Adnan Hussein
{{Short description|Lebanese politician (born 1954)}}
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| office = Minister of State
| president = Michel Suleiman
| primeminister = Saad Hariri
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| term_start = 9 November 2009
| term_end = January 2011
| birth_name = Adnan Sayyed Hussein
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1954|2|27|df=y}}
| birth_place = Zkak Al Blat, Lebanon
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| party = Independent
| alma_mater = Lebanese University
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Adnan Hussein (born 27 February 1954) is a Lebanese political scientist, academic and politician who served as minister of state for social affairs in the cabinet led by Prime Minister Saad Hariri. He is a close ally of former Lebanese President Michel Suleiman.{{cite news|author=Martin Chulov|title=Lebanon's unity government collapses
|newspaper=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/jan/12/hezbollah-quits-lebanon-unity-government|access-date=10 March 2013
|date=12 January 2011}}
Early life and education
Hussein was born in Zkak Al Blat on 27 February 1954. He holds a PhD in political science, which he received from Lebanese University in 1989.{{cite news |date=5 October 2011 |title=Cabinet Appoints Adnan Sayyed Hussein LU President|access-date=10 March 2013 |url=http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/16713|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303214310/http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/16713 |archive-date=3 March 2016|work=Naharnet}}
Career
Hussein began his teaching career at Lebanese University in 1990. He also taught at the command college of the Lebanese Armed Forces. He served as minister of state for social affairs from 9 November 2009 to January 2011.{{cite web|work=CNN|date=12 January 2011
|title=Lebanon's unity government collapses as Hezbollah, allies quit|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/meast/01/12/lebanon.politics/|access-date=16 November 2013}} He was one of five ministers appointed by President Michel Suleiman.{{cite news|title=Hezbollah and allies topple Lebanese unity government|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12170608|access-date=10 March 2013|work=BBC|date=12 January 2011}} In addition, Hussein was one of the independent and Shia members of the cabinet.{{cite news
|author=Patrick Galey|title=Lebanese unity govt falls following resignation of Hezbollah ministers|work=Egypt Independent|date=12 January 2011
|url=http://www.egyptindependent.com/news/lebanese-unity-govt-falls-following-resignation-hezbollah-ministers|access-date=10 March 2013}} His resignation from office led to the toppling of Saad Hariri's cabinet, since ten ministers, who were the members of the 8 March alliance, had resigned before.{{cite news|title=Hezbollah, allies topple Lebanon government|date=1 December 2011|work=Ynet News
|url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4012626,00.html|access-date=10 March 2013|agency=Reuters}}{{cite news
|title=Lebanese president's office: Hariri asked to lead caretaker government|archivedate=3 October 2012|url=http://articles.cnn.com/2011-01-13/world/lebanon.politics_1_lebanese-government-lebanese-president-michel-suleiman-rafik-hariri?_s=PM:WORLD|access-date=10 March 2013|work=CNN
|date=13 January 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121003192043/http://articles.cnn.com/2011-01-13/world/lebanon.politics_1_lebanese-government-lebanese-president-michel-suleiman-rafik-hariri?_s=PM%3AWORLD}} They resigned due to their objections to the UN investigation into the assassination of Rafik Hariri in 2005.{{cite news
|title=Lebanese gov't falls as Hizbullah quits over Hariri probe|url=http://www.jpost.com/Middle-East/Lebanese-govt-falls-as-Hizbullah-quits-over-Hariri-probe|access-date=16 November 2013|newspaper=The Jerusalem Post|date=13 January 2011|author=Hillary Leila Kreiger
|location=Washington}}
In October 2011, Hussein was made the president of Lebanese University which caused criticisms due to his limited qualifications for being a university president because he does not know any other language than his native Arabic.{{cite news|title=Sayyed Hussein defends his Lebanese University appointment|access-date=16 November 2013|work=Now Lebanon|date=6 October 2011|archive-date=18 February 2015|url=https://now.mmedia.me/lb/en/nownews/sayyed_hussein_defends_his_lebanese_university_appointment|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150218104532/https://now.mmedia.me/lb/en/nownews/sayyed_hussein_defends_his_lebanese_university_appointment}}
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