Issam Hussein Naaman (born April 2, 1942) is a Lebanese lawyer, politician, author, lecturer, and former

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and Minister of Telecommunications.

Early life and education

Naaman was born April 2, 1942, in

Sidon Sidon ( ; he, צִידוֹן, ''Ṣīḏōn'') known locally as Sayda or Saida ( ar, صيدا ''Ṣaydā''), is the third-largest city in Lebanon. It is located in the South Governorate, of which it is the capital, on the Mediterranean coast. ...

, Lebanon.''Lebanon.com'' gives his year of birth as 1937 instead. He earned a BA in

public administration Public Administration (a form of governance) or Public Policy and Administration (an academic discipline) is the implementation of public policy, administration of government establishment (public governance), management of non-profit establ ...

in 1958, and an MA in

political science Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and power, and the analysis of political activities, political thought, political behavior, and associated constitutions and la ...

in 1965, both from

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 ...

(AUB). He received his Licence en droit (

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) in 1960, and an MA in

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in 1979, both from

Lebanese University The Lebanese University (LU) (, ) is the only public university in Beirut, Lebanon. It is ranked #701–750 worldwide in terms of education. The creation of the Lebanese University was an idea first mentioned in the speech of the former Minist ...

. In 1984, he completed a PhD in public law from Columbia Pacific University,

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Career

Naaman has been an Attorney since 1963. From 1975 to 1982, he was a member of the leadership of the

Lebanese National Movement The Lebanese National Movement (LNM) ( ar, الحركة الوطنية اللبنانية, ''Al-Harakat al-Wataniyya al-Lubnaniyya'') or Mouvement National Libanais (MNL) in French, was a front of leftist, pan-Arabist and Syrian nationalist par ...

. From 1978 to 1988 he was a lecturer at the Faculty of Information, Lebanese University. In 1992, he was elected to the

Lebanese Parliament The Lebanese Parliament ( ar, مجلس النواب, translit=Majlis an-Nuwwab; french: Chambre des députés) is the national parliament of the Republic of Lebanon. There are 128 members elected to a four-year term in multi-member constit ...

, and served until he was defeated in the 1996 elections. He served as Minister of Telecommunications in Prime Minister

Salim Hoss Selim Ahmed Hoss ( ar, سليم أحمد الحص; also transliterated ''Salim Al-Hoss;'' born 20 December 1929) is a veteran Lebanese politician who served as the Prime Minister of Lebanon and a longtime Member of Parliament representing his h ...

's cabinet from 1998 to 2000. In 2005, he became a member of the "Third Force Movement".

Holocaust denial

According to the

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, Naaman wrote in newspaper '' Al-Quds Al-Arabi'', published in London on 22 April 1998:

Publications

Naaman is the author of several books and political articles. His main books are: * * * * * *

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Issam Naaman
1937 births Government ministers of Lebanon Members of the Parliament of Lebanon Columbia Pacific University alumni Lebanese University alumni American University of Beirut alumni People from South Lebanon People from Sidon Holocaust deniers Living people Lebanese Druze {{Lebanon-politician-stub