Kamal Jumblatt
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كمال جنبلاط | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Leader of the Progressive Socialist Party | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1 May 1949 – 16 March 1977 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Post established | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Walid Jumblatt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Kamal Fouad Jumblatt 6 December 1917 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 16 March 1977 (aged 59) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manner of death | Assassination by gunshots | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Resting place | Mukhtara Palace | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Party | Progressive Socialist Party | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | May Arslan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | Walid Jumblatt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parent(s) | Nazira, Fouad | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | St. Joseph University Sorbonne University Lebanese University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kamal Fouad Jumblatt (Arabic: كمال فؤاد جنبلاط; 6 December 1917 – 16 March 1977) was a Lebanese politician and za'im (political boss), 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 centred 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.