Pierre Amine Gemayel
Pierre Amine Gemayel (Arabic: بيار أمين الجميّل; commonly known as Pierre Gemayel Jr., or simply Pierre Gemayel; 23 September 1972 – 21 November 2006) was a Lebanese politician in the Kataeb Party, also known as the Phalange Party in English.
This article is about a Lebanese politician who was assassinated. For his grandfather of the same name, see Pierre Gemayel.
Pierre Amine Gemayel
بيار أمين الجميّل
بيار أمين الجميّل
23 September 1972
21 November 2006 (aged 34)
Bikfaya (family grave)
Peter al Gemayel
Cheikh Pierre
Lawyer
Patricia Daif
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Bachir Gemayel (uncle)
Samy Gemayel (younger brother)
Pierre Gemayel (grandfather)
Early life and education[edit]
Pierre Amine Gemayel was born in Beirut on 24 September 1972 to a Maronite Christian family that has long been involved in Lebanese politics.[1] Gemayel was the eldest son of former President Amine Gemayel and grandson of Pierre Gemayel, founder of the Kataeb Party.[2] He was also the nephew of former president-elect Bachir Gemayel, who was assassinated in Beirut in 1982.[3][4]
Gemayel studied law in Beirut and Paris, and began his legal career at a firm in Beirut. A short while later he took over the legal practice of his father.[5]
Political career[edit]
Gemayel started his political life in the year 2000, when he was elected to Parliament in the Matn District as an independent.[6][7][8] An active member of the Kataeb movement (an offshoot of the Kataeb Party), he rejoined his father in the Qornet Shehwan Gathering.[9] He was re-elected in 2005.[10] On the other hand, he was the only member of the Alliance list of 14 March to win a parliamentary seat in the Metn district.[11]
He was well known for his opposition to Syrian occupation and influence in Lebanon. He was against the mandate ruling of President Émile Lahoud, and took part in the Cedar Revolution after the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.[12] In July 2005, he was named minister of industry in Fouad Siniora's government.[12] He served as the representative of the Phalange party in the Siniora government.[13]