Charles Debbas

Charles Debbas (Arabic: شارل دباس‎) (16 April 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 of Lebanon. He also served as speaker of the Lebanese Parliament from January 30 to October 31, 1934.

Presidents of Lebanon
French Mandate (1918-1943)
  • office established 1926
  • Charles Debbas
  • Antoine Privat-Aubouard*
  • Habib Pacha Es-Saad
  • Émile Eddé
  • Pierre-Georges Arlabosse*
  • Alfred Naqqache
  • Ayoub Tabet*
  • Petro Trad
Lebanese Republic (since 1943)
  • Bechara El Khoury
  • Émile Eddé
  • Bechara El Khoury
  • Fuad Chehab*
  • Camille Chamoun
  • Fuad Chehab
  • Charles Helou
  • Suleiman Frangieh
  • Elias Sarkis
  • Bachir Gemayel
  • Amine Gemayel
  • Michel Aoun*
  • vacant
  • René Moawad
  • Elias Hrawi
  • Émile Lahoud
  • Fouad Siniora*
  • Michel Suleiman
* †
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
  • Ayoub Tabet
  • Khayreddin al-Ahdab
  • Khaled Chehab
  • Abdallah El-Yafi
  • Abdullah Bayhum*
  • Alfred Naqqache
  • Ahmed Daouk
  • Sami as-Solh
  • Ayoub Tabet
  • Petro Trad
Post-Independence
  • Riad Al Solh
  • Abdul Hamid Karami
  • Sami as-Solh
  • Saadi Al Munla
  • Riad Al Solh
  • Hussein al-Oweini
  • Abdallah El-Yafi
  • Sami as-Solh
  • Nazim al-Akkari
  • Saeb Salam
  • Abdallah El-Yafi
  • Khaled Chehab
  • Saeb Salam
  • Abdallah El-Yafi
  • 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
  • Rafic Hariri
  • Selim al-Hoss
  • Rafic Hariri
  • Omar Karami
  • Najib Mikati
  • Fouad Siniora
  • Saad Hariri
  • Najib Mikati
* denotes interim


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
  • Sabri Hamadé
  • Habib Abou Chahla
  • Sabri Hamadé
  • Ahmed al-Asaad
  • Adil Osseiran
  • Sabri Hamadé
  • Kamel Asaad
  • Sabri Hamadé
  • Kamel Asaad
  • Sabri Hamadé
  • Kamel Asaad
  • Hussein el-Husseini
  • Nabih Berri
Persondata
Name Debbas, Charles
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Date of birth 16 April 1885
Place of birth
Date of death 1935
Place of death