Lucien Dahdah () (15 August 1929 – 16 November 2003) was a Lebanese academic, businessman, media executive and politician, who served as foreign minister in 1975.

Early life and education

Dahdah was born on 15 August 1929. He was a graduate of

American University of Beirut The American University of Beirut (AUB; ) is a private, non-sectarian, and independent university chartered in New York with its main campus in Beirut, Lebanon. AUB is governed by a private, autonomous board of trustees and offers programs le ...

(AUB),

Sorbonne University Sorbonne University () is a public research university located in Paris, France. The institution's legacy reaches back to the Middle Ages in 1257 when Sorbonne College was established by Robert de Sorbon as a constituent college of the Unive ...

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and

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. He graduated from AUB in 1949. He received a PhD from Sorbon and Birmingham universities.

Career

Dahdah worked as a university professor at his alma mater, AUB, teaching statistics and economics. Then he headed the board of directors of Intra Investment from 1970 to 1976 and from 1989 to 1993. He served as foreign minister in the interim cabinet led by Noureddine Rifai in 1975 under President

Suleiman Frangieh Suleiman Kabalan Frangieh (15 June 1910 – 23 July 1992) was a Lebanese politician who served as the 5th president of Lebanon from 1970 to 1976. Early life and education Suleiman Frangieh was a scion of one of the leading Maronites, Maronite f ...

. Dahdah was also advisor of Frangieh when the latter was serving as the president of Lebanon. Dahdah was among the founding members of the Tele Orient channel. He also served as the director general of the channel. In addition, he founded the Radio Monte-Carlo-Moyen-Orient. Later he became the director of '' Middle East Economic Digest''.

Personal life and death

Dahdah married twice and had a daughter. He died on 16 November 2003 at the age of 74.

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