Rachid Solh
Rachid Solh (1 January 1926 – 27 June 2014) was a Lebanese politician. He served as the Prime Minister. He was part of one of the most powerful Sunni Muslim families in the country.
Rachid Solh رشيد الصلح | |
|---|---|
| Prime Minister of Lebanon | |
| In office 31 October 1974 – 15 May 1975 | |
| Preceded by | Takieddine Solh |
| Succeeded by | Nureddine Rifai |
| In office 13 May 1992 – 31 October 1992 | |
| Preceded by | Omar Karami |
| Succeeded by | Rafic Hariri |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 1, 1926 |
| Died | June 27, 2014 (aged 88) |
Solh was elected as a member of the Lebanese Parliament for the first time in 1960. He was appointed prime minister by president Suleiman Franjieh in 1974.
Solh resigned from office on 15 May 1975, a few weeks after the start of the Lebanese Civil War.[1][2]
He died on 27 June 2014, aged 88.[3]
References
- ↑ Lebanese Premier Resigns The Telegraph (16 May 1975)
- ↑ Haytham, Yusif (February 1976). "Lebanon Explodes: "Battles of Survival"". MERIP Reports. 44 (44): 3–14. doi:10.2307/3011712. JSTOR 3011712. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
- ↑ "Liban deces de lancien premier minister, Rachid al-Solh, dies". Lorientlejour.com. 27 June 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2014.