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| '''Nabih Berri''' ({{lang-ar|نبيه بري}}; born January 28, 1938) is the ] of the ]. He heads the mostly ] ]. | '''Nabih Berri''' ({{lang-ar|نبيه بري}}; born January 28, 1938) is the ] of the ]. He heads the mostly ] ]. | ||
| ==Biography== | |||
| He was born in ], ] to Lebanese parents. He went to school in ] and ] in southern ] and later studied at the ] and the ] in ]. He obtained a law degree in 1963 from the ], where he had served as the student body president, and became a lawyer at the Court of Appeals. During the 1960s, he joined the ]. | He was born in ], ] to Lebanese parents. He went to school in ] and ] in southern ] and later studied at the ] and the ] in ]. He obtained a law degree in 1963 from the ], where he had served as the student body president, and became a lawyer at the Court of Appeals. During the 1960s, he joined the ]. | ||
| ==Early career== | |||
| In the early 1970s, he worked in ] as a ] for ]. He also lived in the ] area from 1976 to 1978.{{Fact|date=November 2007}} | In the early 1970s, he worked in ] as a ] for ]. He also lived in the ] area from 1976 to 1978.{{Fact|date=November 2007}} | ||
| He held a series of positions in the ] during the late 1970s, after the disappearance of Imam ], a ] cleric who disappeared under mysterious circumstances while on a trip to ] in 1978, and who is thought to have been killed on the orders of ]. | He held a series of positions in the ] during the late 1970s, after the disappearance of Imam ], a ] cleric who disappeared under mysterious circumstances while on a trip to ] in 1978, and who is thought to have been killed on the orders of ]. | ||
| ==Civil war years== | |||
| In 1984, Berri was elected leader of the Amal movement, and led it during the fierce fighting of the ]. He subsequently joined the National Unity government as Minister for Southern Reconstruction, and later, he served as Minister of Justice and of Electrical and Hydraulic Resources, under ] ]. He also was Minister of Housing and Co-operatives and Minister of STate. | In 1984, Berri was elected leader of the Amal movement, and led it during the fierce fighting of the ]. He subsequently joined the National Unity government as Minister for Southern Reconstruction, and later, he served as Minister of Justice and of Electrical and Hydraulic Resources, under ] ]. He also was Minister of Housing and Co-operatives and Minister of STate. | ||
| ==Later political career== | |||
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| Berri again served as a ] from 1989 to 1992, and he was elected speaker of the National Assembly on 20 November 1992 at the head of the "Liberation of the South Movement" list. On 8 September 1996, his list, the Liberation and Development list, won the legislative elections and he was once again re-elected Speaker. | Berri again served as a ] from 1989 to 1992, and he was elected speaker of the National Assembly on 20 November 1992 at the head of the "Liberation of the South Movement" list. On 8 September 1996, his list, the Liberation and Development list, won the legislative elections and he was once again re-elected Speaker. | ||
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Nabih Berri (Template:Lang-ar; born January 28, 1938) is the Speaker of the Parliament of Lebanon. He heads the mostly Shi'a Amal Movement.
Biography
He was born in Bo, Sierra Leone to Lebanese parents. He went to school in Tebnine and Ain Ebel in southern Lebanon and later studied at the Makassed and the Ecole de la Sagesse in Beirut. He obtained a law degree in 1963 from the Lebanese University, where he had served as the student body president, and became a lawyer at the Court of Appeals. During the 1960s, he joined the Arab Nationalist Movement.
Early career
In the early 1970s, he worked in Beirut as a lawyer for General Motors. He also lived in the Detroit area from 1976 to 1978.
He held a series of positions in the Amal movement during the late 1970s, after the disappearance of Imam Musa al-Sadr, a Shi'a cleric who disappeared under mysterious circumstances while on a trip to Libya in 1978, and who is thought to have been killed on the orders of Muammar al-Gaddafi.
Civil war years
In 1984, Berri was elected leader of the Amal movement, and led it during the fierce fighting of the Lebanese Civil War. He subsequently joined the National Unity government as Minister for Southern Reconstruction, and later, he served as Minister of Justice and of Electrical and Hydraulic Resources, under Prime Minister Rashid Karami. He also was Minister of Housing and Co-operatives and Minister of STate.
Later political career
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Berri again served as a Cabinet minister from 1989 to 1992, and he was elected speaker of the National Assembly on 20 November 1992 at the head of the "Liberation of the South Movement" list. On 8 September 1996, his list, the Liberation and Development list, won the legislative elections and he was once again re-elected Speaker.
On 3 June 2003, he was elected President of the Arab Parliamentary Union, which he assumed on 1 March the following year.
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