Kamal Jumblatt

Kamal Jumblatt
كمال جنبلاط
Leader of the Progressive Socialist Party
In office 1 May 1949 – 16 March 1977
Preceded by	Post established
Succeeded by	Walid Jumblatt
Ministerial offices Minister of Economy and Trade In office 14 December 1946 – 29 May 1947 Prime Minister Riad al-Solh Preceded by Saadi al-Manla Succeeded by Suleiman Nawfal Minister of Education and Higher Education In office 1 August 1960 – 20 May 1961 Prime Minister Saeb Salam Preceded by Gebran Nahhas Succeeded by Mohammad Safy al-Deen Minister of Public Works and Transport In office 20 May 1961 – 31 October 1961 Prime Minister Saeb Salam Preceded by Othman al Dana Succeeded by Pierre Gemayel Minister of Interior In office 31 October 1961 – 20 February 1964 Prime Minister Rashid Karami Preceded by Abdullah Machnouk Succeeded by Hussein Oweini In office 25 November 1969 – 13 October 1970 Prime Minister Rashid Karami Preceded by Adel Osseiran Succeeded by Saeb Salam Minister of Post, Telegraph and Telephone In office 9 April 1966 – 6 December 1966 Prime Minister Abdullah al-Yafi Preceded by Joseph Najjar Succeeded by Michel Edde
Personal details
Born	6 December 1917 (1917-12-06) Moukhtara, Chouf, Mutasarrifate of Mount Lebanon, Ottoman Empire
Died	16 March 1977 (1977-03-17) (aged 59) Baakleen, Chouf, Mount Lebanon, Lebanon
Manner of death	Assassination by gunshots
Resting place	Mukhtara Palace
Political party	Progressive Socialist Party
Spouse	May Arslan
Children	Walid Jumblatt
Parent(s)	Fouad and Nazira Jumblatt
Alma mater	St. Joseph University Sorbonne University Lebanese University

Kamal Fouad Jumblatt (Arabic: كمال فؤاد جنبلاط; 6 December 1917 – 16 March 1977) was a Lebanese politician who founded the Progressive Socialist Party. He led the National Movement during the Lebanese Civil War. He was a major ally of the Palestine Liberation Organization until his assassination in 1977.^[1] He authored more than 40 books centered on various political, philosophical, literary, religious, medical, social, and economic topics.^[2] In September 1972, Kamal Jumblatt received the International Lenin Peace Prize.^[3] He is the father of the Lebanese Druze leader Walid Jumblatt and the son-in-law of the Arab writer and politician Shakib Arslan.