Nazem Kadri ( ar, ناظم القادري) or Nazem Al-Qaderi or Kadri (died 21 September 1989) was a Lebanese lawyer and politician.

Career

Qadri was a member of the Lebanese parliament from the

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region, including in the long-running Parliament after the elections of 1971. He was appointed minister of labor and social affairs in the government led by then prime minister

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under then president

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from 16 July 1979 to 25 October 1980. After the death of the interior minister Bahij Takieddine, he was additionally given that portfolio starting 18 February 1980.

Assassination

Nazem Qadri was assassinated in

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on 21 September 1989, two days before the Taif Accord. His driver was also killed, and two bystanders were wounded in the attack.

References

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