Mohamad Chatah

Mohammad Chatah (; 7 March 1951 – 27 December 2013) was a Lebanese economist and diplomat.

Biography Chatah was born in Tripoli, Lebanon. Then he taught economics at his alma mater, University of Texas. He also served as vice-governor of the Central Bank of Lebanon. He served as foreign policy adviser to Prime Minister Saad Hariri from November 2009 to January 2011. He was affiliated with the Hariri Future Movement, a Sunni political group, although he officially remained an independent figure in national politics.

Assassination and reactions

At approximately 9:40am on 27 December 2013, a car bomb struck Chatah's convoy in the Central District of Beirut, Lebanon. The bomb "was estimated to weigh more than 50 kilograms and was placed inside a stolen Honda car." Later this bombing along with other political assassinations were linked to Unit 121, executing Hezbollah's policy.

The US President Barack Obama and the Secretary of State John Kerry condemned the assassination of Chatah and described it as a terrorist attack on 27 December.

Publications Offshore gas belongs to the Lebanese, so let them see the money (Archived version) Mohamad Chatah's Blog