Charles Debbas

Charles Debbas شارل دباس


1st President of Lebanon before independence.
In office 1 September 1926 – 2 January 1934
Succeeded by	Antoine Privat-Aubouard (acting)
Personal details
Born	16 April 1885 Ottoman Lebanon
Died	1935 (at 50)
Religion	Eastern Orthodox

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Charles Debbas (Arabic: شارل دباس‎) (16 April 1885 - 1935) was an Eastern Orthodox Lebanese political figure. He was the first President of Lebanon (before independence) and served from September 1, 1926 till January 2, 1934, under the French Mandate of Lebanon (known as Greater Lebanon). He also served as speaker of the Lebanese Parliament from January 30 to October 31, 1934.

Preceded by N/A	President of Lebanon September 1, 1926-January 2, 1934	Succeeded by Antoine Privat-Aubouard (acting)

Presidents of Lebanon

French Mandate (1918-1943)	office established 1926 Charles Debbas Antoine Privat-Aubouard* Habib Pacha Es-Saad Émile Eddé Pierre-Georges Arlabosse* Alfred Naqqache Ayoub Tabet* Petro Trad

Lebanese Republic (since 1943)	Bechara El Khoury Émile Eddé Bechara El Khoury Fuad Chehab* Camille Chamoun Fuad Chehab Charles Helou Suleiman Frangieh Elias Sarkis Bachir Gemayel† Amine Gemayel Michel Aoun* vacant René Moawad Elias Hrawi Émile Lahoud Fouad Siniora* Michel Suleiman Tammam Salam*

Elections	1943 1952 1958 1964 1970 1976 1982 (Aug) 1982 (Sep) 1989 (5 Nov) 1989 (24 Nov) 1998 2008 2014

* denotes acting † assassinated prior to taking office

Prime Ministers of Lebanon

French Mandate (1918-1943)	office established 1926 Auguste Adib Pacha Bechara El Khoury Habib Pacha Es-Saad Bechara El Khoury Émile Eddé Auguste Adib Pacha Charles Debbas Abdallah Beyhum Ayoub Tabet Khayreddin al-Ahdab Khaled Chehab Abdallah El-Yafi Abdallah Beyhum* Alfred Naqqache Ahmad Daouk Sami as-Solh Ayoub Tabet Petro Trad

Lebanese Republic (since 1943)	Riad Al Solh Abdul Hamid Karami Sami as-Solh Saadi Al Munla Riad Al Solh Hussein Al Oweini Abdallah Yafi Sami as-Solh Nazem Akkari Saeb Salam Abdallah Yafi Khaled Chehab Saeb Salam Abdallah Yafi Sami as-Solh Rashid Karami Abdallah Yafi Sami as-Solh Khalil al-Hibri Rashid Karami Ahmad Daouk Saeb Salam Rashid Karami Hussein Al Oweini Rashid Karami Abdallah El-Yafi Rashid Karami Abdallah El-Yafi Rashid Karami Saeb Salam Amine Hafez Takieddin el-Solh Rachid Solh Nureddine Rifai Rashid Karami Selim al-Hoss Takieddin el-Solh Shafik Wazzan Rashid Karami Selim al-Hoss Michel Aoun Selim al-Hoss Omar Karami Rachid Solh Rafic Hariri Selim al-Hoss Rafic Hariri Omar Karami Najib Mikati Fouad Siniora Saad Hariri Najib Mikati Tammam Salam

* denotes acting

Speakers of the Parliament of Lebanon

Pre-Independence	Daoud Amoun Habib Assaad Naoum Labaki Émile Eddé Moussa Namour Mohammed Aljesr Charles Debbas Petro Trad Khaled Chehab Petro Trad

Post-independence	Sabri Hamadé Habib Abou Chahla Sabri Hamadé Ahmed al-Asaad Adil Osseiran Sabri Hamadé Kamel Asaad Sabri Hamadé Kamel Asaad Sabri Hamadé Kamel Asaad Hussein el-Husseini Nabih Berri

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