Kamal Jumblatt

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
Prime Minister	In office; 14 December 1946 – 29 May 1947
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; Moukhtara, Chouf, Mutasarrifate of Mount Lebanon, Ottoman Empire
Died	16 March 1977 (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. He authored more than 40 books centered on various political, philosophical, literary, religious, medical, social, and economic topics. In September 1972, Kamal Jumblatt received the International Lenin Peace Prize. He is the father of the Lebanese Druze leader Walid Jumblatt and the son-in-law of the Arab writer and politician Shakib Arslan.

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