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Riad al-Sulh
Lebanese statesman
Quick Facts
- Also spelled:
- Riyāḍ al-Ṣulḥ
- Born:
- 1894
Riad al-Sulh (born 1894—died July 17, 1951, Amman, Jordan) was a Lebanese statesman who before World War II was several times sentenced to death for nationalist activities against the French administration of Lebanon. Following independence, from September 1943 to January 1945 he was the first prime minister of Lebanon. He returned to power in June 1947 and resigned in February 1951. His assassination while on a visit to King ʿAbdullāh of Jordan was attributed to members of the Syrian Nationalist Party.