Trad Hamadeh

Trad Hamadeh is a Shia Lebanese politician and was one of Hezbollah's two representatives in the Lebanese Prime Minister of Fouad Siniora's cabinet. The other Hezbollah representative was Muhammad Fneish.

Career

Hamadeh worked as a journalist, political commentator, and university professor of philosophy.[1] He was one of the Lebanese partisans of Palestinian Fatah movement from the early 1970s to the late 1980s. In 1984, he fled with his family to Paris.[1] He stayed in Paris for ten years. He received a PhD. from Sorbonne University and also, worked there as a journalist.[1]

Hamadeh held the post of Minister of Labor from April 2005 to 11 November 2006 when he stepped down. He resigned from his post along with other ministers representing the Hizbollah-led opposition.[2] He was Assem Qanso's successor. However, Hamadeh withdrew his resignation upon the request of Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri.[3] In 2008 cabinet, Hamadeh was not appointed minister and was replaced by another Hizbollah member Muhammad Fneish.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "An unusual meeting with the minister about an unusual memorandum". Indymedia. 1 December 2005. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
  2. ↑ "Trad Hamadeh for Unions-Resistance Alliance". Naharnet. 1 May 2008. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
  3. ↑ Habib, Osama (27 February 2008). "Hamadeh returns to post at Labor Ministry". The Daily Star. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
  4. ↑ "Lebanon: A Cabinet is Formed". Wikileaks. 11 July 2008. Retrieved 5 October 2012.



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