Khayr al-Din al-Ahdab (Arabic: خير الدين الأحدب; 1894–1941) was a Lebanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Lebanon from 1937 to 1938, becoming the first Muslim to hold the office. In about 1925 he started the newspaper The New Testament, and published another called Pan Arab.[1]
Khayreddin al-Ahdab | |
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خير الدين الأحدب | |
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Prime Minister of Lebanon | |
In office 5 January 1937 – 18 March 1938 | |
President | Émile Eddé |
Preceded by | Ayoub Tabet |
Succeeded by | Khaled Chehab |
Personal details | |
Born | 1894 Beirut, Ottoman Lebanon |
Died | 1941 Marseille, France |
References
edit- ^ Hassan Hallaq (15 March 2013). الأعلام الذين تركوا بصمات مضيئة في بيروت المحروسة ولبنان: أحمد الأزهري وخير الدين الأحدب وشكيب ومجيد إرسلان (in Arabic). Al-Hiwār. Archived 21 January 2020.