Alfred Naqqache Explained

Alfred Georges Naqqache
Office:6th Foreign Minister of Lebanon
Term Start:1953
Term End:1955
Predecessor:Pierre-Georges Arlabosse
Successor:Hamid Beik Frangieh
Office2:11th Prime Minister of Lebanon
Term Start2:7 April 1941
Term End2:26 November 1941
President2:Émile Eddé
Himself
Predecessor2:Abdullah Bayhum
Successor2:Ahmed Daouk
Office3:President of Lebanon
Term Start3:9 April 1941
Term End3:18 March 1943
Predecessor3:Émile Eddé
Successor3:Ayoub Tabet (acting)
Birth Date:3 May 1888
Birth Place:Beirut, Ottoman Empire
Death Place:Beirut, Lebanon
Party:Kataeb Party
Native Name Lang:ar

Alfred Georges Naccache (or Naqqache; ar|ألفرد جورج النقاش; 3 May 1888[1] – 26 September 1978[2]) was a Lebanese statesman, Prime Minister and head of state during the French Mandate of Lebanon. In 1919 he contributed to La Revue Phénicienne which was established by Charles Corm in Beirut.[3] He was serving as Prime Minister when he was appointed president by the French authorities after the resignation of Emile Edde. Pierre-Georges Arlabosse served as acting president for 6 days before Naccache assumed office. From 1953 to 1955 he served as Foreign Minister. The National Museum of Beirut was opened by him on 27 May 1942.[4]

A street in the Lebanese capital Beirut is named in his honor.

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  1. https://www.yabeyrouth.com/3770-%D8%A2%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%B4 Ya beyrouth: Al-Naqqache family
  2. Book: Chronicle of a war, 1975-1990. Joseph G. Chami. 2005. 323. 978-9953-0-0418-1. Beirut. Middle East Publications Distribution Company.
  3. Book: Fawwaz Traboulsi. A History of Modern Lebanon. 2012. Pluto Press. London. 2nd. 9780745332741. 10.2307/j.ctt183p4f5. 93. j.ctt183p4f5 .
  4. Web site: National Museum of Beirut, Beirut - Discover World. www.discoverworld.com. 30 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171225203525/https://www.discoverworld.com/Lebanon/Beirut-Governorate/Beirut/National-Museum-of-Beirut:In-depth#History. 25 December 2017. dead.