Camille Chamoun
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His Excellency Camille Chamoun OM, ONC |
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| كميل شمعون | |
Camille Chamoun's Presidential portrait, 1952.
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| 2nd President of Lebanon | |
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In office 23 September 1952 – 22 September 1958 |
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| Prime Minister |
Abdallah El-Yafi Khaled Chehab Saeb Salam Abdallah El-Yafi Sami as-Solh Rashid Karami Abdallah El-Yafi Sami as-Solh Khalil al-Hibri (Acting) |
| Preceded by | Bechara El Khoury |
| Succeeded by | Fuad Chehab |
| Member of the Lebanese Parliament | |
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In office 1934–1952 |
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In office 1960–1964 |
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In office 1968–1987 |
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| President of the National Liberal Party | |
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In office 1958–1985 |
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| Preceded by | Post established |
| Succeeded by | Dany Chamoun |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
April 3, 1900 Deir el Qamar, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | August 7, 1987 (aged 87) Beirut, Lebanon |
| Political party |
Constitutional Bloc (1934–1958) National Liberal Party (1958–1987) |
| Spouse(s) | Zelpha Tabet (m. 1910–71); her death |
| Children |
Dany, Dory |
| Alma mater | Saint Joseph University |
| Religion | Maronite Church |
Camille Nimr Chamoun (Arabic: كميل نمر شمعون, Arabic pronunciation: [kamiːl ʃamʕ'uːn] Kamīl Sham'ūn) (3 April 1900 – 7 August 1987) was President of Lebanon from 1952 to 1958, and one of the country's main Christian leaders during most of the Lebanese Civil War (1975–1990).
Camille Nimr Chamoun was born at Deir el-Qamar on 3 April 1900 into a prominent Maronite family. He received a law degree from St. Joseph University. He was first elected to the Lebanese parliament in 1934, and was reelected in 1937 and 1943. A champion of independence from France, he was arrested on 11 November 1943, and was imprisoned in Rashaïa castle, where he was held for eleven days, along with Bishara el-Khoury and Riad Al Solh, who were to become the first President and Prime Minister, respectively, of the new republic. Massive public protests led to their release on 22 November, which has since been celebrated as the Lebanese Independence Day.
Chamoun was reelected to parliament, then called the National Assembly, in 1947 and 1951. He was frequently absent, however, as he served as ambassador to the United Kingdom from 1944 to 1946, and as ambassador to the United Nations thereafter.
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