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Saadi Al Munla

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Saadi Al Munla
Munla in 1946
Prime Minister of Lebanon
In office
22 May 1946 – 14 December 1946
PresidentBishara Al Khouri
Preceded bySami Al Solh
Succeeded byRiad Al Solh
Minister of Economy
In office
22 May 1946 – 14 December 1946
PresidentBishara Al Khouri
Personal details
Born(1890-11-04)4 November 1890
Tripoli, Ottoman Empire
Died12 December 1975(1975-12-12) (aged 85)

Saadi Al Munla (Arabic: سعدي المنلا; 4 November 1890 – 12 December 1975) was a Lebanese politician and one of the former Lebanese prime ministers. He also served as minister of economy.

Early life and education

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Munla was a member of a Sunni family based in Tripoli.[1] He was born there on 4 November 1890.[2] He received a law degree.[1]

Career and activities

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Munla was a lawyer by profession.[2] He was a protégé of Rashid Karami[3] and a member of the Independence Party headed by Abdul Hamid Karami.[4] He then became a member of the Lebanese parliament.[1] In 1945 he was appointed minister to the cabinet led by Prime Minister Sami Solh.[4] Munla and two other cabinet members who were also the member of the Independence Party, Ahmed Asad and Jamil Talhouk, resigned from office in May 1946.[4] Munla was appointed prime minister on 22 May 1946 under President Bishara Khoury replacing Sami Solh in the post.[4] Munla was in the office until 14 December 1946, and Riad Solh succeeded him as prime minister.[1][4] During his premiership Munla also assumed the position of economy minister.[1] He died in December 1975.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e R. Hrair Dekmejian (1975). Patterns of Political Leadership: Egypt, Israel, Lebanon. Albany, NY: SUNY Press. p. 33. ISBN 978-0-87395-291-0.
  2. ^ a b c "Who Were The Lebanese Founding Fathers of Lebanon's Independence". The 961. 22 November 2019. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  3. ^ William Harris (2012). Lebanon: A History, 600-2011. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-1902-1783-9.
  4. ^ a b c d e Hani A. Bazzi (1964). The Lebanese Executive between 1934 and 1963 (MA thesis). American University of Beirut. pp. 40–41. ProQuest 2323545294.
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Political offices
Preceded by Prime Minister of Lebanon
1946
Succeeded by