Mansur Shihab

Mansur Shihab
Emir of Mount Lebanon
Reign1754–1770
PredecessorMulhim Shihab
SuccessorYusuf Shihab
Born1714
Died1774 (aged 59–60)
IssueHammud
Haydar II
DynastyShihab dynasty
FatherMulhim Shihab
ReligionSunni Islam

Mansur Shihab (Arabic: منصور الشهابي) was the Emir of Mount Lebanon between 1754 and 1770. He and his brother Ahmad took the reins of power from their ailing brother Mulhim Shihab and ruled jointly until Mansur became the sole emir after winning a power struggle with Ahmad in 1763. Mansur aligned himself with Zahir al-Umar and Ali Bey, the autonomous rulers of Galilee and Egypt, respectively, in their rebellion against the Ottomans. Mansur was subsequently forced by the Druze sheikhs of Mount Lebanon to step down in favor his nephew Yusuf Shihab after Zahir and Ali Bey were defeated in 1770.