He was deposed by a Shiite Muslim regime in 1979.

1979年他被什叶派政权免职。

Village records show Matar holds Lebanese citizenship and is a Shiite Muslim, an official there said.

村里的一名官员说，村里的记录显示，马塔尔是黎巴嫩公民，是什叶派穆斯林。