Bechara El Khoury

Bechara Khalil El Khoury
بشارة خليل الخوري
Official portrait, 1947
1st President of Lebanon
In office
22 November 1943 – 18 September 1952
Prime MinisterRiad Solh
Abdul Hamid Karami
Sami Solh
Saadi Al Munla
Hussein Al Oweini
Abdallah El-Yafi
Nazem Akkari
Saeb Salam
Succeeded byCamille Chamoun
In office
21 September 1943 – 11 November 1943
Preceded byPetro Trad
Succeeded byÉmile Eddé
Prime Minister of Lebanon
In office
5 May 1927 – 10 August 1928
Preceded byAuguste Adib Pacha
Succeeded byHabib Pacha Es-Saad
In office
9 May 1929 – 11 October 1929
Preceded byHabib Pacha Es-Saad
Succeeded byÉmile Eddé
Personal details
Born(1890-08-10)10 August 1890
Rechmaya, Aley District, Ottoman Lebanon
Died11 January 1964(1964-01-11) (aged 73)
Beirut, Lebanon
CitizenshipOttoman Empire (1890–1918)
Arab Kingdom of Syria (1918–1920)
Greater Lebanon (1920–1943)
Lebanon (1943–1964)
Political partyConstitutional Bloc
SpouseLaure Shiha
Children3, including Huguette Caland and Michel El Khoury
ResidenceCairo (1914–1919)
ReligionEastern Catholic Church

Bechara Khalil El Khoury (Arabic: بشارة خليل الخوري; 10 August 1890 – 11 January 1964) was a Lebanese politician who served as the 1st president of Lebanon,[1] holding office from 21 September 1943 to 18 September 1952, apart from an 11-day interruption (11–22 November) in 1943. He had previously served two short terms as Prime Minister, from 5 May 1927 to 10 August 1928, and 9 May to 11 October 1929.

  1. ^ David S. Sorenson (2009). Global Security Watch—Lebanon: A Reference Handbook: A Reference Handbook. Santa Barbara, CA: Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 7. ISBN 978-0-313-36579-9.