Hussein el-Husseini
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Hussein el-Husseini (Arabic: حسين الحسيني) is a prominent Lebanese politician from Beqaa, who brought the end of the Lebanese civil war in 1990, the reform of the Lebanese government and the disarmement of sectarian militias.
[edit] Early life
Born on the 15th of April 1937 in Zahleh, deputy of Baalbeck and the Hermel since 1972, Hussein el-Husseini is one of the founders of the Movement of the Deprived, that gave birth later to Amal. He was one of the closest collaborators of the Imam Musa al-Sadr at the head of Amal, as well as in the Superior Shiite Council of which he became a founding member in 1972.
In 1978, he became Amal's General Secretary. He resigned from this post on the 17th of June 1980, when the movement turned radical, as he refused to colloborate with Yasser Arafat and the PLO.
[edit] Political Career
El-Husseini was elected member of parliament in 1972, at the age of 35, after being mayor of his hometown Shmustar at 18. From 1972 to 1974, he headed the parliamentary commission of public works and hydroelectric resources. He became since 1972 member of the parliamentary financial and budgetary commission.
In 1984, he was elected speaker of the House by members of parliament, until 1992 after serving 4 two-year consecutive terms. In 1989, while in office, el-Husseini orchistrated and presided the Taif Agreement, held in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which led to the end of the Lebanese Civil War (1975-1990). He is considered to be the father of the agreement.
Hussein el-Husseini remains a strong advocate of democracy and transparency in his community.
