Habib Abu Shahla ( / ''Ḥabīb Abū Shahlā'', also spelled Abou Chahla) or Abi Shahla ( / ''Abī Shahlā'', also spelled Abi Chahla; 1902 – 22 March 1957) was a Lebanese politician and public figure, several times member of Parliament. He hailed from an

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family. Abu Shahla had studied at the

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and at the

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. He was the minister of justice in 1943 and the

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and

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between 1943 and 1945 and the

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between 1946 and 1947. A street bears his name and a statue of him stands in

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1902 births 1957 deaths Deputy prime ministers of Lebanon Justice ministers of Lebanon Education ministers of Lebanon American University of Beirut alumni Lebanese expatriates in France Legislative speakers of Lebanon Politicians from Beirut University of Paris alumni Greek Orthodox Christians from Lebanon {{Lebanon-politician-stub National Bloc (Lebanon) politicians