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Your continued donations keep Wikipedia runningRashid KaramiFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaJump to: navigation, searchRashid KaramiRashid Abdul Hamid Karami (December 30, 1921 – June 1, 1987) (Arabic: ÑÔíÏ ßÑÇãí) was a Lebanese statesman. He was one of the most important political figures in Lebanon for more than 30 years, including during much of Lebanese Civil War (1975-1990), and he served as Prime Minister eight times.Contents1 Background2 Policies2.1 The Arab-Israeli conflict3 Civil War3.1 Assassination[edit]BackgroundRashid Karami was born in Mariatta, near Tripoli, into one of Lebanons most prominent political families. His father, Abdul Hamid Karami, was Prime Minster for a few months in 1945, and his younger brother, Omar Karami, has served as Prime Minister three times, most recently from 2004 to 2005.After graduating from Cairo University with a Law degree in the 1940s, Karami established a legal practice in Tripoli. He was elected to the National Assembly in 1951 to fill a vacancy caused by the death of his father. In the same year he became Minister of Justice in the government of Prime Minister Hussein al Quwaini. In 1953 he was appointed Minister of the Economy and Social Affairs in Abdallah al Yafis government.LebanonThis article is part of the series:Politics and government ofLebanonConstitutionPresidentEmile LahoudPrime MinisterFouad SinioraPresent governmentParliamentSpeakerPolitical partiesElectionsGovernoratesDistrictsForeign relationsOther countries #160;• #160;Politics #160;Portalview • talk • editBetween 1955 and 1987, Karami held office eight times as Prime Minister, under every President. These terms were from 1955 to 1956, 1958 to 1960, 1961 to 1964, 1965 to 1966, 1966 to 1968, 1969 to 1970, 1975 to 1976, and from 1984 until his death. He also served as Minister of Foreign Affairs several times. He had a stormy relationship with Lebanons Presidents, who appointed him because of his political connections, despite substantial political differences.[edit]PoliciesKarami was a strong proponent of the rights of Lebanons Muslim community, which in his time increased to outnumber the Christian population for the first time in Lebanese history, causing major ripples in the social fabric of the country. He attempted, without success, to gain greater representation for Muslims in the National Assembly, where they were allocated 45 percent of the seats, a figure that was not adjusted to take account of changing demographics. In 1976, Karami helped broker an agreement to provide for equal parliamentary representation of Christians and Muslims, but this agreement was never implemented. One concession that was made by Christian politicians was to allow legislation signed by the President to be countersigned by the Prime Minister, from 1974 onwards, giving the Prime Minister (always a Sunni Muslim) an effective veto.Karami was a part of the Islamic Leftist faction in Lebanese politics. During the 1950s, he was a political followe
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