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Abdallah Al Amin
Sayyid Abdallah Mohamad Al Amin ( Arabic :عبدالله محمد الأمين; October 1946 - 23 January 2023) was a Lebanese politician who served as minister of Labor from 1992 till 1995 in the First Cabinet of Rafic Hariri. he was a former leader of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Lebanon Region.

Early life and political Career
Abdallah Al Amin was born in 1946 to a prominent Shia Islam family in his hometown Souaneh, Marjayoun. He started his political career at a very early age joining the Arab Socialist Ba'ath party during the Lebanese Civil War. At this time, the Ba'ath party was divided in two ; a Pro-Iraqi group, and a Pro-Syrian group, Al Amin was Pro-Syrian. In the 70's, Al Amin served as deputy Secretary General of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party under the leadership of Assem Qanso. In 1989,       Al Amin was elected as the new leader of the party in the Lebanon region, where his term finished in 1993. Al Amin also served as Labor Minister in both cabinets of Rachid Solh and Rafic Hariri. During his career, Al Amin would visit Damascus several times, since he was really close with former Syrian president Hafez al-Assad. Al Amin ended his political career in 1995, but was always close to Hafez al-Assad till his death in 2000, and was close to Rafic Hariri till his Assassination in 2005.

Personal life
Al Amin was married, he had 3 kids; two boys and a girl. Al Amin lived in his hometown Souaneh and in Beirut. He was very close to the people of his hometown, which was one of the factors of his successful career.

Death and funeral
On 23 January 2023, Al Amin passed away after several months of fighting an illness in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, surrounded by his wife and kids. He was buried the next day in his hometown Souaneh, with thousands of mourners, including many political persons who worked with him during his serving time.