Gebran Andraos Tueni (; 1890–1948), also written Tueini, was a famous Lebanese

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and a figure of the

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. Born to a

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family from Achrafieh, Beirut for more than 3 centuries, and died in

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on 11th November 1947.

Biography

Because of his political views, Tueni lived in exile for a while in Paris. Returning to

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, he founded the Lebanese newspaper ''Al Ahrar'' and in 1933, '' An Nahar'' daily newspaper that became the largest circulation daily in Lebanon. He was also among the contributors of the literary magazine ''

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'' which was established in 1942. '' An Nahar'' that was started on 4 August 1933 as a 4-page tabloid was published by Gebran Tueni as its editor-in-chief and he continued at the head of the influential newspaper until his sudden death in 1948, when editing was taken over by his son

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, also a prominent journalist, politician, ambassador, and later on Lebanese government minister who continued until 1999. His grandson

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, the son of Ghassan Tueni, who was named after him became the editor-in-chief of ''An Nahar'' after Ghassan Tueni's retirement. The grandson Gebran was also a prominent Lebanese journalist who was elected as a Member of Parliament in Lebanon in 2005, and a fierce critic of the Syrian government and its policies in Lebanon and a figure of

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leading to his assassination on 12 December 2005.

References

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