Ramez Tebet

Ramez Tebet (Três Lagoas, November 7, 1936 – Campo Grande, November 17, 2006) was a Brazilian politician and lawyer. He represented Mato Grosso do Sul in the Federal Senate from 1995 to 2006.

The son of Taufic Tebet and Angelina Jaime Tebet, he came from a traditional Arab-Brazilian family. Tebet graduated from the Faculty of Law at UERJ (State University of Rio de Janeiro) in 1959. He was mayor of his hometown, Três Lagoas, in the 1970s. Tebet also served as secretary of Justice, deputy governor and governor of Mato Grosso do Sul. In the 1990s, he was minister of National Integration under President Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB). From September 20, 2001 to January 31, 2003, Tebet was the chairman of the Senate. He died on November 17, 2006, after suffering from liver and bladder cancer.

His daughter, Simone Tebet, is currently a Senator.