Nazem Akkari

Nazem Akkari (1902-1985) (in Arabic ناظم عكاري) was a Lebanese politician who became Prime Minister of Lebanon for a short period 9 to 14 September 1952 and then temporary Deputy Prime Minister until 30 September 1952 in the most turbulent time of transfer of power from President Bechara El Khoury to President Camille Chamoun in September 1952.

Prime Minister

During the last month of the rule of incumbent President Bechara El Khoury, the Lebanese president of the Republic was faced with fierce opposition that objected to his plans for renewal for a second term. The opposition was led by a big coalition of Christian and Muslim forces under the banner of the "National Socialist Front".

El Khoury assigned Nazem Akkari to form an emergency care-taker government until the Presidential elections. The result was a three-member cabinet that included:^[1]

Nazem Akkari - Prime Minister—also carrying the portfolios of Foreign Affairs, Internal Affairs, Defense, Agriculture and Information
Bassil Trad - Deputy Prime Minister—also carrying portfolios of Economy, Public Works, Education, Health
Moussa Moubarak - portfolios for Justice, Finance, Social Affairs, Post Telephone and Telegraph (PTT)

The Akkari government was declared on 9 September 1952 and proved highly unpopular and was soon faced with an ultimatum of widespread general strike if it didn't resign immediately prior to a deadline set for 15 September by the grassroots opposition. Akkari pended the resignation of his government on 14 September. The power temporarily moved to Army General Fuad Chehab from 18 to 22 September until the election of Camille Chamoun as president from the opposition forces to President El Khoury.

Deputy Prime Minister

Akkari's four-day premiership led way to a new military-led government under the supervision of the temporary holding of power by General Chehab. In this new takeover government, Nazem Akkari was assigned as Deputy Prime Minister and given the portfolios of Foreign Affairs, Interior Affair, Public Works, Information, Education, Post Telephone and Telegraph (PTT) and Agriculture in the interim period 18–30 September until in intallation of the new President Camille Chamoun.

Things only settled with the assignment of Khaled Chehab as Prime Minister on October 1, 1952. This government survived for 7 months during the reign of President Camille Chamoun and lasted until May 1, 1953.

References

↑ Ya Beyrouth: تشكيل حكومة السيد ناظم عكاري ) (Arabic)

Political offices
Preceded by Sami Solh	Prime Minister of Lebanon 1952	Succeeded by Saeb Salam

Prime Ministers of Lebanon

French Mandate (1918-1943)	office established 1926 Auguste Adib Pacha Bechara El Khoury Habib Pacha Es-Saad Bechara El Khoury Émile Eddé Auguste Adib Pacha Charles Debbas Abdallah Beyhum Ayoub Tabet Khayreddin al-Ahdab Khaled Chehab Abdallah El-Yafi Abdallah Beyhum* Alfred Naqqache Ahmad Daouk Sami as-Solh Ayoub Tabet Petro Trad

Lebanese Republic (since 1943)	Riad Al Solh Abdul Hamid Karami Sami as-Solh Saadi Al Munla Riad Al Solh Hussein Al Oweini Abdallah Yafi Sami as-Solh Nazem Akkari Saeb Salam Abdallah Yafi Khaled Chehab Saeb Salam Abdallah Yafi Sami as-Solh Rashid Karami Abdallah Yafi Sami as-Solh Khalil al-Hibri Rashid Karami Ahmad Daouk Saeb Salam Rashid Karami Hussein Al Oweini Rashid Karami Abdallah El-Yafi Rashid Karami Abdallah El-Yafi Rashid Karami Saeb Salam Amine Hafez Takieddin el-Solh Rachid Solh Nureddine Rifai Rashid Karami Selim al-Hoss Takieddin el-Solh Shafik Wazzan Rashid Karami Selim al-Hoss Michel Aoun Selim al-Hoss Omar Karami Rachid Solh Rafic Hariri Selim al-Hoss Rafic Hariri Omar Karami Najib Mikati Fouad Siniora Saad Hariri Najib Mikati Tammam Salam Saad Hariri (Designate)

* denotes acting

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