First Cabinet of Auguste Adib explained

On 31 May 1926, the first Lebanese government was formed which was headed by Auguste Adib Pacha.[1] It won the confidence of both the parliament and the senate in 14 June, with a majority of 26 votes. On 29 April 1927, 12 members of the senate signed a petition asking to withdrawal of the confidence, so the prime minister followed and resigned on 2 May.[2]

Composition

The cabinet members were as follows:[3]

First Cabinet of Auguste Adib
PortfolioMinisterPolitical affiliationReligious affiliationGovernorate
Prime MinisterAuguste Adib IndependentMaroniteMount Lebanon
JusticeNajib Qabbani IndependentSunniBeirut
InteriorBechara El Khoury IndependentMaroniteMount Lebanon
Public WorksNajib Amioni IndependentGreek OrthodoxBeirut
EducationYoussef Aftimus IndependentGreek CatholicSouth
AgricultureAli Nusrat Asaad IndependentShiaSouth
HealthSalim Talhouk IndependentDruzeMount Lebanon

Notes and References

  1. Web site: أسماء وزراء الحكومات في الدور التشريعي الأول. 8 October 2020. www.legallaw.ul.edu.lb.
  2. Web site: الوزارة الأولى. 8 October 2020. www.yabeyrouth.com.
  3. Borja W. González Fernández. Ta'ifah or nation? The lebanese maronite community in the twentieth century, 1918-1975. https://web.archive.org/web/20211223163013/https://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/tesis?codigo=216029. 23 December 2021. Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. 158. PhD. 2018.