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Fawzi Salloukh (born 1931) is a Lebanese politician, who served as
Minister of Foreign Affairs A foreign affairs minister or minister of foreign affairs (less commonly minister for foreign affairs) is generally a cabinet minister in charge of a state's foreign policy and relations. The formal title of the top official varies between cou ...
from 19 July 2005 to 2009.


Early life and education

Salloukh was born into a
Shiite Shīʿa Islam or Shīʿīsm is the second-largest branch of Islam. It holds that the Islamic prophet Muhammad designated ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib as his successor (''khalīfa'') and the Imam (spiritual and political leader) after him, most ...
family in
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,
Aley Aley ( ar, عاليه) is a major city in Lebanon. It is the capital of the Aley District and fourth largest city in Lebanon. The city is located on Mount Lebanon, 15 km uphill from Beirut on the freeway to Damascus. Aley has the nickn ...
, Lebanon, in 1931. He graduated from the
American University of Beirut The American University of Beirut (AUB) ( ar, الجامعة الأميركية في بيروت) is a private, non-sectarian, and independent university chartered in New York with its campus in Beirut, Lebanon. AUB is governed by a private, aut ...
in 1954 with a diploma in political Science.


Career and alliances

Salloukh is a Lebanese career
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who served as ambassador to
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(1964–1971),
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(1978–1985),
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(1985–1987),
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(1990–1994), and
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(1994–1995). He also served as Lebanon's ambassador to the
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. At the beginning of the 1970s, he was director of economic affairs at the ministry of foreign affairs. He retired after his tenure as ambassador to Belgium. Then he worked as the secretary general of the Islamic University in Lebanon from 1998 to 2005. In July 2005, he was appointed foreign minister to the cabinet led by then prime minister Fouad Siniora. Salloukh was proposed by
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to this post when Hizbollah's own candidates for the post were not accepted due to international pressure. He was a moderate figure, and the Amal movement endorsed his appointment. He resigned from office with other four Shiite ministers in November 2006. The reason for their resignation was Siniora's eagerness to sign the UN draft plan for the foundation of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, which would search the assassination of Rafik Hariri, who was killed on 14 February 2005. Salloukh was again appointed to the same post in the cabinet headed by Fouad Siniora in July 2008. His tenure lasted until 2009, and he was succeeded by
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.


Personal life

Salloukh is married to Hind Basma and has three children.


See also

* Lebanese government of July 2005 *
Lebanese government of July 2008 This is the list of the Lebanese government that was formed by Fouad Siniora on 11 July 2008. In the cabinet, the opposition had eleven of the thirty seats. References SourcesNational Unity Government {{DEFAULTSORT:Lebanese governme ...


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Salloukh, Fawzi 1931 births Living people American University of Beirut alumni Ambassadors of Lebanon to Sierra Leone Ambassadors of Lebanon to Nigeria Ambassadors of Lebanon to Algeria Ambassadors of Lebanon to Austria Ambassadors of Lebanon to Belgium Government ministers of Lebanon Foreign ministers of Lebanon Lebanese Shia Muslims People from Aley District Ambassadors of Lebanon to the European Union