Massoud "Poussy" Achkar (Arabic: ู ุณุนูุฏ "ุจูุณู" ุงูุฃุดูุฑ; 1956 โ 11 January 2021)[1] was a Lebanese independent politician and former militiaman. He was close to former president Bashir Gemayel, and later co-founded the Lebanese Forces.[2]
Biography
editDuring the Lebanese Civil War, Achkar was known as "Poussy" and was in charge of military operations in Achrafieh[3] between 1975 and 1986.[4] Achkar founded "Unity for Lebanon" movement (ุงูุฅุชุญุงุฏ ู ู ุฃุฌู ูุจูุงู) and was its secretary general. He took part in the 2009 and the 2018 Lebanese general elections to represent the Beirut constituency but without success.
Achkar was married to Greta Achkar and has four daughters. He died from COVID-19 in Beirut on 11 January 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Lebanon.[5]
See also
edit- Assaad Chaftari
- Bachir Gemayel
- Ehden massacre
- Kataeb Regulatory Forces
- Jocelyne Khoueiry
- Joud El Bayeh
- Lebanese Civil War
- Lebanese Forces (militia)
References
edit- ^ "L'Orient-Le Jour". L'Orient-Le Jour. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
- ^ L'Orient Le Jour. Massoud Achkarย : Lโarmรฉe est capable dโassurer la sรฉcuritรฉ sur tout le territoire Archived 2019-02-17 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Alain Mรฉnargues (2004). Les secrets de la guerre au Liban: du coup d'Etat de Bachir Gรฉmayel aux massacres des camps palestiniens. Albin Michel. p.ย 281. ISBNย 978-2-226-12127-1.
- ^ Libnanews, Newsdesk (31 December 2020). "Liban/Coronavirus: le hรฉros d'Achrafieh Massoud el-Achkar dans un รฉtat grave". libnanews.com (in French). Retrieved 2021-01-11.
- ^ "Massoud Achkar n'est plus, Achrafieh pleure un de ses hรฉros" (in French). L'Orient-Le Jour. 11 January 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
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