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 The Ain Traz Seminary of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church, located southeast of Beirut, Lebanon, has served various roles during its 200-year history. History The village of Ain Traz was home to the Maronite Saad clan, members of whom where Fren ...

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 Aley ...

. 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
/ref> Initially the 3rd

Prime Minister of Lebanon The Prime Minister of Lebanon, officially the President of the Council of Ministers, is the head of government and the head of the Council of Ministers of Lebanon. The Prime Minister is appointed by the president of Lebanon, with the consent o ...

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.

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* Robin Leonard Bidwell: ''Dictionary of Modern Arab History'', p. 361.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Es-Saad, Habib 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

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