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Ali Al Shami
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants
In office
9 November 2009 – 13 June 2011
Prime MinisterSaad Hariri
Preceded by
Succeeded byAdnan Mansour
Personal details
Born (1945-04-21) 21 April 1945 (age 79)
Jarjouh, Lebanon
Political partyAmal movement
Alma mater
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Ali Al Shami (born 1945) is a Shia Lebanese academic and a member of the Amal movement. He was Lebanon's minister of foreign affairs and emigrants from 2009 to 2011.

Early life and education

Shami was born into a Shiite family in 1945. He received a bachelor's degree in political science from Lebanese University in 1970 and a diploma again in political science from the University of Grenoble in 1971 as well as a PhD in political science from the same university in 1978.

Career

Shami is a retired university professor.

Shami was part of the committee in charge of writing a program for action of the government led by Prime Minister Saad Hariri in November 2009. He was appointed minister of foreign affairs and emigrants to the cabinet led by Hariri on 9 November 2009. He was named to this post by the Amal leader and Hezbollah ally Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri. He succeeded Fawzi Salloukh as foreign minister. In the cabinet, Shami was part of opposition and a member of the Amal Movement and one of the five Shiite members in the cabinet. Shami's tenure ended in June 2011, and he was replaced by Adnan Mansour in the post.

References

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  8. Hussein Dakroub (14 June 2011). "New Cabinet, old realities". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 6 September 2011. Retrieved 8 March 2013.

External links

Foreign Ministers of Lebanon
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