Hezbollah: PM Karami Example of Politician Who Supported Resistance, Arabism

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Hezbollah stressed on Thursday that the departure of former Lebanese Premier Omar Karami Lebanon has lost a great Arab and national personality.

"He was an example of the noble politician who refused to achieve his personal interests at the expense of the interests of his country and people," Hezbollah said in a statement.

"PM Karami has been truly a descendant of the Karami family who sacrificed their great martyr Prime Minister Rashid Karami in order to save the unity of the country, and to defend it from rupture and collapse," it added.

Hezbollah pointed out that "the departure of Prime Minister Karami amid these circumstances deprives Lebanon of a wise personality who was aware of the risks that we live in, and of a man who has been a supporter of the resistance and of the Arab identity of Lebanon.

Expressing deep condolences to Karami's family, and praying to Allah Almighty to inspire his family patience and fortitude, Hezbollah voiced hopes that the same national approach will be continued and fulfilled by other members of Karami family, under the leadership of former minister, Faissal Omar Karami.


Source: Hezbollah Media Relations	01-01-2015 - 19:21 Last updated 01-01-2015 - 19:21

Former Lebanese PM Karami Passes Away

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Lebanese former PM Omar Karami

Former Lebanese Prime Minister Omar Karami passed away overnight Wednesday at the age of 80 after a long battle with illness, a statement by his family said on Thursday.

"We have lost a precious person and the best husband, father and grandfather," it added.

Karami was Prime Minister of Lebanon for the first time from 24 December 1990, when Salim al-Hoss gave up power, until 13 May 1992, when he resigned due to economical instability.

He was sworn in again on 26 October 2004 and resigned on 19 April 2005, amid protests following the assassination of the ex-prime minister Rafik Hariri.

Several politicians, including Prime Minister Tamam Slam, Kataeb Party chief Amin Gemayel, former PM Najib Miqati, ex-PM Fouad Saniora, Finance Minister Ali Hassan Khalil and religious figures offered their condolences to the Karami Family.

The body of late Karami will be buried on Friday at noon at the family's cemetery in Tripoli's Bab al-Ramel neighborhood.

PM Salam later declared an official three-day period of mourning and said flags on every public building would fly at half-mast for three days from Friday to mourn the death of ex-PM Karami.