Sabri Hamadeh
Ahmed Asaad | |
| In office 21 September 1943 – 22 October 1946 | |
| Preceded by | Petro Trad |
|---|---|
| Succeeded by | Habib Abou Chahla |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1902 |
| Died | 1976 |
Sabri Hamadeh, also written as Sabri Hamadé or Hamada (
Sabri Hamadeh served as a pioneer in the Lebanese Independence. He worked with the government at that time, including
He served as
Political career
Sabri Hamadeh was born in 1902 in the Town of
He served as
- 21 July 1943 to 22 October 1946
- 9 June 1947 to 20 May 1950
- 20 October 1959 to 8 May 1964
- 20 October 1964 to 9 May 1968
- 22 October 1968 to 20 October 1970
Major holders of the office of Speaker in the intermittent years who also presided as Speakers of the House were
Sabri Hamadeh hails from a family that was always active as a political stronghold for the Shiites of Lebanon, particularly in the Baalbek-Hermel region. He was prominently placed in the struggle for Lebanese independence. He was characterized with a policy of moderation and compromise in the national political scene, openness and patience in tackling of various political crisis, and a vision for the future of the country. He was instrumental in establishment of a separate Higher Council for the Shiites of Lebanon.
He played a very crucial role during the Lebanese presidential election held on August 17, 1970. There were three rounds of elections in the Lebanese Parliament that year resided by Sabri Hamadé. In the third decisive round, and out of a total of 99 possible votes, presidential candidate and MP
Era of Lebanese independence
After the French High Commissioner issued instructions to dissolve the Lebanese parliament and to suspend the Lebanese constitution and going ahead in arresting Lebanese President
Establishment of the Higher Islamic Shiite Council
Since his arrival in Lebanon, Imam Musa al-Sadr opened a new phase of social and political action. Since 1966, Sadr began his political project, including helping disadvantaged areas and their rights, and demanding fairness on the basis of citizenship not on sectarian basis, and the start of process for the establishment of a separate council or organization for the Lebanese Shiites. Soon with pressure, Sabri Hamadé became a founder of Higher Islamic Shiite Council. On February 17, 1966, a Shiite delegation including both Imam Sadr and Sheikh Hussein al-Khatib for the Shiite clerics, attended by Lebanese House Speaker and Shiite political leader Sabri Hamadeh and all the nineteen Shiite deputies in the Lebanese Parliament launched the Council. A special declaration was prepared to present during a visit to the Lebanese President Charles Helou, a manifesto of demands on behalf of the Shiite community.
In early 1967, a special committee chaired by Sabri Hamadé, prepared a proposal of the law. This was preceded by a meeting of the Shiite members of the Lebanese House of Representatives in Hamadé's office, where a consolidated text established the organization of the proposed council consisting of three bodies: General Commission, the Executive Commission and the
On a meeting held by the Lebanese House of Representatives (the Parliament), the proposed law was discussed with amendments proposed by the Lebanese government to organize the Shiite community. This amended text was approved by the House of Representatives on 16 May 1967, with a second amendment introduced on the article 26 and 30, in a Parliamentary meeting headed by Parliament Speaker Sabri Hamadé and the presence of Lebanese Government headed by Prime Minister