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]
Shafik Wazzan
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شفيق الوزان
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Wazzan in 1983
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| Prime Minister of Lebanon | |
| In office 25 October 1980 – 30 April 1984 | |
| President | Élias Sarkis Bachir Gemayel Amine Gemayel |
| Preceded by | Takieddin el-Solh |
| Succeeded by | Rashid Karami |
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| Born | (1925-01-16)16 January 1925 Beirut, Lebanon |
| Died | 8 July 1999(1999-07-08) (aged 74) Beirut, Lebanon |
| Political party | Independent |
| Children | 2 |
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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.
Wazzan had a son (Dr. Wassim Al Wazzan) and a daughter. He died in 1999 at the age of 74.
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| Preceded by | Prime Minister of Lebanon 25 October 1980 – 30 April 1984 |
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