The Military Cabinet of Fouad Chehab fifteenth Lebanese government after independence, and the fifteenth under President Bechara El Khoury.[1] The cabinet was the first government since independence to be headed by a non-Sunni sect and formed by Major General Fouad Chehab.[2] The government which was an emergency cabinet was formed by Decree No. 9444 on 18 September 1952 and it continued to operate until 30 September 1952.[2] The government oversaw the process of electing the President of the Republic to succeed President Bechara El Khoury, who resigned after forming the government.[2]
- ^ "فخامة الرئيس فؤاد شهاب". Government of Lebanon. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ a b c Elie Salem (Autumn 1967). "Cabinet Politics in Lebanon". Middle East Journal. 21 (4): 498. JSTOR 4324201.