Alfred Georges Naccache

Alfred Georges Naccache (also: Naqqache ; Arabic ألفرد جورج النقاش Alfred Jūrdsch an-Naqqāsch ; * 1887 ; † September 28, 1978 ) was a Lebanese politician. From April 7 to November 26, 1941 he was Prime Minister and then from 1941 to 1943 President of Lebanon . Naccache was maronite .

Alfred Naccache (right) with the Syrian President Taj ad-Din al-Hasani (1941)

Life

Together with Pierre Gemayel and Charles Helou, he founded the Lebanese Phalangist Movement (also known under the name: Kata'ib ) in 1936 , a political party that essentially represented the Christians in Lebanon and, together with the Sunni movement al-Najada for the independence of the Lebanon fought by France. Shortly after it was founded, he left the party with Charles Helou (who later became president).

Naccache was President of Lebanon shortly before independence (from April 9, 1941 to March 18, 1943). From 1953 to 1955 he was Foreign Minister of Lebanon.

Appreciation

In Beirut, "Alfred Naccache Street" is named after him.

Web links

Lebanese heads of state ( Memento from February 6, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
Lebanese statesmen

Individual evidence

^ "Alfred Naccache Street" on the map of discoverlebanon.com. On Google Maps the name is transcribed as "Alfred Naccash". Access date: June 30, 2019.

personal data
SURNAME	Naccache, Alfred Georges
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Naqqache, Alfred Georges
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Lebanese politician; President
DATE OF BIRTH	1887
DATE OF DEATH	September 28, 1978

[1] "Alfred Naccache Street" on the map of discoverlebanon.com. On Google Maps the name is transcribed as "Alfred Naccash". Access date: June 30, 2019.