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He had previously served two short terms as Prime Minister, from 5 May 1927 to 10 August 1928, and 9 May to 11 October 1929.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"10 August 1890","date":"1890-08-10"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q543316#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Reshmaya","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3421982"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q543316#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"11 January 1964","date":"1964-01-11"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q543316#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"Beirut","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3820"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q543316#P20"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Ottoman Empire","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12560","start":"1890","end":"1918"},{"text":"Arab Kingdom of Syria","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q146600","start":"1918","end":"1920"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q543316#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"},{"text":"lawyer","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q40348"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q543316#P106"}},{"key":"party","label":"Political party","values":[{"text":"Constitutional Bloc","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12191666"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q543316#P102"}},{"key":"education","label":"Education","values":[{"text":"Saint Joseph University of Beirut","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1430954"},{"text":"University of Paris","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q209842","start":"1909","end":"1912"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q543316#P69"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"President of Lebanon (22 November 1943 – 18 September 1952)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q22001564","start":"1943-11-22","end":"1952-09-18"},{"text":"President of Lebanon (21 September 1943 – 11 November 1943)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q22001564","start":"1943-09-21","end":"1943-11-11"},{"text":"Prime Minister of Lebanon (9 May 1929 – 11 October 1929)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14915225","start":"1929-05-09","end":"1929-10-11"},{"text":"Member of the Parliament of Lebanon (1929–1937)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21328581","start":"1929","end":"1937"},{"text":"Prime Minister of Lebanon (5 May 1927 – 10 August 1928)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14915225","start":"1927-05-05","end":"1928-08-10"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q543316#P39"}},{"key":"awards","label":"Awards","values":[{"text":"Order of the White Eagle","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q84020"},{"text":"National Order of the Cedar","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q93864"},{"text":"Order of Merit","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3885165"},{"text":"Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20866649","date":"1948"},{"text":"Grand Cross of the Order of Saint-Charles","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15042392","date":"1950-11-08"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q543316#P166"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bechara_El_Khoury","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q543316"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Bechara El Khoury born?","a":"Bechara El Khoury was born on 10 August 1890 in Reshmaya."},{"q":"What positions has Bechara El Khoury held?","a":"Positions held by Bechara El Khoury include: President of Lebanon (1943–1952); President of Lebanon (1943–1943); Prime Minister of Lebanon (1929–1929); Member of the Parliament of Lebanon (1929–1937); Prime Minister of Lebanon (1927–1928)."},{"q":"Where did Bechara El Khoury study?","a":"Bechara El Khoury was educated at Saint Joseph University of Beirut, University of Paris."}],"related":[{"name":"Michel Aoun","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/michel-aoun"},{"name":"Michel Suleiman","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/michel-suleiman"},{"name":"Joseph Aoun","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/joseph-aoun"},{"name":"Émile Lahoud","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/emile-lahoud"},{"name":"Fouad Siniora","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/fouad-siniora"},{"name":"Tammam Salam","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/tammam-salam"},{"name":"Rafic Hariri","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/rafic-hariri"},{"name":"Saad Hariri","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/saad-hariri"},{"name":"Najib Mikati","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/najib-mikati"},{"name":"Hassan Diab","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/hassan-diab"}],"places_in":[],"nearby":[],"image":{"url":"https://diginpl.com/kb-img/bechara-el-khoury-4f22b3056e.jpg","width":353,"height":536,"license":"Public domain","credit":"Unknown author Unknown author","page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bechara_El_Khoury_-_1947.jpg"},"sources":[{"label":"Wikipedia (English): Bechara El Khoury","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bechara_El_Khoury","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"},{"label":"Wikidata item Q543316","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q543316","license":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},{"label":"Image: Bechara El Khoury - 1947.jpg by Unknown author Unknown author (Public domain)","url":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bechara_El_Khoury_-_1947.jpg","license":null}],"license":{"text":"CC BY-SA 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","facts":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},"attribution":"Text from the Wikipedia article Bechara El Khoury, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Bechara El Khoury - 1947.jpg — Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain.","cite":"\"Bechara El Khoury\". DigiNepal. Last updated 7 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/bechara-el-khoury. Retrieved 7 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-10-07T11:48:10Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-07","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/bechara-el-khoury","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/bechara-el-khoury","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/bechara-el-khoury?lang=ne"}}