Saadi Al Munla Explained

Office:Prime Minister of Lebanon
President:Bishara Al Khouri
Term Start:22 May 1946
Term End:14 December 1946
Predecessor:Sami Al Solh
Successor:Riad Al Solh
Office2:Minister of Economy
President2:Bishara Al Khouri
Term Start2:22 May 1946
Term End2:14 December 1946
Birth Date:4 November 1890
Birth Place:Tripoli, Ottoman Empire

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.

Early life and education

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

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. 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]

Notes and References

  1. Book: R. Hrair Dekmejian. Patterns of Political Leadership: Egypt, Israel, Lebanon. Albany, NY. 1975. SUNY Press. 978-0-87395-291-0. 33.
  2. News: Who Were The Lebanese Founding Fathers of Lebanon's Independence. https://web.archive.org/web/20210414071201/https://www.the961.com/the-lebanese-founding-fathers-of-lebanons-independence/. 14 April 2021. 23 December 2021. The 961. 22 November 2019.
  3. Book: Lebanon: A History, 600-2011. 2012. Oxford University Press. New York. William Harris. 978-0-1902-1783-9.
  4. Hani A. Bazzi. The Lebanese Executive between 1934 and 1963. American University of Beirut. MA. 1964. 40–41. .