Amin Sherri () is a Lebanese

Shia Shia Islam is the second-largest branch of Islam. It holds that Muhammad designated Ali ibn Abi Talib () as both his political successor (caliph) and as the spiritual leader of the Muslim community (imam). However, his right is understood ...

politician.أمين شري
. ''Annahar'' He was elected to a parliament in the

2005 Lebanese general election General elections were held in Lebanon in May and June 2005 to elect the 128 members of the Parliament of Lebanon. They were the first elections in thirty years without a Syrian military or intelligence presence in Lebanon. These elections were t ...

, being fielded as a candidate by

Hezbollah Hezbollah ( ; , , ) is a Lebanese Shia Islamist political party and paramilitary group. Hezbollah's paramilitary wing is the Jihad Council, and its political wing is the Loyalty to the Resistance Bloc party in the Lebanese Parliament. I ...

. Hezbollah withdrew Sherri's candidature for the Shia seat in the

Beirut II Beirut II () is an electoral district in Beirut, Lebanon, as per the 2017 vote law. The district elects 11 members of the Lebanese National Assembly - 6 Sunnis, 2 Shias, 1 Druze, 1 Greek Orthodox, 1 Evangelical. The Beirut II electoral district ...

electoral district in the

2009 Lebanese general election Parliamentary elections were held in Lebanon on 7 June 2009 to elect all 128 members of the Parliament of Lebanon. Although general elections are held every four years, this parliament due to various reasons stayed in power until the 2018 gene ...

, in favour of

Amal Movement The Amal Movement () is a Lebanese political party and militia affiliated mainly with the Shia community of Lebanon. It was founded by Musa al-Sadr and Hussein el-Husseini in 1974 as the "Movement of the Deprived." The party has been led by ...

candidate

Hani Kobeissy Hani Kobeissy is a Shia Lebanese member of parliament who was elected in 2009 to represent the Shiite seat in the Beirut II district. He is part of the Amal Movement. See also * Lebanese Parliament * Members of the 2009-2013 Lebanese Parliament ...

.Lebanese Forces.
Sherri Drops Out of Beirut, Hatoum from Baabda as Differences Continue Over Jezzine
' Amin Sherri is a financier of terrorism according to the United States government. He was accused of threatening the families of bank workers in Lebanon when banks decided to freeze the account of a member of Hezbollah. The US released a picture of Sherri with

Qasem Soleimani Qasem Soleimani (; 11 March 1957 – 3 January 2020) was an Iranian military officer who served in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). From 1998 until Assassination of Qasem Soleimani, his assassination by the United States in 2020, h ...

. He is married to Hoda Safa and has four children. He oversaw Hezbollah's religious and education activities. He was president of

Al-Ahed Al Ahed Football Club () is a football club based in Ouzai, a district in Beirut, Lebanon, that competes in the Lebanese Premier League, the top flight of Lebanese football. The club was founded in 1964 as Al Ahed Al Jadeed, initially startin ...

Sports Club. He has been on several committees including education, trade, planning and production

Lebanon Lebanon, officially the Republic of Lebanon, is a country in the Levant region of West Asia. Situated at the crossroads of the Mediterranean Basin and the Arabian Peninsula, it is bordered by Syria to the north and east, Israel to the south ...

committees.

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