Elias Saba is a
Lebanese politician and economist. Born in Kfarhata, Lebanon in 1932.
Saba served as
finance minister
A finance minister is an executive or cabinet position in charge of one or more of government finances, economic policy and financial regulation.
A finance minister's portfolio has a large variety of names around the world, such as "treasury", ...
on two occasions; firstly, in the government of
Saeb Salam
Saeb Salam (17 January 1905 – 21 January 2000) ( ar, صائب سلام) was a Lebanese politician, who served as Prime Minister six times between 1952 and 1973. Following his death, the Lebanese daily ''As-Safir'' described Salam as "most ...
, from 13 October 1970 to 27 May 1972;
[(28 September 1971)]
Import Tax Brings Economic Crisis As Beirut Stores Close
''Lewiston Daily Sun'' (Associated Press) secondly in the government of
Omar Karami, from 21 October 2004 to 18 April 2005.
[(26 October 2004)]
Lebanese PM appoints new cabinet
''BBC News'' ("Economist and former government minister Elias Saba was named finance minister.") He also served as
defense minister
A defence minister or minister of defence is a cabinet official position in charge of a ministry of defense, which regulates the armed forces in sovereign states. The role of a defence minister varies considerably from country to country; in s ...
in Salam's government from October 1970 to June 1971.
Saba was among the politicians who joined former Prime Minister
Omar Karami in creating the ''Rassemblement national'' in 2006.
References
1932 births
Living people
Defense ministers of Lebanon
Finance ministers of Lebanon
Government ministers of Lebanon
Members of the Parliament of Lebanon
Greek Orthodox Christians from Lebanon
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