Salim Nassib Lahoud (1910–1971) was a Lebanese Maronite Christian political figure who was a Member of Parliament and Minister of

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of Lebanon in the 1950s among other ministerial posts. Lahoud was the father of Lebanese Ambassador to the U.S.A., Member of Parliament and Minister of State H.E Nassib Lahoud. He is part of the Lahoud family, one of the most prominent Lebanese-Christian political families (See

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). Lahoud was elected to the Lebanese Parliament in 1952, 1956, 1960, and 1968 as an ally of the National Liberal Party of president Camille Chamoun. Lahoud held various ministerial posts including Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Defense and Minister of Public works of the Republic of Lebanon. He was married to Nadia Lahoud, née Yared. They had 2 sons; Samir and Nassib Lahoud.

Background

Lebanon is governed through a multi-confessional political system where since the 1990 Taef accord the presidency is earmarked for a Maronite Christian, the post of PM for a

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and the post of Parliament speaker for a

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. Before 1990, as Lebanon has historically been a country with a large majority of Christians, most political posts were occupied by Maronite Christians. Population trends as well as emigration (to Brazil, Argentina, USA, Canada, Europe, Australia) has since changed the social fabric drastically.

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archive foreign treaty documents. {{DEFAULTSORT:Lahoud, Salim Lebanese Maronites Foreign ministers of Lebanon Defense ministers of Lebanon Justice ministers of Lebanon Public works ministers of Lebanon Members of the Parliament of Lebanon 1910 births 1971 deaths Lahoud family