Nazar Najarian (; hy, Նազար Նաճարեան; circa 24 July 1957 – 4 August 2020), also known as Nazo (), was a Lebanese businessman and politician of Armenian descent who served as secretary-general of Lebanon's

Kataeb Party The Kataeb Party ( ar, حزب الكتائب اللبنانية '), also known in English as the Phalanges, is a Christian political party in Lebanon. The party played a major role in the Lebanese Civil War (1975–1990). In decline in the lat ...

, a Christian political party, from 11 June 2018 until his death on 4 August 2020.

Biography

Najarian was the eldest sibling in an Armenian family of five. He got involved in Lebanese politics at the onset of the

Lebanese Civil War The Lebanese Civil War ( ar, الحرب الأهلية اللبنانية, translit=Al-Ḥarb al-Ahliyyah al-Libnāniyyah) was a multifaceted armed conflict that took place from 1975 to 1990. It resulted in an estimated 120,000 fatalities a ...

in 1975. In 1980,

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had commissioned Nazar with the mission of "mobilizing individuals". He also undertook several missions during the Bachir Gemayel era, and especially during the Lebanese Civil War. He had moved away from Lebanon to

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and stayed there until October 2012, after which he went to

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, where he was completely away from politics. He was CEO at Tetran Holding Inc. Najarian was killed on 4 August 2020 aged 63, after a series of explosions had occurred at the Port of Beirut, sending debris across the city. He suffered head trauma and succumbed to his injuries. He was buried on 8 August 2020.

References

2020 deaths Kataeb Party politicians Lebanese Christians Haigazian University alumni Lebanese people of Armenian descent 2020 Beirut explosion Accidental deaths in Lebanon Deaths by explosive device Deaths from head injury People of the Lebanese Civil War {{Lebanon-politician-stub