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{{Short description|Lebanese politician (1925–2019)}}
{{Short description|Lebanese politician (1925–2019)}}
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| birth_date = 1925
| birth_place = [[Beit ed-Dine]], [[Mount Lebanon]]
| death_date = December {{death year and age|2019|1932}}
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| party = [[Kataeb Party]]
| alma_mater =
| occupation = {{ubl|Journalist|Politician}}
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'''Joseph Abu Khalil''' (1925–2019) was a Lebanese politician from the [[Kataeb Party]]. He served in various posts in the party and edited its official newspaper, ''[[Al Amal (Lebanon)|Al Amal]]'', for a long time.
'''Joseph Abu Khalil''' (1925–2019) was a Lebanese politician from the [[Kataeb Party]]. He served in various posts in the party and edited its official newspaper, ''[[Al Amal (Lebanon)|Al Amal]]'', for a long time.


==Biography==
==Biography==
Being a native of [[Beit ed-Dine]], [[Mount Lebanon]], Abu Khalil was born in 1925.<ref name=rabah/> He was a Maronite.<ref name=rabah/> He was one of the close allies of the Kataeb Party leadership, namely [[Gemayel family]] members, including [[Pierre Gemayel]] and his son [[Bachir Gemayel|Bashir Gemayel]].<ref name=rabah>{{cite book|author=Rabah Makram Rabah|title=Conflict on Mount Lebanon: The Druze, the Maronites and Collective Memory|publisher=Edinburgh University Press|year=2020|isbn=978-1-4744-7420-7|url=https://books.google.com.tr/books?id=RHkxEAAAQBAJ&pg=PT177
Being a native of [[Beit ed-Dine]], [[Mount Lebanon]], Abu Khalil was born in 1925.<ref name=rabah/> He was a [[Maronites|Maronite]].<ref name=rabah/> He was one of the close allies of the Kataeb Party leadership, namely [[Gemayel family]] members, including [[Pierre Gemayel]] and his son [[Bachir Gemayel|Bashir Gemayel]].<ref name=rabah>{{cite book|author=Rabah Makram Rabah|title=Conflict on Mount Lebanon: The Druze, the Maronites and Collective Memory|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RHkxEAAAQBAJ&pg=PT177|publisher=[[Edinburgh University Press]]|year=2020
|location=Edinburgh|page=177}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|author=Dylan Baun|title=Lebanon’s Youth Clubs and the 1936 Summer Olympics: Mobilizing Sports, Challenging Imperialism and Launching a National Project|journal=The International Journal of the History of Sport|date=2017|volume=34|issue=13|page=1358|doi=10.1080/09523367.2017.1388230
|isbn=978-1-4744-7420-7|location=Edinburgh|page=177}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|author=Dylan Baun|title=Lebanon's Youth Clubs and the 1936 Summer Olympics: Mobilizing Sports, Challenging Imperialism and Launching a National Project|journal=The International Journal of the History of Sport|year=2017|volume=34|issue=13|page=1358|doi=10.1080/09523367.2017.1388230|s2cid=149273637}}</ref> At the beginning of the 2000s Abu Khalil was an advisor to [[Amine Gemayel]], the eldest son of Pierre Gemayel.<ref>{{cite journal|author=Pierre Maroun|volume=5|title=Dossier: Amine Gemayel|journal=Middle East Intelligence Bulletin|date=February–March 2003|issue=2|url=https://www.meforum.org/meib/articles/0302_ld.htm}}</ref> Within the Kataeb party he held several posts.<ref name=mourn/> Abu Khalil was political secretary of the party in the mid-1970s.<ref>{{cite journal|author=Zach Levey |title=The United States, Israel and the 1976 Red Lines in Lebanon|journal=The International History Review|date=2021 |volume=44 |issue=4 |page=10|doi=10.1080/07075332.2021.1976811|s2cid=240515079}}</ref> He was elected its deputy president in the congress in June 2015 when [[Samy Gemayel]] was elected president of Kataeb party.<ref>{{cite news|title=Samy Gemayel elected president of Kataeb party
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|url=https://lebaneseexaminer.com/tag/kataeb/|work=Lebanese Examiner|date=14 June 2015}}</ref>
|url=https://doi.org/10.1080/09523367.2017.1388230}}</ref> At the beginning of the 2000s Abu Khalil was an advisor to [[Amine Gemayel]], the eldest son of Pierre Gemayel.<ref>{{cite journal|author=Pierre Maroun|title=Dossier: Amine Gemayel|journal=Middle East Intelligence Bulletin|date=February–March 2003|volume=5|issue=2
|url=https://www.meforum.org/meib/articles/0302_ld.htm}}</ref> Within the Kataeb party he held several posts.<ref name=mourn/> Abu Khalil was political secretary of the party in the mid-1970s.<ref>{{cite journal|author=Zach Levey |title=The United States, Israel and the 1976 Red Lines in Lebanon|journal=The International History Review|date=2021 |page=10|doi=10.1080/07075332.2021.1976811|url=https://doi.org/10.1080/07075332.2021.1976811}}</ref> He was elected its deputy president in the congress in June 2015 when [[Samy Gemayel]] was elected president of Kataeb party.<ref>{{cite news|title=Samy Gemayel elected president of Kataeb party|work=Lebanese Examiner|date=14 June 2015
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|url=https://lebaneseexaminer.com/tag/kataeb/}}</ref>


Abu Khalil was among the founders of a radio station, [[Voice of Lebanon]], in 1958.<ref name=mourn/> Next he was named the editor-in-chief of ''Al Amal'' newspaper.<ref name=mourn/>
Abu Khalil was among the founders of a radio station, [[Voice of Lebanon]], in 1958.<ref name=mourn/> Next he was named the editor-in-chief of ''Al Amal'' newspaper.<ref name=mourn/>


Abu Khalil died at age 94 in December 2019.<ref name=mourn>{{cite web|title=Kataeb Mourn Party’s First Deputy-President Joseph Abu Khalil|url=https://kataeb.org/local/2019/12/14/kataeb-mourn-party-s-first-deputy-president-joseph-abu-khalil |publisher=Kataeb Party|access-date=26 January 2022|date=14 December 2019}}</ref>
Abu Khalil died in December 2019.<ref name=mourn>{{cite web|title=Kataeb Mourn Party's First Deputy-President Joseph Abu Khalil
|url=https://kataeb.org/local/2019/12/14/kataeb-mourn-party-s-first-deputy-president-joseph-abu-khalil|publisher=Kataeb Party|access-date=26 January 2022|date=14 December 2019}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 10:01, 9 November 2024

Joseph Abu Khalil
Born1925
Beit ed-Dine, Mount Lebanon
DiedDecember 2019 (aged 86–87)
Occupations
  • Journalist
  • Politician
Political partyKataeb Party

Joseph Abu Khalil (1925–2019) was a Lebanese politician from the Kataeb Party. He served in various posts in the party and edited its official newspaper, Al Amal, for a long time.

Biography

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Being a native of Beit ed-Dine, Mount Lebanon, Abu Khalil was born in 1925.[1] He was a Maronite.[1] He was one of the close allies of the Kataeb Party leadership, namely Gemayel family members, including Pierre Gemayel and his son Bashir Gemayel.[1][2] At the beginning of the 2000s Abu Khalil was an advisor to Amine Gemayel, the eldest son of Pierre Gemayel.[3] Within the Kataeb party he held several posts.[4] Abu Khalil was political secretary of the party in the mid-1970s.[5] He was elected its deputy president in the congress in June 2015 when Samy Gemayel was elected president of Kataeb party.[6]

Abu Khalil was among the founders of a radio station, Voice of Lebanon, in 1958.[4] Next he was named the editor-in-chief of Al Amal newspaper.[4]

Abu Khalil died in December 2019.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Rabah Makram Rabah (2020). Conflict on Mount Lebanon: The Druze, the Maronites and Collective Memory. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. p. 177. ISBN 978-1-4744-7420-7.
  2. ^ Dylan Baun (2017). "Lebanon's Youth Clubs and the 1936 Summer Olympics: Mobilizing Sports, Challenging Imperialism and Launching a National Project". The International Journal of the History of Sport. 34 (13): 1358. doi:10.1080/09523367.2017.1388230. S2CID 149273637.
  3. ^ Pierre Maroun (February–March 2003). "Dossier: Amine Gemayel". Middle East Intelligence Bulletin. 5 (2).
  4. ^ a b c d "Kataeb Mourn Party's First Deputy-President Joseph Abu Khalil". Kataeb Party. 14 December 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  5. ^ Zach Levey (2021). "The United States, Israel and the 1976 Red Lines in Lebanon". The International History Review. 44 (4): 10. doi:10.1080/07075332.2021.1976811. S2CID 240515079.
  6. ^ "Samy Gemayel elected president of Kataeb party". Lebanese Examiner. 14 June 2015.
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