Samir Kassir

Samir Kassir
Born(1960-05-05)5 May 1960
Achrafieh, Beirut, Lebanon
Died2 June 2005(2005-06-02) (aged 45)
Achrafieh, Beirut
Cause of deathAssassination
NationalityLebanese, French
EducationParis-Sorbonne University
Pantheon-Sorbonne University
Occupation(s)Professor, journalist, activist, historian,
Years active1977–2005
Political partyDemocratic Left Movement
SpouseGiselle Khoury
Children2
Websitewww.samirkassirfoundation.org

Samir Kassir (Arabic: سمير قصير, 5 May 1960 – 2 June 2005) was a Lebanese-Palestinian journalist of An-Nahar[1] and professor of history at Saint-Joseph University,[2] who was an advocate of democracy and prominent opponent of the Syrian occupation of Lebanon.[1] He was assassinated in 2005[3] as part of a series of assassinations of anti-Syria Lebanese political figures such as Rafic Hariri and George Hawi.[4]

  1. ^ a b "Blast Kills Anti-Syrian Journalist In Lebanon". The Washington Post. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  2. ^ Rasha Salti. (19–25 August 2004). The not so sick man of Europe Archived 20 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine Al Ahram Issue No. 704.
  3. ^ "Journalist Samir Kassir assassinated in Beirut blast". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 31 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  4. ^ A look at recent assassinations in Lebanon AP, Beirut, 27 December 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2021.