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Ali Ahmad Bazzi

Lebanese politician

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 4, 2026
Entity authorityQ4724565 ↗
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Ali Ahmad Bazzi (Arabic: علي أحمد بزي, born on 1 September 1958) is a Lebanese politician and member of the Lebanese Parliament. He has represented the Bint Jbeil district of South Lebanon since 2000.

Early life and education

Bazzi was born in Bint Jbeil on 1 September 1958. He received a bachelor's degree in political science and management from the Lebanese University in 1981. Later he obtained his master's degree in business administration from the University of Central Michigan in 1996.

Career

When he was in the United States he had the following duties and tasks: The president of the American Lebanese Cultural Center, a member of the Arab American Institute, and a member of the Arab American Association against the Racial Discrimination in America. He was a teacher in American schools in Michigan from 1985 till 1987. He succeeded in many missions in America. He was an employee in the state of Michigan – social services department – from 1987 to 1991. He was also an employee in the recruitment office in Michigan from 1991 to 1993.

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The public source identifies “Ali Ahmad Bazzi” as lebanese politician. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Ahmad, Bazzi and Lebanese.

Editorial reviewA useful biographical orientation record, particularly for establishing names, roles and a first chronology. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1958, 2000, 1981, 1996—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1958-01-01. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Ahmad, Bazzi and Lebanese providing the first useful test.
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The entry’s evidential value lies in the named roles, institutions and publications that can be tested against primary documentation. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 4, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q4724565. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1958, 2000, 1981 and 1996.

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This entry incorporates text from “Ali Ahmad Bazzi” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.