Emir Khaled Chehab (September 11, 1886 – November 12, 1978) ( ar, الأمير خالد شهاب) was a Lebanese politician and the 8th

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 ...

, serving for two short terms. The first was between 21 March 1938 until 1 November 1938 during the rule of President

Émile Eddé Émile Eddé ( ar, إميل إدّه, translit=Imīl Iddah; 5 May 1886 – 28 September 1949) was a Lebanese Maronite Christian lawyer and politician who served as the President of Lebanon for twelve days in 1943. Early life and education Eddé ...

during 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 ...

. He was also the first Prime Minister during the rule of President

Camille Chamoun Camille Nimr Chamoun OM, ONC ( ar, كميل نمر شمعون, ''Kamīl Sham'ūn''; 3 April 1900 – 7 August 1987) was a Lebanese politician who served as President of Lebanon from 1952 to 1958. He was one of the country's main Christi ...

for the period of September 1952 to April 1953, during which time the electoral law to guarantee

women's suffrage Women's suffrage is the right of women to vote in elections. Beginning in the start of the 18th century, some people sought to change voting laws to allow women to vote. Liberal political parties would go on to grant women the right to vot ...

in Lebanon was passed. He was also a Member of the Lebanese Parliament for six terms (ranging from 1922 to 1939) during the Mandate mostly representing the South. 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 October 1935 to June 1937.Republic of Lebanon - House of Representatives History
/ref> In 1960 he was elected MP for Marjayoun-Hasbaya Electoral district for a 4-year term during the administration of President

Fuad Chehab Fouad Abdullah Chehab ( ar, فُؤادْ عبد الله شِهاب; 19 March 1902 – 25 April 1973) was a Lebanese general and statesman who served as President of Lebanon from 1958 to 1964. He is considered to be the founder of the Lebanes ...

. Khaled Chehab took a number of ministerial positions at various times, including Finance Ministry (1927–1928), Justice Ministry (1938), Finance, Post Telephone and Telegraph (PTT), Education, Trade and Industry and Agriculture (1943) all under the French Mandate. Chehab was Minister of Justice, Foreign Affairs & Emigrants, Interior Affairs,

Defense Defense or defence may refer to: Tactical, martial, and political acts or groups * Defense (military), forces primarily intended for warfare * Civil defense, the organizing of civilians to deal with emergencies or enemy attacks * Defense industr ...

(1952-1953), Justice, Public Works in 1953 during the rule of President

References

Lebanese Sunni Muslims Prime Ministers of Lebanon Defense ministers of Lebanon Legislative speakers of Lebanon Lebanese people from the Ottoman Empire 1886 births 1979 deaths Shihab family {{Lebanon-politician-stub