Georges Corm (15 June 1940 – 14 August 2024) was a Lebanese economist. He served as minister of finance in the government of Salim Hoss from 1998 to 2000.

Life and career

Corm was born to parents of Lebanese, Syrian and Palestinian descent. He studied at the Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris (1958–1961) where he graduated in Public Finance and has also a PhD from Paris University in Constitutional Law (1969). His books have been translated into several languages. In 2018, he was the recipient of the Prix de l'essai for his work La Nouvelle Question d’Orient. Corm died in Beirut on 14 August 2024, at the age of 84.

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