Issam Abu Jamra (Arabic: عصام أبو جمرا; born 6 February 1937) is a retired Lebanese major general and a politician, who served as deputy prime minister in the cabinets of Michel Aoun and Fouad Siniora.
Jamra was born in Kfeir, Hasbeya, south Lebanon, into a Greek Orthodox family[1][2] on 6 February 1937.
[3][4] He attended Lebanese army's military academy and graduated as an artillery officer in 1959.
[3] After serving in different positions in the army and defense ministry, he was appointed deputy prime minister to the interim military government under Michel Aoun on 22 September 1988 and was in office until 13 October 1990.
[10] He was FPM's candidate for Greek Orthodox seat in Beirut's first district in the parliament elections held in June 2009.