Maarouf Saad

Maarouf Saad
معروف سعد
Member of Parliament (representing Sidon)
In office
1957–1975
Succeeded byNazih al-Bizri
Secretary-General of Popular Nasserite Organization
In office
1973–1975
Preceded byPost established
Succeeded byMustafa Saad
Personal details
Born1910 or 1914[1]
Sidon, Ottoman Lebanon
Died6 March 1975
Sidon, Lebanon
Political partyPopular Nasserite Organization

Maarouf Saad (Arabic: معروف سعد; 1910[2] or 1914[1]–6 March 1975) was a Lebanese politician and activist. He served as Sidon's representative in the Parliament of Lebanon between 1957 and 1972. He founded the Popular Nasserite Organization in 1973. Saad was known to have a charismatic and populist relationship with the residents of Sidon and the adjacent Palestinian refugee camps, according to historian Samir Khalaf.[3] Nonetheless, tensions developed between Saad and the Palestine Liberation Organization in the 1970s as they competed for influence in Sidon. Saad's assassination sparked the Lebanese Civil War, and he is considered by many historians the conflict's first casualty.[4][5]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Zuwiyya62 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Biography". Archived from the original on 4 March 2001. Retrieved 23 August 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link). Maarouf Saad Cultural Center.
  3. ^ Khalaf, 2013, p. 135.
  4. ^ Morgan, 2004, p. 127.
  5. ^ Dib, p. 259.