Saadi Al Munla (Arabic: سعدي المنلا; 4 November 1890 – 12 December 1975) was a Lebanese politician and one of the former Lebanese prime ministers. He also served as minister of economy.

Saadi Al Munla
Munla in 1946
Prime Minister of Lebanon
In office
22 May 1946 – 14 December 1946
PresidentBishara Al Khouri
Preceded bySami Al Solh
Succeeded byRiad Al Solh
Minister of Economy
In office
22 May 1946 – 14 December 1946
PresidentBishara Al Khouri
Personal details
Born(1890-11-04)4 November 1890
Tripoli, Ottoman Empire
Died12 December 1975(1975-12-12) (aged 85)

Early life and education edit

Munla was a member of a Sunni family based in Tripoli.[1] He was born there on 4 November 1890.[2] He received a law degree.[1]

Career and activities edit

Munla was a lawyer by profession.[2] He was a protégé of Rashid Karami[3] and a member of the Independence Party headed by Abdul Hamid Karami.[4] He then became a member of the Lebanese parliament.[1] In 1945 he was appointed minister to the cabinet led by Prime Minister Sami Solh.[4] Munla and two other cabinet members who were also the member of the Independence Party, Ahmed Asad and Jamil Talhouk, resigned from office in May 1946.[4] Munla was appointed prime minister on 22 May 1946 under President Bishara Khoury replacing Sami Solh in the post.[4] Munla was in the office until 14 December 1946, and Riad Solh succeeded him as prime minister.[1][4] During his premiership Munla also assumed the position of economy minister.[1] He died in December 1975.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e R. Hrair Dekmejian (1975). Patterns of Political Leadership: Egypt, Israel, Lebanon. Albany, NY: SUNY Press. p. 33. ISBN 978-0-87395-291-0.
  2. ^ a b c "Who Were The Lebanese Founding Fathers of Lebanon's Independence". The 961. 22 November 2019. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  3. ^ William Harris (2012). Lebanon: A History, 600-2011. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-1902-1783-9.
  4. ^ a b c d e Hani A. Bazzi (1964). The Lebanese Executive between 1934 and 1963 (MA thesis). American University of Beirut. pp. 40–41. ProQuest 2323545294.

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Political offices
Preceded by Prime Minister of Lebanon
1946
Succeeded by