Berri, Nabih 1939- . Lebanese politician and
soldier, leader of Amal (`Hope'), the
Syrian-backed Shi'ite nationalist movement.
He was minister of justice in the government
of President Gemayel from 1984. In 1988 Amal
was disbanded after defeat by the
Iranian-backed Hezbollah (`Children of God')
during the Lebanese civil wars, and Berri
joined the cabinet of Selim Hoss in 1989.