Samir Kassir was a Lebanese journalist and political science professor, born on May 5, 1960, to a Palestinian father and a Syrian mother. He taught at Saint Joseph University in Beirut and had also lectured at the Sorbonne in Paris. An advocate for democracy and a critic of Syrian intervention in Lebanon, Kassir earned his PhD in modern history in 1990. He co-founded the Democratic Left Movement in 2004. He was assassinated on June 2, 2005, via a bomb planted in his car, with the identities of his assassins remaining unknown.
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Meaning of the name - Samir
one who chats, one who converses
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Samir Kassir belongs to the Baby Boomers group.
Place of Birth: Archafrieh
Place of Death: Archafrieh
Cause of Death: assassination by car bomb
Educated At: Grand Lycée Franco-Libanais | Saint Joseph University | University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne | Paris-Sorbonne University - Paris IV
Occupation: journalist | university teacher | historian | politician | writer
Spouses: Giselle Khoury
Employers: Saint Joseph University
Awards Received: Index Award
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Note: This birth chart is calculated using the date and place of birth, with the time set to noon (12:00 PM) local time. While this provides accurate planetary positions for most celestial bodies, the Ascendant (Rising Sign) and house cusps are not calculated since they require precise birth time. For a complete astrological analysis including houses and rising sign, please provide the exact birth time.Ephemeris for May 5, 1960
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on May 5, 2026 | Secondary Progressions for May 5, 2026 |
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| Sun | 15 Taurus 11 | 15 Taurus 13 | 18 Cancer 24 |
| Moon | 4 Virgo 5 | 28 Sagittarius 53 | 15 Aquarius 6 |
| Mercury | 1 Taurus 56 | 5 Taurus 5 | 28 Cancer 20 |
| Venus | 2 Taurus 18 | 13 Gemini 59 | 23 Cancer 23 |
| Mars | 25 Pisces 44 | 19 Aries 58 | 14 Taurus 36 |
| Jupiter | 3 Capricorn 5 | 19 Cancer 36 | 26 Sagittarius 3 |
| Saturn | 18 Capricorn 42 | 9 Aries 33 | 15 Capricorn 14 |
| Uranus | 17 Leo 1 | 0 Gemini 33 | 19 Leo 22 |
| Neptune | 7 Scorpio 33 | 3 Aries 24 | 6 Scorpio 21 |
| Pluto | 3 Virgo 35 | 5 Aquarius 30 | 4 Virgo 20 |
| Rahu | 22 Virgo 4 | 5 Pisces 33 | 18 Virgo 34 |
| Ketu | 22 Pisces 4 | 5 Virgo 33 | 18 Pisces 34 |
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