Abdallah Beyhum | |
Office1: | Prime Minister of French Mandate of Lebanon |
Term Start1: | 29 January 1934 |
Term End1: | 30 January 1936 |
Predecessor1: | Charles Debbas |
Successor1: | Ayoub Tabet |
Term Start2: | 21 September 1939 |
Term End2: | 4 April 1941 |
Predecessor2: | Abdallah El-Yafi |
Successor2: | Alfred Naqqache |
Birth Place: | Beirut |
Death Date: | 1962 |
Native Name Lang: | ar |
Abdallah Beyhum (Arabic: عبد الله بيهم), also spelled as Abdullah Bayhum (1879–1962), was a Lebanese politician, and served twice as the Prime Minister of Lebanon (1939-1941 and 1939-1941).[1]
Beyhum, a Sunni Muslim, was born in 1879 in Beirut.
He was appointed by the French High Commissioner of the Levant, Gabriel Puaux, as acting Prime Minister on 29 January 1934 during the French Mandate.[2] After two years, on 30 January 1936, Ayoub Tabet was sworn in as Prime Minister.[3]
Beyhum became Prime Minister officially on 21 September 1939 forming his cabinet that lasted until 4 April 1941, during the rule of Lebanese President Émile Eddé.[3]