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Third President of Lebanon (1902–1973)

Fouad Abdallah Chehab (Arabic: فُؤاد عبد الله شِهاب / ALA-LC:Fuʼād ʻAbd Allāh Shihāb; 19 March 1902 – 25 April 1973) was a Lebanese general and statesman who served as president of Lebanon from 1958 to 1964.

He is considered to be the founder of the Lebanese Army after Lebanon gained independence from France, and became its first commander in 1946.^[1]

Born in Ghazir to a family that traced its origins to nobility, Chehab joined the French Army in 1919.

He was appointed Prime Minister of Lebanon by the outgoing presidentBechara El Khoury, who resigned due to widespread demonstrations against his administration, and tasked Chehab with the role of organizing the next presidential election, in which Camille Chamoun was elected.

During the 1958 Lebanon crisis between Chamoun and Muslim leaders, he prevented the army from siding with the government or the opposition, and refused any request to do so. This dec