Ali Al Shami (born 1945) is a Shia Lebanese academic and a member of the Amal movement. He was Lebanon's minister of foreign affairs and emigrants from 2009 to 2011.

Early life and education

Shami was born into a Shiite family in 1945. He received a bachelor's degree in political science from

Lebanese University The Lebanese University (LU) (, ) is the only public university in Beirut, Lebanon. It is ranked #701–750 worldwide in terms of education. The creation of the Lebanese University was an idea first mentioned in the speech of the former Minist ...

in 1970 and a diploma again in political science from the

University of Grenoble The Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA, French: meaning "''Grenoble Alps University''") is a public research university in Grenoble, France. Founded in 1339, it is the third largest university in France with about 60,000 students and over 3,000 resea ...

in 1971 as well as a PhD in political science from the same university in 1978.

Career

Shami is a retired university professor who taught in the college of law and political science at Lebanese University before becoming a member of the Amal movement. He was part of the committee in charge of writing a program for action of the government led by Prime Minister Saad Hariri in November 2009. He was appointed minister of foreign affairs and emigrants to the

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led by Hariri on 9 November 2009. He was named to this post by the Amal leader and

Hezbollah Hezbollah (; ar, حزب الله ', , also transliterated Hizbullah or Hizballah, among others) is a Lebanese Shia Islamist political party and militant group, led by its Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah since 1992. Hezbollah's parami ...

ally Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri. He succeeded

Fawzi Salloukh Fawzi Salloukh (born 1931) is a Lebanese politician, who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 19 July 2005 to 2009. Early life and education Salloukh was born into a Shiite family in Qmatiye, Aley, Lebanon, in 1931. He graduated from the A ...

as foreign minister. In the cabinet, Shami was part of opposition and a member of the Amal Movement and one of the five Shiite members in the cabinet. Shami's tenure ended in June 2011, and he was replaced by

Adnan Mansour Adnan Mansour ( ar, عدنان منصور; born 5 January 1946) is a Lebanese diplomat, politician and the former minister of foreign affairs and emigrants. Early life and education Mansour was born in Bourj el-Barajneh on 5 January 1946 into ...

in the post.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Shami, Ali 1945 births Amal Movement politicians Foreign ministers of Lebanon Grenoble Alpes University alumni Lebanese political scientists Lebanese Shia Muslims Lebanese University alumni Academic staff of Lebanese University Living people People from Nabatieh District