Nazem Akkari (1902 in

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– 11 March 1985) ( ar, ناظم عكاري) was a Lebanese politician who became the 19th

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 ...

for a short period 9 to 14 September 1952 and then temporary

Deputy Prime Minister of Lebanon The office of Deputy Prime Minister of Lebanon was formed in 1943. The National Pact stipulates that the Deputy Prime Minister should always be Greek Orthodox Christian. List See also * Government of Lebanon Lebanon is a parliamentar ...

until 30 September 1952 in the most turbulent time of transfer of power from President

Bechara El Khoury Bechara El Khoury ( ar, بشارة خليل الخوري; 10 August 1890 – 11 January 1964) was a Lebanese politician who served as the 1st president of Lebanon, holding office from 21 September 1943 to 18 September 1952, apart from an 11-day ...

to 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 ...

in September 1952.

Prime Minister

During the last month of the rule of incumbent President Bechara El Khoury, the Lebanese president of the Republic was faced with fierce opposition that objected to his plans for renewal for a second term. The opposition was led by a big coalition of Christian and Muslim forces under the banner of the "National Socialist Front". El Khoury assigned Nazem Akkari to form an emergency caretaker government until the Presidential elections. The result was a three-member cabinet that included: *Nazem Akkari - Prime Minister—also carrying the portfolios of Foreign Affairs, Internal Affairs, Defense, Agriculture and Information *Bassil Trad - Deputy Prime Minister—also carrying portfolios of Economy, Public Works, Education, Health *Moussa Moubarak - portfolios for Justice, Finance, Social Affairs, Post Telephone and Telegraph (PTT) The Akkari government was declared on 9 September 1952.

Deputy Prime Minister

Akkari's four-day premiership led way to a new military-led government under the supervision of the temporary holding of power by General Chehab. In this new takeover government, Nazem Akkari was assigned as

and given the portfolios of Foreign Affairs, Interior Affair, Public Works, Information, Education, Post Telephone and Telegraph (PTT) and Agriculture in the interim period 18–30 September until installation of the new President Camille Chamoun. Things only settled with the assignment of

Khaled Chehab Emir Khaled Chehab (September 11, 1886 – November 12, 1978) ( ar, الأمير خالد شهاب) was a Lebanese politician and the 8th Prime Minister of Lebanon, serving for two short terms. The first was between 21 March 1938 until 1 Novembe ...

as Prime Minister on 1 October 1952. This government survived for seven months during the reign of President Camille Chamoun and lasted until 1 May 1953.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Akkari, Nazem 1902 births 1985 deaths Lebanese Sunni Muslims Prime Ministers of Lebanon Deputy prime ministers of Lebanon Defense ministers of Lebanon Interior ministers of Lebanon Grand Crosses with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany