Abdallah Beyhum

Abdallah Beyhum
عبد الله بيهم
Prime Minister of French Mandate of Lebanon
In office
29 January 1934 – 30 January 1936
Preceded byCharles Debbas
Succeeded byAyoub Tabet
In office
21 September 1939 – 4 April 1941
Preceded byAbdallah El-Yafi
Succeeded byAlfred Naqqache
Personal details
Born1879 (1879)
Beirut
Died1962

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]

References[edit]

  1. ^ مكتبة فلسطين للكتب المصورة (2017-05-24). معجم حكام لبنان والرؤساء 1842_2012 - عدنان محسن ضاهر و د.رياض غنام (in Arabic).
  2. ^ Harris, William W. (2012). Lebanon: A History, 600-2011. Oxford University Press. p. 192. ISBN 9780190217839.
  3. ^ a b https://www.worldleadersindex.org/MiddleEast/Lebanon.html
Political offices
Preceded by Prime Minister of Lebanon
1939–1941
Succeeded by