Hussein El-Husseini

Who is Hussein El-Husseini?

Sayyed Hussein El-Husseini is a Lebanese statesman and former speaker of the Lebanese parliament, whose efforts in brokering the Taif Agreement led to the end of the Lebanese Civil War in 1990. El-Husseini, as co-founder of the Amal Movement, is regarded as one of the founders of the Lebanese resistance. He succeeded Musa al-Sadr as leader of the Amal Movement, but resigned from his position in 1980 as he was opposed to Amal becoming increasingly more involved in the civil war.