Charles Debbas

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Charles Debbas
1st President of Lebanon before independence.
In office
1 September 1926 – 2 January 1934
Succeeded by Antoine Privat-Aubouard (acting)
Born 1885
Died 1935
Religion Greek Orthodox

Charles Debbas (Arabic: شارل دباس) (c.1885 - 1935) was a Greek Orthodox Lebanese political figure. He was the first President of Lebanon and served from September 1, 1926 till January 2, 1934, under the French Mandate. He also served as speaker of the Lebanese Parliament from January 30 to October 31, 1934.

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Presidents of Lebanon
French Mandate (1918-1943)
French Mandate of Lebanon
office established 1926 · Debbas · Privat-Aubouard* · Es-Saad · Eddé · Arlabosse* · Naqqache · Thabit* · Trad
Lebanese Republic (since 1943)
Lebanese Republic
El Khoury · Eddé · El Khoury · Chehab* · Chamoun · Chehab · Helou · Frangieh · Sarkis · B. Gemayel† · A. Gemayel · M. Aoun* · vacant · Moawad · Hrawi · Lahoud · vacant  · Suleiman
* denotes acting     †assassinated prior to taking office
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Prime Ministers of Lebanon
Pre-Independence
Auguste Adib Pacha • Bechara El Khoury • Habib Pacha Es-Saad • Bechara El Khoury • Émile Eddé • Auguste Adib Pacha • Charles Debbas • Abdullah Bayhum • Ayub Thabit • Khayreddin al-Ahdab • Khaled Chehab • Abdallah El-Yafi • Abdullah Bayhum* • Alfred Naqqache • Ahmed Daouk • Sami as-Solh • Ayub Thabit • Petro Trad
Post-Independence
Riad as-Solh • Abdul Hamid Karami • Sami as-Solh • Saadi al-Munla • Riad as-Solh • Hussein al-Oweini • Abdallah El-Yafi • Sami as-Solh • Nazim al-Akkari • Saeb Salam • Abdallah El-Yafi • Khaled Chehab • Sami as-Solh • Rashid Karami • Abdallah El-Yafi • Sami as-Solh • Khalil al-Hibri • Rashid Karami • Ahmed Daouk • Saeb Salam • Rashid Karami • Hussein al-Oweini • Rashid Karami • Abdallah El-Yafi • Rashid Karami • Abdallah El-Yafi • Rashid Karami • Saeb Salam • Amin al-Hafez • Takieddin el-Solh • Rashid el-Solh • Nureddin Rifai • Rashid Karami • Selim al-Hoss • Takieddin el-Solh • Shafik Wazzan • Rashid Karami • Selim al-Hoss† • Michel Aoun†† • Selim al-Hoss • Omar Karami • Rashid el-Solh • Rafik Hariri • Selim al-Hoss • Rafik Hariri • Omar Karami • Najib Mikati • Fouad Siniora

*denotes interim   †dismissal contested   ††appointment contested
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Speakers of the Parliament of Lebanon
Pre-Independence
Daoud Amoun · Habib Assaad · Naoum Labaki · Émile Eddé · Moussa Namour · Mohammed Aljesr · Charles Debbas · Petro Trad · Khaled Chehab · Petro Trad
Post-independence