Abdullah Rassi

Abdullah Rassi (1929–1994) was a Lebanese physician and politician. He worked as a physician in Saudi Arabia in the 1960s and following the election of his father-in-law Suleiman Frangieh as the President of Lebanon in 1972 he began to involve in politics. Rassi was a long-term member of the Parliament of Lebanon and served as the minister of interior between 1984 and 1988.

Abdullah Rassi
Member of the Parliament
In office
1972–1994
Minister of Interior
In office
April 1984 – 1988
Prime MinisterRashid Karami
Selim Hoss
Personal details
Born1929
Died1994 (aged 64–65)
SpouseSonia Frangieh
ChildrenKarim Rassi
OccupationPhysician

Biography

Rassi was born in 1929 and hailed from a Greek Orthodox family.[1] He worked as a physician in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, from 1960s to the early 1970s.[2] Upon his return to Lebanon he was elected to the Lebanese Parliament in 1972 and served there until 1994.[3] He was appointed minister of interior to the cabinet led by Prime Minister Rashid Karami on 13 April 1984.[4][5] Rassi was accompanying Rashid Karami in June 1987 while traveling to Beirut via a military helicopter.[6][7] Karami was killed while Rassi and others were wounded when the helicopter was exploded by a time bomb.[7]

In 1966 Rassi married Sonia Frangieh, daughter of Suleiman Frangieh.[3] One of their children is Karim Rassi who also served at the Lebanese Parliament.[8][9] He died in 1994.[3]

References
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  2. Ahmed Adnan (31 May 2015). "صونيا فرنجية شاهدة على متانة الروابط بين لبنان والسعودية". Al Arab (in Arabic). Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  3. "الصفحة 10 (24-9-1998)". Ad Diyar (in Arabic). 17 April 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  4. J. Paxton (2016). The Statesman's Year-Book 1987-88. London; Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 788. ISBN 978-0-230-27116-6.
  5. "Lebanese Premier Karami Quits Over Economic Crisis". Los Angeles Times. Beirut. Associated Press. 4 May 1987. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  6. "Lebanese prime minister killed". United Press International. Beirut. 1 June 1987. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  7. Farouk Nassar (1 June 1987). "Bomb Kills Lebanese Prime Minister". Associated Press. Beirut. Archived from the original on 4 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  8. "Relations by marriage within the political class:-Reconciliations, Alliances and Hostilities". The Monthly. 10 December 2015. Archived from the original on 8 February 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  9. Suad Joseph (July 2011). "Political Familism in Lebanon". Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. 636: 155. doi:10.1177/0002716211398434. S2CID 145269097.
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