ehden Massacre.
  • Salim Lawzi - journalist. Assassinated some time between 24 February and 6 March 1980.
  • Riad Taha - journalist and president of the Lebanese Publishers Association. Assassinated on 23 July 1980.
  • Bachir Gemayel - former President-Elect, founder of Lebanese Forces, son of Pierre Gemayel. Assassinated on 14 September 1982.
  • Sheihk Ahmad Assaf - one of the distinguished Lebanese Sunni clerics. Assassinated in April 1982.
  • Sobhi Saleh - head of the Sunni Islamic Higher Council. Assassinated in October 1986.
  • Rashid Karami - former Prime Minister. Assassinated on 1 June 1987.
  • Mohamed Choucair - adviser to the former President Amine Gemayel. Assassinated in August 1987.
  • Hassan Khaled - former Grand Mufti of Lebanon's Sunni Muslim community. Assassinated on 16 May 1989.
  • Nazem el Qadri - member of the Lebanese Parliament. Assassinated on 22 September 1989.
  • René Moawad - former Lebanese president. Assassinated on 22 November 1989.
  • Dany Chamoun - leader of National Liberal Party, son of Camille Chamoun. Assassinated on 21 October 1990.
  • Abbas al-Musawi - leader of Hezbollah. Assassinated on 16 February 1992.
  • Elie Hobeika - militia commander, politician. Assassinated on 24 January 2002.
  • Mohammed Jihad Jibril - head of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command (PFLP-GC). Assassinated on 20 May 2002.
  • Ramzi Irani - Lebanese Forces student representative at Lebanese University. Assassinated on 7 May 2002.
  • Rafik Hariri and Bassel Fleihan - former Lebanese Prime Minister and Former Minister, respectively. Assassinated on 14 February 2005.
  • Samir Kassir - university professor, journalist and historian. Assassinated on 2 June 2005.
  • George Hawi - former secretary general of the Lebanese Communist Party (LCP). Assassinated on 21 June 2005.
  • Gebran Tueni - politician and newspaper editor. Assassinated on 12 December 2005.
  • Pierre Amine Gemayel - Minister of Industry and leader of Kataeb. Assassinated on 21 November 2006.
  • Walid Eido - parliament Member. Assassinated on 13 June 2007.
  • Antoine Ghanem - parliament Member. Assassinated on 19 September 2007.
  • François al-Hajj - Brigadier General of the Lebanese Army. Assassinated on 12 December 2007.
  • Wissam Eid - an officer in the Internal Security Forces investigating the 2005 Hariri assassination. Assassinated on 25 January 2008.
  • Imad Mughniyah - senior Hezbollah member. Assassinated on 12 February 2008.
  • Saleh al Aridi - a leader of the Lebanese Democratic Party. Assassinated on 10 September 2008.
  • Kamal Naji - also known as Kamal Medhat, a Palestinian living in Lebanon who served as the deputy representative of the PLO in Lebanon. Assassinated on 23 March 2009.

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