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Gebran Tueni (journalist)

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Full Name
  
Gebran Tueni

Nationality
  
Lebanese

Role
  
Lebanese Politician

Died
  
1948 Beirut, Lebanon

Occupation
  
Journalist

Spouse
  
Siham Asseily, Mirna Murr


Cause of death
  
Sudden illness

Religion
  
Greek Orthodox Church

Children
  
Nayla Tueni

Name
  
Gebran Tueni

Grandparents
  
Gebran Tueni


Assassinated
  
December 12, 2005, Mkalles, Lebanon

Parents
  
Nadia Tueni, Ghassan Tueni

Similar People
  
Nayla Tueni, Ghassan Tueni, Marwan Hamadeh, Malek Maktabi, Nadia Tueni

Resting place
  
Saint Dimitrius church

Gebran Tueni (in Arabic جبران تويني), also written Tueini, born to a Greek Orthodox Christian family in Lebanon and who died in Santiago, Chile in 1948, was a famous Lebanese journalist and a figure of the Arab Renaissance. Because of his political views, he lived in exile for a while in Paris.

Gebran Tueni (journalist) Gebran Tueni on Kalam El Nass YouTube

Returning to Beirut, he founded the Lebanese newspaper Al Ahrar (in Arabic الاحرار) and in 1933, An Nahar (in Arabic النهار) daily newspaper that became the largest circulation daily in Lebanon.

Gebran Tueni (journalist) Tajaddod Youth Archive Picture of the

The paper that started on August 4, 1933 as a 4-page tabloid was published by Gebran Tueni as its editor-in-chief and he continued at the head of the influential newspaper until his sudden death in 1948, when editing was taken over by his son Ghassan Tueni, also a prominent journalist, politician, ambassador, and later on Lebanese government minister who continued until 1999.

Gebran Tueni (journalist) Ten Journalist Murder Cases to Solve Committee to

His grandson Gebran Tueni, the son of Ghassan Tueni, who was named after him became the editor-in-chief of An Nahar after Ghassan Tueni's retirement. The grandson Gebran was also a prominent Lebanese journalist who was elected as a Member of Parliament in Lebanon in 2005, and a fierce critic of the Syrian government and its policies in Lebanon and a figure of March 14 Alliance leading to his assassination on 12 December 2005.

References

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