Fouad Siniora

Fouad Siniora (alternative spellings: Fuad Siniora, Fouad Seniora) (Arabic: فؤاد السنيوره) is the Prime Minister of Lebanon, a position he assumed on 19 July 2005, succeeding Najib Mikati. The Arabic language (Arabic: ‎ transliterated: ), or simply Arabic (Arabic: ‎ transliterated: ), is the largest member of the Semitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family (classification: South Central Semitic) and is closely related to Hebrew and Aramaic. ... This page lists prime ministers of Lebanon. ... July 19 is the 200th day (201st in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 165 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Najib Mikati Najib Mikati (born November 24, 1955) is a former Prime Minister of Lebanon. ...

Born into a Sunni Muslim family in Sidon in 1943, Siniora was a friend of the late Prime Minister Rafik Hariri for more than 45 years. A business graduate of the American University of Beirut, Siniora was Minister of Finance for most of the post-war period in Lebanon. After working for Citibank and teaching at his alma mater in Beirut in the 1970s, Siniora worked for the Central Bank's audit committee before being employed by Hariri in 1982 in his rapidly growing empire. He held various positions in Hariri's business empire. Sunni Islam (Arabic سنّة) is the largest denomination of Islam. ... A Muslim (Arabic: مسلم, Turkish: Müslüman, Persian and Urdu: مسلمان) is an adherent of Islam. ... Sidon, Zidon or Saida, (Arabic صيدا á¹¢aydā is the third-largest city in Lebanon. ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1943 calendar). ... Former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri Rafik Bahaa Edine Hariri — Arabic: رفيق بهاء الدين الحريري — (November 1, 1944 – February 14, 2005), a self-made billionaire and business tycoon, was the Prime Minister of Lebanon from 1992 to 1998 and again from 2000 until his resignation on 20 October 2004. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Citibank was founded in 1812 as the City Bank of New York. ... For other uses, see Beirut (disambiguation). ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Fouad Siniora has strong ties with international finance. Strongly pro-business, he is considered a partisan of free trade. He was a close adviser to late Rafic Hariri and he is very close to his son Saad Hariri. He served as finance minister from 1992 to 1998 and again from 2000 to 2004. Siniora was the main designer of the Paris II conference in November 2002 which allowed Lebanon to get US$2.6 billion. He was accused of corruption and mismanagement after Hariri's ousting in 1998, in what was mainly viewed as a conflict between Hariri and President Emile Lahoud. Siniora was cleared of all charges in 2003 by the parliament. In 2002, he abolished most of Lebanon's duty taxes and introduced a Value Added Tax. It was under his rule that Lebanon's public debt exploded, although his responsibility for that is disputed. Free trade is an economic concept referring to the selling of products between countries without tariffs or other trade barriers. ... Rafiq Bahaa Edine Hariri (born November, 1944) is a Lebanese billionaire businessman, and was Prime Minister of Lebanon until his resignation on October 20, 2004. ... Saadeddine Rafik Hariri (Arabic: سعد الدين الحريري (short name) or سعد الدين رفيق الحريري (long name)); (born April 1970) is the younger son of Rafik Hariri, the assassinated former prime minister of Lebanon. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... This article is about general United States currency. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... This page lists presidents of Lebanon. ... Émile Lahoud General Émile Geamil Lahoud (Arabic: اميل لحود) (born January 12, 1936) is the current President of Lebanon. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Value added tax. ...

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After the victory of the anti-Syrian opposition in parliamentary elections held in May and June 2005, Fouad Siniora was asked by President Lahoud on 30 June to form a government. He resigned from the chairmanship of Group Méditerranée (a banking holding controlled by the Hariri family). After laborious negotiations with the President and the different political forces, Siniora formed a government on July 19, 2005. It is the first government formed after the Syrian withdrawal from Lebanon and the first government to include members of Hezbollah. With regards to Hezbollah, Siniora has said that "The government considers the resistance a natural and honest expression of the Lebanese people’s national rights to liberate their land and defend their honour against Israeli aggression and threats”. Apart from General Michel Aoun's Free Patriotic Movement, all mainstream political currents are represented. This page lists presidents of Lebanon. ... Émile Lahoud General Émile Geamil Lahoud (Arabic:اميل لحود) (born January 12, 1936) is the current President of Lebanon. ... This page lists prime ministers of Lebanon. ... This is the list of the Lebanese governement that was formed by Fouad Siniora on 19 July 2005. ... The Parliament of Lebanon is the Lebanese national legislature. ... This page lists speakers of the Parliament of Lebanon. ... Political parties in Lebanon lists political parties in Lebanon. ... Elections in Lebanon gives information on election and election results in Lebanon. ... Lebanon is divided into 6 governorates (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah). ... The 6 Governorates of Lebanon are divided into 25 Districts (Aqdya, singular - qadaa) -- or 26, counting the Governorate of Beirut which is not subdivided into districts. ... The foreign policy of Lebanon reflects its geographic location, the composition of its population, and its reliance on commerce and trade. ... Information on politics by country is available for every country, including both de jure and de facto independent states, inhabited dependent territories, as well as areas of special sovereignty. ... Elections in Lebanon gives information on election and election results in Lebanon. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... June 30 is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 184 days remaining. ... July 19 is the 200th day (201st in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 165 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Cedar Revolution has become the most commonly used name for the chain of demonstrations and popular civic action in Lebanon (mainly Beirut) triggered by the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri on February 14, 2005. ... Flag of Hezbollah For other uses, see Hezbollah (disambiguation). ... A General is an officer of high military rank. ... Michel Aoun (ميشال عون) (born in 1935 in Beirut) is a Lebanese military commander and politician. ... FPM logo The Free Patriotic Movement FPM (Tayyar Al-Watani Al-Horr), also known as the Aounist Current (Tayyar Al-Aouni), is a Lebanese political party, led by General Michel Aoun, a former commander of the Lebanese army who served as Prime Minister of one of two governments that contended...

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In April, 2006, Siniora and leading officials paid a high profile visit to Washington, DC, and met with President George W. Bush and a number of cabinet members of the Bush Administration. Supporters of Siniora would claim that this represents Lebanon's ongoing gratitude for the US's willingness to promote its vision of democracy for Lebanon and the Middle East. Critics of Siniora would assert that US support for his government comes with a price, and makes Siniora a pawn in the US's designs to destabilize the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, ^{[citation needed]} with whom Lebanon cooperates in numerous, institutionalized ways. However, others would see a yet more subtle role for Siniora, since his public pronouncements have been relatively mute with regard to Syria's alleged involvement in the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafic al-Hariri in 2005, Siniora does not support the Hezbollah organization or its attacks. He disagrees on some issues with Israel as long as Israel occupies the Sheba Farms area and omits to supply information regarding minefields in Lebanon. His government has been at the forefront of the latest peace initiative. Currently as Israel attacks Lebanon he is talking to the UN and other international partners to find diplomatic ways of achieving peace. Image File history File links Unbalanced_scales. ... Flag of Hezbollah For other uses, see Hezbollah (disambiguation). ...

Siniora is married to Huda Bsat, with whom he has three children. His interests include writing poetry and Arabic literature. Quatrain on Heavenly Mountain by Emperor Gaozong. ... Center For Arabic Culture (CAC) Christina Campo-Abdoun & Seifed-Din Abdoun http://cacac. ...

See also:

• Fouad Siniora's cabinet

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External links

• BBC profile of Fouad Siniora