Chalid Shihab

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Chalid Shihab

Emir Chalid Schihab ( Arabic خالد شهاب, DMG Ḫālid Šihāb ; French Khaled Chéhab ; * 1892 in Hasbaya , Mutesarriflik Lebanonberg ; † 1978 ) was a politician from Greater Lebanon and a former Lebanese Prime Minister.

Under the French League of Nations mandate for Syria and Lebanon, he was a minister and member of parliament several times. On November 22, 1935, Schihab was elected President of Parliament of the Assemblée nationale , which he remained until June 5, 1937. Between March 18 and November 24, 1938 he was Prime Minister of the country.

After the country gained independence, President Camille Chamoun appointed Chalid Shihab Prime Minister of his first government on November 1, 1952. He left his post as head of government on May 1, 1953. He was also elected Sunni MP from Hasbaya-Marjeyoun for 1960 to 1964 .

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SURNAME Shihab, Chalid
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Chéhab, Khaled; خالد شهاب (Arabic)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Lebanese politician and prime minister
DATE OF BIRTH 1892
PLACE OF BIRTH Hasbaya , Mutesarriflik Mount Lebanon
DATE OF DEATH 1978