Habib Pacha El-Saad ( ar, حبيب باشا السعد; 1867 – 5 May 1942) was a Lebanese
Maronite
The Maronites ( ar, الموارنة; syr, ܡܖ̈ܘܢܝܐ) are a Christian ethnoreligious group native to the Eastern Mediterranean and Levant region of the Middle East, whose members traditionally belong to the Maronite Church, with the larges ...
politician who was born in
Ain Traz,
Aley District
Aley ( ar, عاليه) is a district ('' qadaa'') in Mount Lebanon, Lebanon, to the south-east of the Lebanon's capital Beirut. The capital is Aley. Aley city was previously known as the "bride of the summers" during the 1960 and 1970s, when Al ...
. He served as the
Speaker of the Parliament of Lebanon
The legislative speaker of Lebanon is the highest office in the legislative body of Lebanon.
The current legislative body is the Parliament of Lebanon, headed by the Speaker of the Parliament of Lebanon, officially called the President of the Cham ...
from May 1922 to October 1923.
[Republic of Lebanon - House of Representatives History](_blank)
/ref> Initially the 3rd Prime Minister of Lebanon
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from August 10, 1928 to May 9, 1929 he was named President under the French Mandate
The Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon (french: Mandat pour la Syrie et le Liban; ar, الانتداب الفرنسي على سوريا ولبنان, al-intidāb al-fransi 'ala suriya wa-lubnān) (1923−1946) was a League of Nations mandate foun ...
on January 30, 1934 and served in this capacity to January 20, 1936.
Literature
* Robin Leonard Bidwell: ''Dictionary of Modern Arab History'', p. 361.
See also
* List of presidents of Lebanon
References
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Prime Ministers of Lebanon
Presidents of Lebanon
Legislative speakers of Lebanon
Lebanese Maronites
1867 births
1942 deaths
Lebanon under French rule
People from Aley District