Abdallah El-Yafi

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Abdallah El-Yafi
عبد الله اليافي
6th Prime Minister of Lebanon
In office 24 October 1938 – 21 September 1939
President	Émile Eddé
Preceded by	Khaled Chehab
Succeeded by	Abdullah Beyhum
In office 7 April 1951 – 11 February 1952
President	Bechara El Khoury
Preceded by	Hussein Al Oweini
Succeeded by	Sami Solh
In office 24 September 1952 – 30 September 1952
President	Camille Chamoun
Preceded by	Saeb Salam
Succeeded by	Khaled Chehab
In office 1 May 1953 – 16 August 1953
President	Camille Chamoun
Preceded by	Saeb Salam
Succeeded by	Sami Solh
In office 20 March 1956 – 16 November 1958
President	Camille Chamoun
Preceded by	Rachid Karami
Succeeded by	Sami Solh
In office 9 April 1966 – 2 December 1966
President	Charles Helou
Preceded by	Rachid Karami
Succeeded by	Rachid Karami
In office 8 February 1968 – 15 January 1969
President	Charles Helou
Preceded by	Rachid Karami
Succeeded by	Rachid Karami
Personal details
Born	7 September 1901 Beirut, Ottoman Lebanon
Died	(1986-11-04)4 November 1986 (aged 85) Beirut, Lebanon
Political party	Independent
Spouse	Hind El-Azm
Occupation	Lawyer
Religion	Sunni Islam

Abdallah El-Yafi (Arabic: عبد الله اليافي, also transliterated as Abdallah Yafi, Abdallah Bey Aref el-Yafi and other variants; 7 September 1901 – 4 November 1986) was the Prime Minister of Lebanon serving twelve times between 1938 and 1969.^[1]

El-Yafi is considered to be one of the most popular politicians in Lebanese 20th century history. His ethical behavior in public service is cited as an example in the official civic education high-school textbooks as well as in the graduation of law students.

El-Yafi was considered one of the principle instigators of the collapse of Intra Bank in the 1960s. He was refused a personal loan by founder Yousef Beidas and the decision not to intervene was to have drastically averse collateral impact on Lebanon's other banks, as local depositors withdrew their money to open up accounts in US banks. In addition, El-Yafi was forced to resign.

He was at the forefront of the struggle to give women the right to vote, which was achieved during the prime ministry of Khaled Chehab in 1952.