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in 1960, but he lost to Albert
Moukheiber. He then went to live in West Africa during much of the 1960s and made a sizable fortune there in the construction industry. He returned to Lebanon and tried to enter the parliament but failed again, while allying with the
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who dominated politics in the predominantly
Maronite Christian Metn district. Murr lost his reelection bid in 1972, a defeat which he is said to have blamed on Gemayel. In 1969, he became the minister of post, telegraph and telephone during the premiership of
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was designed by Syrian and
Lebanese authorities to facilitate Murr's election victory. In October 2004, he was elected as deputy speaker of parliament. In the 2005 elections, he was a member of the
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that would have legalized the Syrian presence in
Lebanon. Hobeika and Murr were subsequently ousted from the LF leadership by Samir Geagea. They spent the rest of the war years in Syrian-controlled
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and participated in the negotiation of the
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government. Murr continued to serve in this post until 2000 when his son Elias Murr replaced him. Before the
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On 31 January 2021, the
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in 1992, but they later divorced. Michel Murr is the grandfather of
Lebanese politician
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and Lena. His son, Elias, married Karine Lahoud, the daughter of then-army commander
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in 1931. His parents were Elias Murr and Rose Saliba, he had one brother,
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and interior minister and was a prominent lawmaker in the northern
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In 1979, he held the position of minister of post and housing in
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politician and businessman. He served as member of parliament,
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648:. In the mid-1980s, he supported the pro-Syrian LF faction of
1111:"Special Report: How Syria Orchestrates Lebanon's Elections"
1032:"Lebanese defense minister escapes car bomb that kills 8"
935:"The departure of the Lebanese politician Michel Murr"
776:, and he was later buried in his hometown, Bteghrine.
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was held at the Saint Elias Greek Orthodox Church in
1176:"Veteran Politician Michel Murr Dies from Covid-19"
807:"Veteran Politician Michel Murr Dies from Covid-19"
596:and graduated in 1955. He later studied law at the
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902:Arab Elites: Negotiating the Politics of Change
690:, killing eight people and wounding 35 others.
1249:"Michel Murr Just Passed Away At 88 Years Old"
1155:"A Snapshot of Parliamentary Election Results"
629:After the 1975–76 civil war, he supported the
549:, 29 September 1931 – 31 January 2021) was a
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701:cabinet and kept the post in the 1998
1090:Nicholas Blanford (1 February 1999).
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7:
1356:Postal services ministers of Lebanon
1351:Members of the Parliament of Lebanon
1070:from the original on 7 October 2013.
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1012:(in Arabic). Government of Lebanon
608:Michel Murr ran for a seat in the
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1321:Deputy prime ministers of Lebanon
1133:"Lebanon Government Profile 2012"
1115:Middle East Intelligence Bulletin
872:from the original on 23 June 2012
862:Middle East Intelligence Bulletin
786:January 1986 Lebanese Forces coup
978:Ferran Izquierdo Brichs (2012).
856:Abdelnour, Ziad K. (June 2003).
686:detonated near his motorcade in
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190:
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615:Syrian Social Nationalist Party
197:Member State of the Arab League
16:Lebanese politician (1931–2021)
1336:Saint Joseph University alumni
726:2018 Lebanese general election
1:
1331:Interior ministers of Lebanon
1281:(in Arabic). 1 February 2021.
1202:"The death of MP Michel Murr"
964:(in Arabic). 31 January 2021.
585:, and four sisters including
1326:Defense ministers of Lebanon
904:. Lynne Rienner Publishers.
900:. In Volker Perthes (ed.).
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984:. Routledge. p. 220.
592:He studied engineering at
569:Michel Murr was born to a
1346:People from Matn District
896:Rola el Husseini (2004).
30:
1048:Mordechai Nisan (1999).
748:and ex-father-in-law of
634:Kataeb Regulatory Forces
571:Greek Orthodox Christian
565:Early life and education
31:
1092:"All change in Lebanon"
858:"Michel and Elias Murr"
693:Then he also served as
600:and graduated in 1958.
1229:Cite journal requires
715:Change and Reform bloc
446:Diplomatic missions of
1034:. UPI. 20 March 1991.
695:deputy prime minister
555:deputy prime minister
594:St Joseph University
216:Constitution of 1926
121:Rose Saliba (mother)
1164:. 2019. p. 27.
167:Politics of Lebanon
147:(former son-in-law)
119:Elias Murr (father)
1208:on 31 January 2021
941:. 31 January 2021.
805:January 31, 2021.
768:. Afterwards, his
492:Lebanon portal
436:Abdallah Bou Habib
1255:. 31 January 2021
1182:. 30 January 2021
991:978-1-136-24087-4
766:COVID-19 pandemic
707:general elections
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468:Visa requirements
423:Foreign relations
410:Political parties
358:Recent elections
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48:29 September 1931
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604:Political career
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711:Metn district
709:of 2000, the
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677:
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650:Elie Hobeika
640:(LF) led by
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607:
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583:Gabriel Murr
568:
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483:
376:
329:Governorates
323:Subdivisions
264:Najib Mikati
221:Human rights
209:Constitution
187:
145:Gebran Tueni
133:Gabriel Murr
72:(2021-01-31)
18:
1316:2021 deaths
1311:1932 births
962:annahar.com
764:during the
746:Nayla Tueni
719:Michel Aoun
658:Nabih Berri
577:village of
547:ميشال المرّ
539:Michel Murr
473:Visa policy
308:Nabih Berri
291:Legislature
151:Nayla Tueni
83:Nationality
32:ميشال المرّ
25:Michel Murr
1305:Categories
1259:31 January
1212:31 January
1186:31 January
1010:pcm.gov.lb
816:31 January
792:References
703:Salim Hoss
669:Selim Hoss
610:parliament
450:in Lebanon
434:Minister:
298:Parliament
93:Occupation
44:1931-09-29
1016:14 August
675:in 1980.
579:Bteghrine
388:General:
377:2022–2023
371:2014–2016
352:Elections
334:Districts
239:President
232:Executive
135:(brother)
126:Relatives
116:Parent(s)
52:Bteghrine
1180:Naharnet
1065:Archived
870:Archived
826:cite web
811:Naharnet
780:See also
762:COVID-19
688:Antelias
684:car bomb
631:Phalange
587:May Murr
561:region.
551:Lebanese
463:Passport
141:(sister)
139:May Murr
101:Children
96:Engineer
87:Lebanese
1139:13 June
876:12 June
717:led by
304:Speaker
271:Cabinet
77:Lebanon
1253:The961
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774:Rabieh
543:Arabic
248:vacant
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756:Death
738:Mirna
662:Zahlé
110:Mirna
106:Elias
1261:2021
1235:help
1214:2021
1188:2021
1141:2012
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1057:ACPR
1018:2020
986:ISBN
906:ISBN
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832:link
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559:Metn
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395:2018
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258:list
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67:Died
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