Bechara El Khoury

Bechara Khalil El Khoury
بشارة خليل الخوري
Official portrait, 1947
1st President of Lebanon
In office 22 November 1943 – 18 September 1952
Prime Minister	Riad Solh Abdul Hamid Karami Sami Solh Saadi Al Munla Hussein Al Oweini Abdallah El-Yafi Nazem Akkari Saeb Salam
Succeeded by	Camille Chamoun
In office 21 September 1943 – 11 November 1943
Preceded by	Petro Trad
Succeeded by	Émile Eddé
Prime Minister of Lebanon
In office 5 May 1927 – 10 August 1928
Preceded by	Auguste Adib Pacha
Succeeded by	Habib Pacha Es-Saad
In office 9 May 1929 – 11 October 1929
Preceded by	Habib Pacha Es-Saad
Succeeded by	Émile Eddé
Personal details
Born	(1890-08-10)10 August 1890 Rechmaya, Aley District, Ottoman Lebanon
Died	11 January 1964(1964-01-11) (aged 73) Beirut, Lebanon
Citizenship	Ottoman Empire (1890–1918) Arab Kingdom of Syria (1918–1920) Greater Lebanon (1920–1943) Lebanon (1943–1964)
Political party	Constitutional Bloc
Spouse	Laure Shiha
Children	3, including Huguette Caland and Michel El Khoury
Residence	Cairo (1914–1919)
Religion	Eastern Catholic Church

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Bechara El Khoury (Arabic: بشارة خليل الخوري; 10 August 1890 – 11 January 1964) was a Lebanese politician who served as the 1st president of Lebanon,^[1] holding office from 21 September 1943 to 18 September 1952, apart from an 11-day interruption (11–22 November) in 1943. He had previously served two short terms as Prime Minister, from 5 May 1927 to 10 August 1928, and 9 May to 11 October 1929.