Omar Karami

About

Between the early 1990s and 2000s, he served two terms as Prime Minister of Lebanon, resigning from office in each case.

Before Fame

After earning his law degree from Cairo University, he served as Lebanon's Minister of Education.

Trivia

He was a practitioner of Sunni Islam.

Family Life

Raised in An Nouri, Lebanon, he was the brother of Lebanese Prime Minister Rashid Karami (assassinated in the late 1980s) and the son of another Prime Minister, Abdul Hamid Karami. His son, Faisal Karami, also pursued a political career.

Associated With

In his second term as Prime Minister, Karami succeeded Rafic Hariri.