Issam Abu Jamra

Issam Abu Jamra (; born 6 February 1937) is a retired Lebanese major general and a politician, who served as deputy prime minister in the cabinets of Michel Aoun and Fouad Siniora. Until 2010 he was part of the Free Patriotic Movement.

Early life and education Jamra was born in Kfeir, Hasbeya, south Lebanon, into a Greek Orthodox family on 6 February 1937. He attended Lebanese army's military academy and graduated as an artillery officer in 1959. He replaced Georges Saadeh as telecommunications minister. Jamra was succeeded by Joseph El Hachem in the post. Jamra became major general in 1990.

He was appointed deputy prime minister to the cabinet headed by Prime Minister Fouad Siniora on 11 July 2008. He was part of the oppositional share in the cabinet. He was the Free Patriotic Movement's candidate for Greek Orthodox seat in Beirut's first district in the parliament elections held in June 2009. However, he lost his seat to Nayla Tueni.

Free Patriotic Movement and exile Jamra is one of the founders of the Free Patriotic Movement and was a parliament member from the party. France granted them and their families asylum. They both returned to Lebanon on 7 May 2005 after fifteen years in exile.

Although Jamra was a close aide of Aoun, he left the party in 2010.

Personal life Jamra's spouse died in France while they were in exile there in the 1990s. He has four sons.