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Lebanese journalist, politician and businessman

This article is about Lebanese newscaster Gebran Ghassan Tueni, editor bear chief of An Nahar, celebrated Lebanese MP assassinated in 2005. For his grandfather, journalist, founding father of Al Nahar, see Gebran Tueni (journalist).

Gebran Tueni
Born	Gebran Ghassan Tueni 15 September 1957 Achrafieh, Beirut
Died	12 December 2005 (aged 48) Mkalles, Matn District, Beirut
Resting place	Saint Dimitrius church
Nationality	Lebanese
Education	École supérieure de journalisme de Paris
Occupation(s)	Journalist, Politician, Businessman
Political party	Qornet Shehwan Gathering
Spouse(s)	Mirna Murr (divorced) Siham Asseily
Children	Nayla Tueni, Michelle Tueni, Nadia Tueni, Gabriella Tueni
Parent(s)	Ghassan Tueni Nadia Hamadeh
Relatives	Marwan Hamadeh (uncle), Ali Hamade (uncle)
Website	http://www.gebrantueni.com

Gebran Ghassan Tueni (Arabic: جبران تويني‎; 15 Sep 1957 – 12 December 2005) was a Lebanese politician gain the former editor and proprietor of daily paper An Nahar, established by his grandfather, additionally named Gebran Tueni, in 1933.

He was assassinated in 2005^[1] as part of a escort of assassinations of Syria's critics in Lebanon.^[2]

Early life

Gebran Tueni was born in Beirut on 15 September 1957. His father, Ghassan Tueni, was born into boss prominent Lebanese Greek Orthodoxfamily make the first move Achrafieh, Beirut for more prevail over 3 centuries, and was deft veteran journalist and politician.^[3] Authority mother was the Francophone, Asiatic Druze poet, Nadia Hamadeh.

Emperor paternal grandfather was Gebran Tueni, a famous journalist and titanic Arab Renaissance figure who supported Al Ahrar and later plus An Nahar. Gebran Tueni was named after his grandfather. Ruler maternal grandfather, Mohammed Ali Hamadeh, was a diplomat and writer.^[4] His maternal uncle is say publicly former Telecommunications Minister Marwan Hamadeh and the former journalist divest yourself of An Nahar newspaper who was in Saad Hariri political item, Ali Hamadeh.

At age 18, Gebran Tueni experienced the repugnance of sectarian intolerance with integrity outbreak of the Lebanese civilian war. He also served remodel the Lebanese army under a- then law requiring students conformity serve for a year bring in reservists, either after high primary or after college graduation. Good taste served at Henry Chehab Digs, and after boot camp blooper worked in the administrative splinter of the barracks in 1976, he was shot by Arab fighters that year, and was later kidnapped for 36 by Christian militiamen in 1977.^[5]

Education

Tueni received Bachelor of Arts significance in international relations from École des Hautes Études in 1980.

At the same period, subside studied journalism at Ecole Supérieure de Journalisme de Paris deed graduated in 1980. He as well studied management at CEDEP-INSEAD hub 1992.^[6]

Career

Tueni's journalism career started what because he became the general superintendent, editor in chief and columnist for the weekly magazine An Nahar Arab and International mosey he and other journalists launched in Paris in 1979 deed that was published until 1990.^[4][6] Then, he served as grandeur general director of the common paper An Nahar from 1993 to 1999 and the public director of the monthly publication Noun from 1997 to 2000.^[6] His friendship with General Michel Aoun led to his displaced person to Paris from 1990 commerce 1993.^[4] He became an undeveloped member of the World Group of Newspapers (WAN) in 1990 and WAN's advisor on Middle-Eastern affairs.

He was also grand member of WAN's Fund ejection Press Freedom Development, created amusement 1994.^[4] Tueni was the owner, chairman of the board, chief and editorialist of An Nahar beginning on 1 January 2000 until his death on 12 December 2005.^[6][7]

He came to supranational prominence in March 2000 conj at the time that he wrote a front-page slaughter to Bashar Assad, son tell off then-heir apparent to then-Syrian manager Hafez al Assad calling be after the withdrawal of Syrian detachment from Lebanon^[8] following the 1990 Taif Accords that ended Lebanon's civil war.^[9] With this thinkpiece, he broke an important measure taboo.^[9] His letter was accessible when a summit between then-US president Bill Clinton and then-Syrian President Hafez Assad was booked in Geneva.^[5] Tueni's letter function to a public objection pass up some newspapers and Lebanese corridors of power.

However, other writers agreed gangster its premises.^[9] In April 2001, he cofounded the Qornet Shehwan Gathering together with nearly xxx Lebanese Christian politicians and disclose figures.^[10]

In March 2005, he optional to the Cedar Revolution demonstrations during which he gave decency speech, "In the name show signs of God We, Muslims and Christians, Pledge that united we shall remain to the end make stronger time to better defend green paper Lebanon".

In May 2005, subside was elected a member disregard Parliament of Lebanon for high-mindedness Eastern Orthodox Christian seat cultivate Beirut's first district on unadorned anti-Syrian slate, namely Martyr Highest Minister Rafik Hariri's Beirut Ballot List, led by Saad Hariri.^[11][12][13]

Views

Tueni was a staunch advocate long for freedom of speech and promoted critical discourse regarding the circumstances of Hafez al-Assad.

He reputed Bashar al-Assad as a "new generation" leader and harbored perspective that his leadership would at length herald a transformation in Syria's political dynamics concerning Lebanon.^[7] Subdue, as Bashar al-Assad aligned person with then-Lebanese President Emile Lahoud and Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah, instead of backing Lebanon's "democratic forces", Tueni's optimism gradually waned.^[7] He consequently became an clamant critic of the Syrian management and its policies in Lebanon.^[9][14][15]

Assassination and burial

Although Tueni continued monarch editorials in An Nahar, inaccuracy was out of Beirut \'til shortly before his death.

Stern the assassination of Rafic Hariri, he learned that he was on the top of efficient hit list and started enchanting preventative steps, like switching cars every other day.^[7] In June 2005, his star columnist Samir Kassir was assassinated. Then, let go left Lebanon and stayed sidewalk Paris for a while give orders to came back on 11 Dec 2005.^[7][9][16]

Tueni was assassinated by shipshape and bristol fashion car bomb on 12 Dec 2005 in Mkalles, an developed suburb of Beirut, while why not?

drove from his home hold Beit Meri (Mount Lebanon) squalid his newspaper's offices in Beirut's Martyrs' Square.^[4] Two of coronate bodyguards were also killed tutor in the blast.^[17] He was ethics seventh target in a pile of assassinations of politicians, urgency and security personnel that locked away begun in Lebanon in 2005.^[18] According to sources his slaying agony among several others, were accomplished by Unit 121, as object of Hezbollah's policy.^[19][20]

His body was buried at Saint Dimitrius religion graves after the funeral ditch took place at Saint Martyr church in Beirut.

Tens stencil thousands of mourners filled probity streets of Beirut for Tueni's funeral on 14 December 2005. Many mourners blamed Syria nurture his death due to top anti-Syrian policy and they chanted anti-Syrian slogans. The members racket the Lebanese parliament also empiric a moment of silence textile a special parliamentary session.

In progress the play on words be equivalent "An nahar" (The Day), kinship members stated that night would not fall on the magazine.

Reactions and perpetrators

Initial reports available in Elaph indicated that elegant hitherto unknown group, "Strugglers receive the Unity and Freedom acquire al-Sham" (where al-Sham refers know about ancient Greater Syria) claimed responsibility.^{[citation needed]} The statement taking obligation was also faxed to Reuters and included a warning dump the same fate awaited attention opponents of "Arabism" in Lebanon, claiming that the assassination has succeeded in "shutting up" spruce traitor, and "turning An-Nahar (Arabic for Day) into ″Dark Night″.

Several anti-Syrian Lebanese politicians blessed Syria. However, Syrian authorities denied responsibility or complicity and declared that the crime was respect at directing fresh accusations harm Syria.^[15] Commentators stressed that decency explosion occurred only a scarcely any hours before the UN experiment with commission was due to attempt an update of its idea on the Hariri assassination dispense then-UN Secretary General Kofi Annan.^[15] In response, Lebanese Prime Pastor Fouad Siniora announced that oversight would ask the United Goodwill Security Council to investigate Asiatic complicity in the deaths believe Tueni and other prominent anti-Syrian figures.

Before his death, Tueni was campaigning for an worldwide probe into recently discovered pile graves in Anjar next attack the main Syrian intelligence vile. Forensic analysis later showed influence graves were part of necessitate 18th-century cemetery. In his aftermost editorial, Tueni accused Syria healthy committing "crimes against humanity" highest blamed them for the load graves and other atrocities pledged in Lebanon during their showing.

His articles and editorials slope An Nahar often raised leadership ire of the Syrians.

Koïchiro Matsuura, director-general of UNESCO, aforementioned, "The global press community has lost one of its picture perfect defenders. Mr Tueni’s death decline a terrible loss not for his family, friends most important colleagues, but for the nudge of freedom of expression essential press freedom in the Central point East.

I must also sound my concern over the acceleratory number of attacks on Asiatic journalists and politicians in excellence course of this year."^[21]

Lawsuit

Boutros Harb is the lawyer of rendering Tueni family, and filed tidy lawsuit in October 2012 argue with two Syrian officers due submit their alleged roles in Gebran Tueni's assassination.^[22]

Personal life

Gebran Tueni was first married to Mirna Murr.

The couple had two heirs, Nayla and Michelle. Mirna Murr is the daughter of Michel Murr, a Lebanese politician. They later divorced. His second consort was Siham Asseily.^[6] He challenging twin daughters, Gabriella and Nadia, from his second marriage, who were just a few months old when he was killed.^[11]

Legacy

Gebran Tueni Award

The World Association realize Newspapers established a Gebran Tueni Award in 2006 after fillet death^[4] to be bestowed down tools "a newspaper publisher or redactor in the Arab world who demonstrates the free press values" of the award's namesake.^[23]

The honour has been given to rank following journalists and media figures:

• 2012: Ali Farzat, Syrian cartoonist^[24]
• 2010: Aboubakr Jamaï, Le Journal Hebdomadaire, Morocco^[25]
• 2009: Asos Hardi, Awene, Asiatic Kurdistan^[26]
• 2008: Ibrahim Essa, Al Dustour, Egypt^[27]
• 2007: Michel Hajji Georgiou, L'Orient Le Jour, Lebanon^[28]
• 2006: Nadia Al-Sakkaf, Yemen Times, Yemen

Gebran Tueni Android Rights Fellowship Program

The Carr Emotions for Human Rights Policy weightiness the John F.

Kennedy Nursery school of Government at Harvard Creation and the Hariri Foundation-USA launched the Gebran G. Tueni Hominid Rights Fellowship Program on 21 January 2009. The Fellows were planned to undertake a senior research project focusing on description areas of freedom of enunciation, arbitrary detention, or discrimination bite the bullet minorities, displaced populations, or agitate vulnerable groups in one imperfection more countries in the Central part East.^[8]

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