Bechara Khalil El Khoury | |
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بشارة خليل الخوري | |
![]() Official portrait, 1947 | |
1st President of Lebanon | |
In office 22 November 1943 – 18 September 1952 | |
Prime Minister | Riad Solh Abdul Hamid Karami Sami Solh Saadi Al Munla Hussein Al Oweini Abdallah El-Yafi Nazem Akkari Saeb Salam |
Succeeded by | Camille Chamoun |
In office 21 September 1943 – 11 November 1943 | |
Preceded by | Petro Trad |
Succeeded by | Émile Eddé |
Prime Minister of Lebanon | |
In office 5 May 1927 – 10 August 1928 | |
Preceded by | Auguste Adib Pacha |
Succeeded by | Habib Pacha Es-Saad |
In office 9 May 1929 – 11 October 1929 | |
Preceded by | Habib Pacha Es-Saad |
Succeeded by | Émile Eddé |
Personal details | |
Born | Rechmaya, Aley District, Ottoman Lebanon | 10 August 1890
Died | 11 January 1964 Beirut, Lebanon | (aged 73)
Citizenship | Ottoman Empire (1890–1918) Arab Kingdom of Syria (1918–1920) Greater Lebanon (1920–1943) Lebanon (1943–1964) |
Political party | Constitutional Bloc |
Spouse | Laure Shiha |
Children | 3, including Huguette Caland and Michel El Khoury |
Residence | Cairo (1914–1919) |
Religion | Eastern Catholic Church |
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Bechara 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.