Riad as-Solh

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Riad as-Solh (1894 – July 17, 1951) (Arabic: رياض الصلح) was the first Prime Minister of Lebanon (1943–1945), after the country's independence. Like all of his successors as prime minister of Lebanon, he was a Sunni Muslim. He later served as prime minister of Lebanon again from December 14, 1946 to February 14, 1951. Several months after leaving office, he was assassinated in Amman, Jordan. He was known as one of the most important personalities in Lebanon’s struggle for independence and as a person able to unify Lebanon’s various religious groups in the struggle for independence.

He was married to Fayza Al-Jabiri and had five daughters. His eldest daughter, Aliya born in 1935, continued in her father's path in the struggle for a free and secure Lebanon. Aliya propagated the rich cultural heritage of Lebanon abroad until her death in Paris on April 26, 2007.

Preceded by —	Prime Minister of Lebanon 1943–1945	Succeeded by Abdul Hamid Karami
Preceded by Saadi al-Munla	Prime Minister of Lebanon 1946–1951	Succeeded by Hussein al-Oweini

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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