Omar Karami

Omar Karami
عمر كرامي
Prime Minister of Lebanon
In office 26 October 2004 – 19 April 2005
President	Emile Lahoud
Deputy	Issam Fares
Preceded by	Rafik Hariri
Succeeded by	Najib Mikati
In office 24 December 1990 – 13 May 1992
President	Elias Hrawi
Deputy	Michel Murr
Preceded by	Selim al-Hoss
Succeeded by	Rashid el-Solh
Personal details
Born	(1934-09-07)7 September 1934 An Nouri, French Mandate of Lebanon
Died	1 January 2015(2015-01-01) (aged 80) Beirut, Lebanon
Political party	Arab Liberation Party

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Omar Abdul Hamid Karami (last name also spelled Karamé and Karameh)^[1] (Arabic: عمر عبد الحميد كرامي; 7 September 1934 – 1 January 2015) was the 29th prime minister of Lebanon for two non-consecutive terms. He was Prime Minister for the first time from 24 December 1990, when Selim al-Hoss gave up power, until May 1992, when he resigned due to economic instability. He was again Prime Minister from October 2004 to April 2005.