What is Omar Karami?
'''Omar Abdul Hamid Karami''' ({{Lang-ar|عمر عبد الحميد كرامي}}&lrm;; 7 September 1934 &ndash; 1 January 2015) was a [[Lebanon|Lebanese]] [[politician]]. He served as the [[Prime Minister of Lebanon]] twice: from 24 December 1990 to 13 May 1992 and from 26 October 2004 to 19 April 2005. Karami was born in [[An Nouri]], near [[Tripoli, Lebanon|Tripoli]], [[French Mandate of Lebanon]] to a [[Islam|Muslim]] family. He studied at [[Cairo University]] in [[Cairo]], [[Egypt]]. His son, [[Faisal Karami|Faisal]], also became a politician. Karami died after a long illness on 1 January 2015 in [[Beirut]], aged 80.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2015/Jan-01/282778-former-prime-minister-omar-karami-dies-at-age-of-80.ashx|title=Former Prime Minister Omar Karami dies after long illness|publisher=[[The Daily Star (Lebanon)|The Daily Star]]|date=1 January 2015|accessdate=1 January 2015|archive-date=16 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171116081917/http://www.dailystar.com.lb//News/Lebanon-News/2015/Jan-01/282778-former-prime-minister-omar-karami-dies-at-age-of-80.ashx|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Karami, Omar}} [[Category:1934 births]] [[Category:2015 deaths]] [[Category:Lebanese Muslims]] [[Category:Prime Ministers of Lebanon]] [[Category:Cairo University alumni]] {{Bio-stub}}