Sami Solh | |
Office: | 3rd Prime Minister of Lebanon |
President: | Bishara Al Khouri |
Term Start: | 23 August 1945 |
Term End: | 22 May 1946 |
Predecessor: | Abdul Hamid Karami |
Successor: | Saadi Al Munla |
President2: | Bishara Al Khouri |
Term Start2: | 11 February 1952 |
Term End2: | 9 September 1952 |
Predecessor2: | Abdallah El-Yafi |
Successor2: | Nazem Akkari |
President3: | Camille Chamoun |
Term Start3: | 16 September 1954 |
Term End3: | 19 September 1955 |
Predecessor3: | Abdallah El-Yafi |
Successor3: | Rashid Karami |
President4: | Camille Chamoun |
Term Start4: | 18 November 1956 |
Term End4: | 20 September 1958 |
Predecessor4: | Abdallah El-Yafi |
Successor4: | Khalil al-Hibri |
Birth Date: | 1887 |
Birth Place: | Ottoman Empire |
Death Date: | 1968 (aged 78–79) |
Death Place: | Beirut, Lebanon |
Party: | Constitutional Bloc National Liberal Party |
Spouse: | Balqıs Rida Solh |
Signature: | Sami as-Solh signature.svg |
Blank1: | Religion |
Data1: | Sunni Islam |
Native Name Lang: | ar |
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).
Solh was born into a Sunni family in 1887.[1] He grew up in Turkey, Greece, and Lebanon.[2]
Solh survived many assassination attempts two of which occurred on 20 April and 29 July 1958 while he was serving as the prime minister.[3] He also held the portfolio of defense minister in 1957 and 1958.[4]
Solh married Balqis Rida Solh who was the sister of the Prime Minister Riad Solh.[1] He spoke French, Arabic, Greek and Turkish.
One of the most prominent avenues in Beirut, next to the Ministry of Justice, is named Boulevard Sami El Solh.[5] In 2018, a Lebanese stamp was created dedicated to the prime minister.