Robert Malval
5th Prime Minister of Haiti
In office
30 August 1993 – 8 November 1994
PresidentÉmile Jonassaint (provisional)
Preceded byMarc Bazin
Succeeded bySmarck Michel
Personal details
Born (1943-07-11) 11 July 1943
Port-au-Prince, Haiti
SpouseLinda Frisch
Children3
Alma materUniversity of Miami[1]
OccupationBusinessman

Robert Malval (born 11 July 1943 in Port-au-Prince) is the former prime minister of Haiti. He served from 30 August 1993 to 8 November 1994. He was preceded by Marc Bazin and was succeeded by Smarck Michel.

Personal life

Malval was born on 11 July 1943 in Port-au-Prince. He is of Lebanese heritage on his mother's side.[2] He attended high school and university in the United States, earning a degree in political science from the University of Miami, before moving to Paris for graduate work in international affairs. Prior to entering politics, he worked in his father-in-law's printing business before starting his own company.[3]

Political career

Malval was appointed on 16 August 1993 by President-in-exile Jean-Bertrand Aristide, who tasked Malval with reconciling the feuding parties.[4] He defied the Army-backed president, Émile Jonassaint, by demanding state workers disregard Jonassaint's orders.[5] In December 1993, he resigned his post and criticized Aristide as an "erratic" figure who was hampering efforts to solve the political crisis.[6]

References

Notes
  1. ↑ Pezzullo 2011
  2. ↑ "New Top Minister Vows He Will End Haiti's 'Madness'". Sun Sentinel. 31 August 1993. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  3. ↑ Freed, Kenneth (28 August 1993). "Haitians Have 3 Different Views of Next Premier : Caribbean: The descriptions of Malval range from modest and patriotic to vacillating to naive and inexperienced". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 5 March 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  4. ↑ Freed, Kenneth (1 September 1993). "Military Poses Obstacle to Haiti Stability Caribbean: Malval faces daunting task on reforms. U.N., U.S. aides arrive to lend support". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 28 June 2011. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  5. ↑ "Haitian Premier Rebels, And Promptly Loses Post". The Washington Post. 17 May 1994. Archived from the original on 28 June 2011. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  6. ↑ French, Howard (20 December 1993). "PREMIER OF HAITI CRITICIZES ARISTIDE". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 3 July 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
Bibliography
  • Kretchik, Walter E. (1998). "Appendix A: Historical Chronology of Haiti". US Army General Staff College. Archived from the original on 16 November 2010. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
  • Pezzullo, Ralph (2011). Plunging into Haiti: Clinton, Aristide, and the defeat of diplomacy. University Press of Mississippi.


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