Ibrahim Haidar
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Born | 1876 Baalbek, Syria Vilayet, Ottoman Empire |
Died | 1974 |
Ibrahim Asaad Haidar (Arabic: إبراهيم حيدر; 1867 – 1974) was a Lebanese politician who served as a minister multiple times.[1]
Born in Baalbek, he moved to France to study agricultural engineering and graduated in 1912. He was sentenced to death by the Ottoman authorities for his support to the Arab Revolt and opposition for Ottoman policies.
Following the establishment of the State of Greater Lebanon in 1920, he was appointed as a member of the , the first legislative body of Lebanon.[2] He was also appointed as a member of the .
In 1926, the Senate was formed, with Haidar as a member, but was later impeached by the High Commissioner. He was replaced by Ahmad al-Husseini.
References[]
- ^ المعجم النيابي اللبناني، عدنان ضاهر ورياض غنام، طبعة العام 2007- صفحات 177 و 178
- ^ "اللجنة الادارية - العقد العادي1 - محضر الجلسة 1 - 1920". www.legallaw.ul.edu.lb. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- Media related to Ibrahim Haidar at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- 1876 births
- 1974 deaths
- Members of the Parliament of Lebanon
- Lebanese Shia Muslims
- People from Baalbek