Nazem Kadri () or Nazem El-Kadri (died 21 September 1989) was a Lebanese lawyer and politician.
Career
Qadri was a member of the Lebanese parliament from the Beqaa region, including in the long-running Parliament after the elections of 1971.
He was appointed minister of labor and social affairs in the government led by then prime minister
Selim Hoss
Salim Ahmad al-Huss ('';'' 20 December 1929 – 25 August 2024), also spelled Selim El-Hoss, was a Lebanese politician who served as the prime minister of Lebanon and a longtime Member of Parliament representing his hometown, Beirut. He was kno ...
under then president
Elias Sarkis
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from 16 July 1979 to 25 October 1980. After the death of the interior minister Bahij Takieddine, he was additionally given that portfolio starting 18 February 1980.
Assassination
Nazem Qadri was assassinated in
west Beirut
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on 21 September 1989, two days before the Taif Accord. His driver was also killed, and two bystanders were wounded in the attack.
See also
*
List of assassinated Lebanese people
This is a list of assassinations in Lebanon and nearby countries.
Pre-1970s
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
See also
* Assassinations linked to the Cedar Revolution
* Lebanese Civil War
* Unit 121
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