Naoum al-Labbaki (Arabic: نعوم اللبكي; 1875 – 21 October 1924) was a Lebanese journalist and former speaker of the Lebanese Parliament.[1]
Naoum al-Labaki | |
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| نعوم اللبكي | |
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| Speaker of the Representative Council of Greater Lebanon | |
| In office 15 October 1923 – 21 October 1924 | |
| Succeeded by | Emile Edde |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1875 |
| Died | October 21, 1924 (aged 48–49) |
| Nationality | Lebanese |
He was born in Baabdat, in the Mount Lebanon Mutasarrifate then immigrated to America, where he established the newspaper "Al-Manahir". He returned to Lebanon in 1908, and continued publishing the newspaper in Beirut in the village of Baabdat.[2] After the First World War, he was elected as a deputy in the Lebanese Representative Council and then as its speaker in 1923 and he continued in this position until his death on 21 October 1924.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "الجمهورية اللبنانية - مجلس النواب | لمحة تاريخية |". 2015-08-01. Archived from the original on 2015-08-01. Retrieved 2022-03-02.
- ^ "موسوعة شبكة المعرفة الريفية". archive.is. 2012-12-24. Archived from the original on 2012-12-24. Retrieved 2022-03-02.