Sami Solh

Sami Solh
سامي الصلح
3rd Prime Minister of Lebanon
In office
23 August 1945 – 22 May 1946
PresidentBishara Al Khouri
Preceded byAbdul Hamid Karami
Succeeded bySaadi Al Munla
In office
11 February 1952 – 9 September 1952
PresidentBishara Al Khouri
Preceded byAbdallah El-Yafi
Succeeded byNazem Akkari
In office
16 September 1954 – 19 September 1955
PresidentCamille Chamoun
Preceded byAbdallah El-Yafi
Succeeded byRashid Karami
In office
18 November 1956 – 20 September 1958
PresidentCamille Chamoun
Preceded byAbdallah El-Yafi
Succeeded byKhalil al-Hibri
Minister of Defense
In office
1 March 1957 – 18 August 1957
Preceded byFouad Chehab
Succeeded byMajid Arslan
In office
22 May 1958 – 24 September 1958
Preceded byRashid Baydoun
Succeeded byRashid Karami
Personal details
Born(1887-05-07)7 May 1887
Died7 November 1968(1968-11-07) (aged 81)
PartyConstitutional Bloc
(1934–1958)
National Liberal Party
(1958–1968)
SpouseBalqıs Rida Solh
ReligionSunni Islam
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Sami (El) Solh (Arabic: سامي الصلح; 1887–1968) was a Lebanese Sunni Muslim politician. He was a relative of former Lebanese prime ministers Riad Solh, Takieddine Solh and Rachid Solh. He served as Prime Minister of Lebanon five times (1942–43, 1945–46, 1952, 1954–55, and 1956–58).