Shafik Wazzan

Member State of the Arab League Lebanon portal Shafik Al-Wazzan (Arabic: شفيق الوزان, January 16, 1925 – July 8, 1999) was a Lebanese politician who served as the 27th Prime Minister of Lebanon from 1980 until 1984.

In December 1991, Wazzan was wounded when a car bomb exploded in the Beirut neighborhood of Basta Al Fouka (where he lived) as he was passing through in an armored car.

[1] After political strife had left Lebanon without a government for 137 days, Wazzan was urged into office.

[2] He oversaw the withdrawal of Palestinian guerillas from Beirut in 1982.

He was survived by a son (Dr. Wassim Al Wazzan) and a daughter.

French Mandate of Lebanon
French Mandate of Lebanon
Lebanese Republic
Lebanese Republic