Rashid Karami

Rashid Karami
رشيد كرامي
Prime Minister of Lebanon
In office 30 April 1984 – 1 June 1987
President	Amine Gemayel
Preceded by	Shafik Wazzan
Succeeded by	Selim Hoss
In office 1 July 1975 – 8 December 1976
President	Elias Sarkis Suleiman Frangieh
Preceded by	Nureddin Rifai
Succeeded by	Selim Hoss
In office 15 January 1969 – 13 October 1970
President	Suleiman Frangieh Charles Helou
Preceded by	Abdallah El-Yafi
Succeeded by	Saeb Salam
In office 7 December 1966 – 8 February 1968
President	Charles Helou
Preceded by	Abdallah El-Yafi
Succeeded by	Abdallah El-Yafi
In office 25 July 1965 – 2 December 1966
President	Charles Helou
Preceded by	Hussein Al Oweini
Succeeded by	Abdallah El-Yafi
In office 31 October 1961 – 20 February 1964
President	Fuad Chehab
Preceded by	Saeb Salam
Succeeded by	Hussein Al Oweini
In office 24 September 1958 – 14 May 1960
President	Fuad Chehab
Preceded by	Khalil al-Hibri
Succeeded by	Ahmed Daouk
In office 19 September 1955 – 20 March 1956
President	Camille Chamoun
Preceded by	Sami as-Solh
Succeeded by	Abdallah El-Yafi
Personal details
Born	(1921-12-30)30 December 1921 Miriata, State of Greater Lebanon
Died	1 June 1987(1987-06-01) (aged 65) Beirut, Lebanon
Cause of death	Helicopter bombing
Political party	Independent[1]
Alma mater	Cairo University

Rashid Karami (Arabic: رشيد كرامي; 30 December 1921 – 1 June 1987) was a Lebanese statesman. He is considered one of the most important political figures in Lebanon for more than 30 years, including during much of the Lebanese Civil War (1975–1990), and he served as prime minister eight times, making him the most democratically elected prime minister in history according to the Guinness Book of World Records 2005. He was assassinated in 1987.