Dory Chamoun is a Lebanese politician who led the National Liberal Party from 25 May 1991 till 10 April 2021, when he was succeeded by his son Camille Dory Chamoun who became an MP in the 2022 Lebanese general election.
15 Facts About Dory Chamoun
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Dory Chamoun is the eldest son of late Lebanese president Camille Chamoun and brother of Dany Chamoun.
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Dory Chamoun is the elder son of the late Camille Chamoun, who was President of Lebanon from 1952 to 1958.
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The fairness of the trial was challenged by Dory Chamoun who declared publicly on 25 April 2005 that he believed Geagea to be innocent and demanded a new investigation to uncover the real assassins, whom he suspected of being Syrian agents.
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Dory Chamoun has since travelled extensively, visiting Lebanese communities in France, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the United States, encouraging them to oppose the Syrian military occupation of Lebanon.
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Dory Chamoun is known to be wary of foreign support; he has stated publicly that he does not trust Israel, which he accuses of "abandoning" Lebanese Christians at a time when they depended on Israeli aid, and has frequently expressed doubts about the sincerity of American and French demands for a withdrawal of Syrian forces from Lebanon.
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Dory Chamoun has expressed deep disappointment that countries to which the Lebanese opposition has looked for support have not, in his opinion, lived up to their expectations.
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Dory Chamoun led the National Liberal Party in its boycott of the last three parliamentary elections, which he claimed were gerrymandered and rigged to produce a pro-Syrian majority.
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Dory Chamoun himself served as Mayor of the Deir el-Qamar municipality from 2004 until his election on the parliament seat for the Chouf in 2009.
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On 27 January 2006, Dory Chamoun announced his candidacy for the vacated Maronite seat in Lebanon's Baabda-Aley by-election alongside reporter May Chidiac who was running for the same post.
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On 8 June 2009, Dory Chamoun was elected member of parliament for the Maronite seat in the Shouf area.
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On 2 November 2012, Dory Chamoun suffered a heart attack.
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Dory Chamoun was transferred to StCharles Hospital at Fiyadieh whereby he underwent an angioplasty surgery.
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Dory Chamoun's eldest son, Camille Dory, is politically active and was an unsuccessful parliamentary candidate in the general election held in May and June 2005.
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Dory Chamoun is currently an MP after succeeding in the 2022 Lebanese general election.