Mahmoud Hammoud (1935 – 8 May 2018) was a Lebanese politician and diplomat. Hammoud was a

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. He was born in Kafarkila, Marjayoun district, southern Lebanon. He served as ambassador to the

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(1978–1983),

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(1983–1985), the

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and

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(1986–1990), and the

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(1990–1999), where he was doyen of the diplomatic corps. In October 2000, Hammoud became

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for the first time. He served in that position until April 2003 when he became

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in a cabinet reshuffle. When the government of

Omar Karami Omar Abdul Hamid Karami (last name also spelled Karamé and Karameh) ( ar, عمر عبد الحميد كرامي; 7 September 1934 – 1 January 2015) was the 29th prime minister of Lebanon, who served two separate terms. He was Prime Minis ...

took office in October 2004, he was reappointed as foreign minister. Karami and his cabinet resigned in March 2005. He died on 8 May 2018.وفاة السفير محمود حمود

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1935 births 2018 deaths Lebanese Shia Muslims People from Marjeyoun District Defense ministers of Lebanon Ambassadors of Lebanon to West Germany Ambassadors of Lebanon to the United Arab Emirates Ambassadors of Lebanon to the Soviet Union Ambassadors of Lebanon to Finland Ambassadors of Lebanon to the United Kingdom Foreign ministers of Lebanon Independent politicians in Lebanon {{Lebanon-diplomat-stub