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	Global Insight // Same-day Analysis
		Mikati is seen as a compromise candidate; he has close business ties with the Syrian administration, yet is also viewed as a convenient choice by the opposition, who have their sights firmly set on this year's elections.
		Mikati is determined not to repeat the mistakes of his predecessor, urging the opposition to re-enter the parliamentary process and co-ordinate efforts, with a view to restoring a sense of political normalcy and security.
		Also like Hariri, Mikati is not a member of one of the leading Lebanese political dynasties, and as such is not constrained by the political baggage that compromised his predecessor Omer Karameh, who is from one of the leading Sunni political families in the Tripoli region.
	www.globalinsight.com /SDA/SDADetail1864.htm (785 words)

	Najib Mikati - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Najib Mikati (Arabic: نجيب ميقاتي) (born November 24, 1955) is an international businessman and a former Prime Minister of Lebanon.
		Mikati graduated from the American University of Beirut in 1980 with a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree.
		Mikati's immediate priority was to prepare Lebanon for crucial parliamentary elections, which were scheduled to be held by 31 May 2005.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Najib_Mikati (453 words)

	USATODAY.com - Pro-Syrian moderate named Lebanese PM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Najib Mikati was named Lebanese prime minister after Prime Minister-designate Omar Karami ended his 7-week effort to form a Cabinet.
		Mikati, 49, who was first elected to parliament in 2000, has recently distanced himself from the pro-Syrian camp.
		Mikati was appointed after President Emile Lahoud polled legislators or their representatives from the 128-member parliament, winning the backing of anti-Syrian opposition members and some of the ardent supporters of Syria.
	www.usatoday.com /news/world/2005-04-15-lebanon_x.htm?csp=34 (982 words)

	The Epoch Times \| Lebanon Appoints Moderate Ally of Syria as New PM
		Mikati won the nomination of the country's 128-member parliament as a compromise candidate in a close race with outgoing Defense Minister Abdel Rahim Mrad, a staunch ally of Damascus.
		Unlike veteran politician Karami, Mikati does not hail from one of Lebanon's political dynasties and so carries less political baggage, rendering him a compromise choice palatable to both anti-Syrian opposition figures and pro-Syrian loyalists.
		Mikati must quickly form a government, win a confidence vote in parliament, draft an election law and get it passed by the assembly all in under two weeks to have any chance of holding the polls before the end of May.
	www.theepochtimes.com /news/5-4-15/27890.html (670 words)

	USATODAY.com - Lebanese Cabinet wins vote, and elections are set (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati's new Cabinet won a vote of confidence in Parliament on Wednesday, clearing the way for the government to hold elections by the end of May.
		Mikati's government was approved by a 109-1 vote, with three lawmakers abstaining, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri announced after a count.
		President Emile Lahoud is a staunch Syrian ally, Mikati is a close friend of Syrian President Bashar Assad and the current parliament is dominated by pro-Syrians.
	www.usatoday.com /news/world/2005-04-27-lebanon_x.htm (631 words)

	CNN.com - New Lebanon PM forms government - Apr 19, 2005
		Mikati, a pro-Syrian lawmaker, spoke shortly after meeting pro-Syrian President Emile Lahoud and parliament Speaker Nabih Berri at the presidential palace, The Associated Press said.
		Mikati is a former government minister named to the post by Lahoud on Friday.
		Mikati has garnered the support of the anti-Syrian Lebanese opposition by vowing to fire the nation's security chiefs in the wake of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri's assassination.
	www.cnn.com /2005/WORLD/meast/04/19/lebanon/index.html (459 words)

	NewsFromRussia.Com:Lebanese premier-designate says he has formed a Cabinet, ending 7 weeks of deadlock
		Mikati is the only minister in the new Cabinet who is currently a legislator.
		A moderate and a supporter of Syria, Mikati said that apart from the elections, his government's priorities would be to bolster national unity, strengthen relations with Syria and protect the resistance.
		Mikati was appointed to form a government on Friday.
	newsfromrussia.com /world/2005/04/19/59238_.html (595 words)

	ISN Security Watch - Lebanon forms news government
		Mikati is a telecommunications businessman with close Syrian ties.
		Mikati, a Sunni Muslim, is Karamiâs main rival in the pro-Syrian camp.
		Mikatiâs appointment is widely perceived as a concession to the opposition, which had repeatedly accused Syrian-backed President Lahoud of maneuvering to delay the elections scheduled for May.
	www.isn.ethz.ch /news/sw/details.cfm?id=11134 (480 words)

	CNN.com - Candidate for Lebanon PM says he doesn't want post - September 20, 2000
		Mikati, a millionaire businessman, emerged as a possible contender for the premiership after a significant victory in last month's parliamentary elections.
		Mikati was seen as the strongest rival to former Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri, who also scored hefty gains in the election and who analysts say is poised to return to office.
		Mikati received 74,400 votes in his northern constituency of Tripoli -- the highest number of votes for any candidate in the first round of the polls.
	edition.cnn.com /2000/WORLD/meast/09/20/lebanon.minister.reut (392 words)

	The Head Heeb: Mikati's in (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Mikati, a wealthy businessman and technocrat who is considered a moderate, won out over loyalist defense minister Abdel-Rahim Mrad.
		The united opposition gave Mikati somewhere between 40 and 50 of the 128 votes, and with the loyalist camp split, this was too big an advantage for Mrad to overcome.
		Given Mikati's previous insistence on freedom of action in forming a cabinet, it seems likely that he'll act quickly to form a neutral, technocratic government, possibly drawn primarily from outside Parliament.
	headheeb.blogmosis.com /archives/028231.html (1067 words)

	Former Prime Minister of Lebanon, Najib Mikati, gave a Harris School address
		Najib A. Mikati was born in 1955 in Tripoli, Lebanon.
		Premier Mikati has been hailed in Lebanon and the Arab world as a seminal thinker and politician, authoring papers and reports, bridging the private and public sectors, and holding key activities and affiliations.
		For many years, he was a member of the Board of Directors and Chairman of the Economic Committee of the Lebanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry, as well as a member of the Executive Committee of the National US-Arab Chamber of Commerce.
	harrisschool.uchicago.edu /News/press-releases/mikati.asp (327 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > World -- Lebanese premier-designate says he has formed a Cabinet, ending 7 weeks of ...
		Mikati announced the formation of an exceptionally small Cabinet, with only 14 ministers instead of the outgoing 30.
		Mikati was appointed to try to form a government Friday after outgoing Prime Minister Omar Karami gave up his effort to put together a Cabinet.
		Mikati is the only minister in the new Cabinet who is a legislator.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/world/20050419-0815-lebanon-cabinet.html (609 words)

	Lahoud appoints Najib Mikati as Lebanon’s new PM - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Mikati’s appointment came two days after the resignation of prime minister, Omar Karami, after failing to form a new cabinet.
		Mikati, a pro-Syrian and a former minister of public works and transport, won the nomination with the support of opposition parliament members.
		After his appointment, Mikati, 49, said he was “honored” to have been appointed and promised that his government would be a "symbol of moderation and national unity".
	www.aljazeera.com /me.asp?service_ID=7905 (725 words)

	Ya Libnan!: Profile: Najib Mikati \| Live Updates on the Lebanese Cedar Revolution
		Lebanese President Emile Lahoud on Friday appointed Najib Mikati, a moderate former minister with close ties to Syria, as the country's new prime minister.
		Mikati, 49, was picked by a majority of members of parliament (MPs) consulted by President Lahoud after weeks of political haggling.
		Mikati, the former public works minister, is a wealthy businessman and a Sunni Muslim MP.
	yalibnan.com /2005/04/profile-najib-mikati.html (560 words)

	Times of Oman (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		BEIRUT –– Lebanon's Prime Minister designate Najib Mikati began consultations with parliament members on Monday on the make-up of a new government to lead the country to crucial elections set for May.
		Mikati, a telecoms tycoon with close business and political ties to Syria, has under two weeks to form a cabinet, win a confidence vote in parliament and draft and steer through the assembly an electoral law if the polls are to be held on time.
		Mikati was quoted by local media as saying that he would seek a small cabinet of ministers who are not members of political parties and preferably not running in the election.
	www.timesofoman.com /print.asp?newsid=14180 (417 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Middle East \| Lebanon names pro-Syrian as PM
		Najib Mikati is a businessman with ties to Syria
		Mr Mikati said he was "honoured" to have been appointed and said his government would be a "symbol of moderation and national unity".
		A businessmen with ties to Syria, Mr Mikati was minister for transport and public works for six years from 1998, mostly under Hariri.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/middle_east/4450413.stm (459 words)

	Lebanon, 2nd Writethru (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Mikati, an opposition-backed former public works minister, won the position after President Emile Lahoud polled legislators or their representatives from the 128-member parliament.
		Lahoud consulted with the speaker of parliament about the results and then summoned Mikati to the presidential palace and asked him to form the next government, said presidential spokesman Rafik Shalala.
		Syria has agreed to have all its thousands of troops out of Lebanon by April 30, although it is on track to finish the pullout sooner.
	www.cp.org /premium/Online/Member/World/050415/w041553A.html (373 words)

	Lebanon's Prime Minister-designate Picks Cabinet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Lebanon's Prime Minister-designate Najib Mikati announced he has succeeded in forming a new government, after a month and a half of political wrangling by pro-Syrian and opposition politicians.
		Lebanon's fledgling Prime Minister Najib Mikati made the eagerly-waited announcement that he had put together a new government at the presidential palace.
		Mikati denied that there had been a tug-of-war between Lebanon's opposition movement and pro-Syrian politicians, in choosing his ministers.
	www.voanews.com /english/2005-04-19-voa26.cfm (370 words)

	Lebanese PM Najib Mikati forms a Technocrat Caretaker Government
		Lebanon's Prime Minister, Najib Mikati formed a unity government on Tuesday, increasing the chances that a May Parliamentary elections could be held on time, as asked by the opposition and the international community.
		Najib Miqati said after the Monday parliamentary consultations that he had detected an emerging consensus in favour of a narrow-based government with the limited role of organizing next month's elections.
		This new government is representative for the Lebanon's multi-religious society, and it is a cabinet made of technocrats.
	globalpolitician.com /articles.asp?ID=634 (116 words)

	Mikati Wins Parliament Vote of Confidence \|\| News \|\| CGGL.org
		Following strong objection to the special "mechanism"' that some MPs felt was a Constitutional violation, Mikati said: "The government withdraws its proposal to form a joint committee to devise a new election law," adding that Parliament was free to perform its sovereign authority and pass the law it finds appropriate.
		Despite many MPs' long speeches on various issues unrelated to the policy statement, Mikati limited his answers to the questions and comments regarding the issue of the election law reiterating the government's stance of not proposing a new law.
		Mikati had said earlier he was determined to call for elections based on the valid law of 2000, based on mohafazat, if Parliament does not come up with a new law.
	www.cggl.org /scripts/new.asp?id=332 (963 words)

	Taipei Times - archives (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Najib Mikati was made prime minister in an attempt to end the political deadlock ahead of elections to be held as soon as next month
		Lebanon's president has named moderate pro-Syrian lawmaker Najib Mikati as prime minister, breaking a political deadlock and reviving chances for holding parliamentary elections next month.
		He is a Sunni Muslim -- as all prime ministers must be under Lebanon's sectarian-based political system, which also allots the presidency to a Maronite Christian and the parliament speaker's post to a Shiite Muslim.
	www.taipeitimes.com /News/world/archives/2005/04/17/2003250809/print (502 words)

	Mikati says polls by May 29, two security chiefs resign - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		In a move that meets the demands of the Lebanese opposition, Prime Minister Najib Mikati announced on Friday that parliamentary elections will be held by May 29, two days before the expiration of the current legislature's mandate.
		Speaking to reporters, Mikati said that he will send to the parliament a proposed strategy to hold the polls within the constitutional deadline.
		The proposed mechanism, which wasn’t disclosed by the prime minister, appears to serve as a compromise between the demands of the pro and anti-Syrian camps in Lebanon.
	www.aljazeera.com /me.asp?service_ID=7986 (808 words)

	Iran Daily
		BEIRUT, Lebanon, April 19--Prime Minister-designate Najib Mikati announced Tuesday that he’s formed a Cabinet, ending more than six weeks of delay in trying to set up a government for Lebanon, AP reported.
		Mikati, a pro-Syrian lawmaker, was appointed to form a government on Friday.
		Mikati told reporters Monday that the main goal of the government he was trying to form would be “passing the election law and holding general elections within the constitutional time-frame.“ It was the first time Mikati had specifically mentioned the May 31 deadline.
	www.iran-daily.com /1384/2254/html/politic.htm (2143 words)

	Founders' Day: AUB's long tradition of education and tolerance epitomize the concept of democracy
		While Kasdano focused on the future of AUB as a promoter of democracy, former Prime Minister Najib Mikati derived inspiration from the past to push for the principles that cause democracies to succeed: education, dialogue and initiative.
		Quoting AUB founder Daniel Bliss' mantra which drove him to establish the University as "a college for all conditions and classes of men," Mikati argued that what "contributed to the success of the West was the proper development of responsible citizens brought about by widely accessible high standards of education."
		Mikati concluded by congratulating those involved in the University today and its founders "who knew that education is the key force in the face of [those] threatening true democratic dialogue."
	www.aub.edu.lb /news/dynamic/53140.html (836 words)

	Mikati Visits Damascus, Meets Assad. Syrian Premier Calls Lebanese Detainees 'Terrorists' \|\| News \|\| CGGL.org
		BEIRUT: In his first visit to Syria newly appointed Lebanese Premier Najib Mikati said Beirut and Damascus will begin reviewing their future relations in the wake of pullout by Syrian troops from Lebanon.
		Speaking alongside his Syrian counterpart Naji Otari, Mikati said a joint commission will "examine all accords between the two countries to ensure they are in the interests of the two, and are implemented with respect to their sovereignty and independence."
		Mikati also said that a separate commission will examine the plight of Lebanese prisoners held in Syria.
	www.cggl.org /scripts/new.asp?id=337 (617 words)

	Pro-Syrian Lawmaker Named Lebanese PM
		Former Lebanese Public Works Minister Najib Mikati is seen during an interview in Beirut, Friday, April 15, 2005, after being nominated as a candidate for prime minister.
		The anti-Syrian opposition choose Mikati in an effort to break a deadlock in forming a government and open the way for elections that many believe will break Damascus' hold on parliament.
		BEIRUT, Lebanon - Lebanon's president on Friday named moderate pro-Syrian lawmaker Najib Mikati as prime minister, breaking a political deadlock and reviving chances for holding parliamentary elections next month.
	www.comcast.net /data/news/2005/04/16/108831.xml (917 words)

	Online NewsHour Update: Lebanon Names Moderate Pro-Syrian Premier -- April 15, 2005
		Lebanon's president appointed moderate pro-Syrian lawmaker Najib Mikati as prime minister Friday, breaking a political deadlock that helps pave the way for parliamentary elections in May.
		Mikati, a 49-year-old wealthy businessman and friend of Syrian President Bashar Assad, won the largest number of votes, telling reporters 58 lawmakers gave him their support, the Associated Press reported.
		Mikati must form a government, win a confidence vote in parliament, draft an election law and get it passed by the assembly all in under two weeks to have enough time to hold elections by May 31, according to Reuters.
	www.pbs.org /newshour/updates/lebanon_04-15-05.html (371 words)

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