Elias Saba (; 10 July 1932 – 22 May 2023) was a Lebanese politician and economist. Saba was born in Kfarhata, Lebanon on 10 July 1932. He served as

finance minister A ministry of finance is a ministry or other government agency in charge of government finance, fiscal policy, and financial regulation. It is headed by a finance minister, an executive or cabinet position . A ministry of finance's portfoli ...

on two occasions; firstly, in the government of

Saeb Salam Saeb Salam (17 January 1905 – 21 January 2000) () was a Lebanese politician, who served as Prime Minister six times between 1952 and 1973. Following his death, the Lebanese daily ''As-Safir'' described Salam as "most successful in dealing ...

, from 13 October 1970 to 27 May 1972;(28 September 1971)
Import Tax Brings Economic Crisis As Beirut Stores Close
''Lewiston Daily Sun'' (Associated Press) secondly in the government of

Omar Karami Omar Abdul Hamid Karami (last name also spelled Karamé and Karameh) (; 7 September 1934 – 1 January 2015) was the 29th prime minister of Lebanon for two non-consecutive terms. He was Prime Minister for the first time from 24 December 199 ...

, from 21 October 2004 to 18 April 2005.(26 October 2004)
Lebanese PM appoints new cabinet
''BBC News'' ("Economist and former government minister Elias Saba was named finance minister.") He also served as

defense minister A ministry of defence or defense (see spelling differences), also known as a department of defence or defense, is the part of a government responsible for matters of defence and military forces, found in states where the government is divid ...

in Salam's government from October 1970 to June 1971. Saba was among the politicians who joined former Prime Minister

in creating the ''Rassemblement national'' in 2006. Saba died on 22 May 2023, at the age of 90.الياس شكري سابا في ذمة الله

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1932 births 2023 deaths Defense ministers of Lebanon Finance ministers of Lebanon Members of the Parliament of Lebanon Greek Orthodox Christians from Lebanon {{Lebanon-politician-stub