Nationality Lebanese Role Ice hockey centre Shoots Left-handed Name Nazem Qadri Salary 4.1 million USD (2016) | Religion Islam Weight 84 kg Occupation Lawyer Height 1.83 m | |
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Died 21 September 1989
West Beirut Current team Toronto Maple Leafs (#43 / Centerman) Similar People Dion Phaneuf, Tyler Bozak, Joffrey Lupul, James van Riemsdyk, James Reimer Profiles | ||
Nazem Qadri (Arabic: ناظم القادري) or Nazem Al-Qaderi or Kadri (died 1989) was a Lebanese lawyer and anti-Syrian politician.
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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 under then president Elias Sarkis 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 on 21 September 1989, two days before the Taif Accord. His driver was also killed, and two bystanders were wounded in the attack.
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