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Personal Profile

James G. Abourezk
  • Birth Name:
    James George Abourezk
  • Date of Birth:
    February 24, 1931
  • Zodiac Sign:
    Pisces
  • Place of Birth:
    Wood, SD
  • Sex:
    Male
  • Nationality:
    American
  • Religion:
    Christianity
  • Education:
    University of South Dakota Law School

Family

James G. Abourezk
  • Father:
    Bishara Abourezk
  • Mother:
    Ilyani Mickel
  • Spouse:
    Mary Ann Houlton, Sanaa Dieb
  • Son:
    Charles, Paul
  • Daughter:
    Nikki June

Career

James G. Abourezk

Trivia

James G. Abourezk
  • Abourezk now works as a lawyer and writer in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
  • In 1980, Abourezk founded the American-Arab Anti Discrimination Committee, a grassroots civil rights organization.
  • In 1978, Abourezk chose not to run for reelection.
  • In 1974 TIME magazine named Senator Abourezk one of the 200 Faces for the Future.
  • He also was the chair of the Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs and of the American Indian Policy Review Commission.
  • He then was elected to the U.S. Senate, where he served until 1979.
  • He was elected as a Democrat to the House of Representatives, and served from 1971 to 1973.

Biography

James G. Abourezk
Last Updated: Wednesday, September 16, 2009

James G. Abourezk Born to Christian Lebanese parents, who had emigrated from the southern Lebanese village of EI-Kfeir , Abourezk was born in Wood, South Dakota and lived in South Dakota most of his life. Between 1948 and 1952, he served in the United States Navy during the Korean War.

Back in the U.S., he received a degree in civil engineering from South Dakota School of Mines in Rapid City, South Dakota in 1961, and then earned an advanced degree from University of South Dakota School of Law in Vermillion in 1966. He passed the bar, and began a legal practice in Rapid City.

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