Fathi Yakan (born Fathi Mohamed Anaya ( Arabic : ???? ???? ????? ), February 9, 1933 ? June 13, 2009) was an Islamic cleric who held a seat in the parliament of Lebanon in 1992. He was born in Tripoli .

Life [ edit ]

He was among the pioneers of the Islamic movement in the 1950s and the head of the Islamic Action Front (Lebanon). ^[1] He is regarded as Islamic Group (Al Jemaah Islamiyah) 's grandfather and leading ideologue. ^[2]

He initiated a political effort between Prime Minister Fouad Siniora and his allies on the one hand and the opposition in a bid to end the rule crisis in the wake of the 2006 Israeli war on Lebanon. ^[3]

Sheikh Yakan was married to Mona Haddad with whom he had established a private Islamic university, Jinan University (Lebanon) . ^[4] He has four daughters and a son. ^[3] He has authored more than 35 books, some of which were translated into many languages. Yakan died on June 13, 2009, after he was admitted to the Hotel Dieu Hospital a day earlier. ^[5]

See also [ edit ]

• 2006?2007 Lebanese political protests

References [ edit ]

Books [ edit ]

• Fathi Yakan, To Be A Muslim

External links [ edit ]

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