Ali Al Shami

Ali Al Shami (born 1945) is a Shia Lebanese academic and a member of the Amal movement. He was Lebanon's minister of foreign affairs and emigrants from 2009 to 2011.

Ali Al Shami
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants
In office 9 November 2009 – 13 June 2011
Prime Minister	Saad Hariri
Preceded by	Fawzi Salloukh Tarek Mitri (acting)
Succeeded by	Adnan Mansour
Personal details
Born	(1945-04-21) 21 April 1945 (age 79) Jarjouh, Lebanon
Political party	Amal movement
Alma mater	Lebanese University University of Grenoble

Early life and education

Shami was born into a Shiite family in 1945.^[1] He received a bachelor's degree in political science from Lebanese University in 1970 and a diploma again in political science from the University of Grenoble in 1971 as well as a PhD in political science from the same university in 1978.^{[citation needed]}

Career

Shami is a retired university professor.^[2]

Shami was part of the committee in charge of writing a program for action of the government led by Prime Minister Saad Hariri in November 2009.^{[citation needed]} He was appointed minister of foreign affairs and emigrants to the cabinet led by Hariri on 9 November 2009.^[3][4] He was named to this post by the Amal leader and Hezbollah ally Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri.^[3] He succeeded Fawzi Salloukh as foreign minister.^[5] In the cabinet, Shami was part of opposition and a member of the Amal Movement^[6] and one of the five Shiite members in the cabinet.^[7] Shami's tenure ended in June 2011, and he was replaced by Adnan Mansour in the post.^[8]

References

1. "Foreign ministers of Lebanon". Rulers. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
2. "Hariri forms unity govt". Saudi Gazette. Beirut. 10 November 2009. Archived from the original on 18 April 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
3. Nadim Ladki (9 November 2009). "Lebanon's Hariri forms unity government with Hezbollah". Reuters. Beirut. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
4. "Lebanon's unity government". Al Jazeera. 9 November 2009. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
5. Massoud A. Derhally (10 November 2009). "Lebanon's Hariri Confirmed Unity Prime Minister". Bloomberg. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
6. "Lebanon's Cabinet Lineup". Qifa Nabki. 9 November 2009. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
7. "Al Hayat predicts new cabinet lineup". NOW Lebanon. 8 November 2009. Archived from the original on 30 January 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
8. Hussein Dakroub (14 June 2011). "New Cabinet, old realities". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 6 September 2011. Retrieved 8 March 2013.

External links

• Media related to Ali Shami at Wikimedia Commons