Deeb Matar
First Name:
Deeb
Last Name:
Matar
Gender:
Male
Date of Birth:
1944
Marital Status:
Married
Have Children:
Yes
Number of Children:
4
Occupation:
Butcher
Date of Disappearance:
7/11/1985
Age at the time of Disappearance:
41
Location of the Disappearance:
On the road to Hermel, Beirut, Lebanon
Description of the missing person
Deeb was a father of four children: two boys; Mohammad and Youssef, and two daughters; Samira and Sonia. When Deeb disappeared, his eldest, Youssef, was around 18 or 19 years old when Deeb disappeared. Sonia was younger than him by a year approximately, Samira by two years and Mohammad was between 13 and 15 years old. He was working at a Butcher shop that the Ministry of Health owned.
Deeb as a loving father; he loved spending time with his family. He was a fun guy who loved joking around and was one of those people who were genuinely kindhearted. He hated grumpy and pessimistic attitudes. He also hated the war. He was a friendly person who hated troubles and harassment. And every time the war would reach the area that he and his family were living in, they used pack up and leave that area.
Circumstances of the Disappearance
Deeb used to live in Ouzai and as usual he would get up every morning to go to his work. On the day he went missing, he left to Tripoli first to pick up his mother. After that he went to his work. Deeb disappeared on his way back home. On that day he ran into one of his acquaintances and according to them; he had five Syrians with him in his car. Deeb told him to tell his wife that he was going to drop them off in Hermel and that he would be home soon. However, he never did.