Ramez Tebet

Ramez Tebet (Três Lagoas, 7 November 1936 – Campo Grande, 17 November 2006) was a Brazilian politician and lawyer. He represented Mato Grosso do Sul in the Federal Senate from 1995 to 2006.[1]

Ramez Tebet, 2006

The son of Taufic Tebet and Angelina Jaime Tebet, he came from a traditional Arab-Brazilian family.[2] Tebet graduated from the Faculty of Law at UERJ (State University of Rio de Janeiro) in 1959. He was mayor of his hometown, Três Lagoas, in the 1970s. Tebet also served as secretary of Justice, deputy governor and governor of Mato Grosso do Sul.

In the 1990s, he was minister of National Integration under President Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB). From 20 September 2001 to 31 January 2003, Tebet was the President of the Senate.[3] He died on 17 November 2006, after suffering from liver and bladder cancer.[4]

His daughter, Simone Tebet, is currently a senator.[5]

References
  1. Profile of Senator Ramez Tebet
  2. "Dinheiro, diploma e voto: a saga da imigração árabe". Veja. 4 October 2000. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
  3. "Nova República - Senado Federal". www25.senado.leg.br.
  4. Morre aos 70 anos o senador peemedebista Ramez Tebet Folha de Sao Paulo (in Portuguese)
  5. "The Who's Who of Corrupt Senators Set to Impeach Rousseff". Caribflame. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
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