Member State of the Arab League Lebanon portal Omar Abdul Hamid Karami (last name also spelled Karamé and Karameh)[1] (Arabic: عمر عبد الحميد كرامي; 7 September 1934 – 1 January 2015) was the 29th prime minister of Lebanon for two non-consecutive terms.

He was Prime Minister for the first time from 24 December 1990, when Selim al-Hoss gave up power, until May 1992, when he resigned due to economic instability.

[2] He was the brother of Arab nationalist, eight-time prime minister and major Lebanese statesman, Rashid Karami, who was assassinated in 1987.

Amid the growing pressure, Karami announced on 28 February 2005 that his government would resign,[9] although it remained temporarily in a caretaker role.

[13] This resignation added to the turmoil already prevalent in Lebanon since Hariri's assassination as now there was no government to call the elections which were due that upcoming May.