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Amin Sherri
Lebanese politician From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Amin Sherri (Arabic: أمين شري) is a Lebanese Shia politician.[1] He was elected to a parliament in the 2005 Lebanese general election, being fielded as a candidate by Hezbollah.[1][2]
Hezbollah withdrew Sherri's candidature for the Shia seat in the Beirut II electoral district in the 2009 Lebanese general election, in favour of Amal Movement candidate Hani Kobeissy.[3]
Amin Sherri is a financier of terrorism according to the United States government. He was accused of threatening the families of bank workers in Lebanon when banks decided to freeze the account of a member of Hezbollah.[4] The US released a picture of Sherri with Qasem Soleimani.[4]
He is married to Hoda Safa and has four children. He oversaw Hezbollah's religious and education activities.[5] He was president of Al-Ahed Sports Club.[5] He has been on several committees including education, trade, planning and production Lebanon committees.[5]
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