Habib Abu Shahla
Lebanese politician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Habib Abu Shahla (Arabic: حبيب أبو شهلا / Ḥabīb Abū Shahlā, also spelled Abou Chahla) or Abi Shahla (Arabic: أبي شهلا / Abī Shahlā, also spelled Abi Chahla; 1902[citation needed] – 22 March 1957[1]) was a Lebanese politician and public figure, several times member of Parliament.[1] He hailed from an Orthodox family.[2] Abu Shahla had studied at the American University of Beirut and at the University of Paris.[3] He was the minister of justice in 1943 and the minister of education and Deputy Prime Minister of Lebanon between 1943 and 1945 and the speaker of the Lebanese Parliament between 1946 and 1947.[4]
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Quick Facts 2nd Legislative Speaker of Lebanon, Deputy Prime Minister of Lebanon and Minister of Education ...
Habib Abu Shahla | |
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حبيب أبو شهلا | |
2nd Legislative Speaker of Lebanon | |
In office 22 October 1946 – 7 April 1947 | |
Deputy Prime Minister of Lebanon and Minister of Education | |
In office 1943–1945 | |
Minister of Justice | |
In office 1943–1943 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1902 (1902) Beirut, Ottoman Empire |
Died | 22 March 1957(1957-03-22) (aged 54–55) Beirut, Lebanon |
Education | American University of Beirut University of Paris |
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A street bears his name and a statue of him stands in Beirut.