Abdallah El-Yafi

Abdallah El-Yafi (Arabic: عبد الله اليافي, also transliterated as Abdallah Yafi, Abdallah Bey Aref el-Yafi and other variants; 7 September 1901 4 November 1986) was the Prime Minister of Lebanon serving twelve times between 1938 and 1969.

Abdallah El-Yafi
عبد الله اليافي
6th Prime Minister of Lebanon
In office
24 October 1938  21 September 1939
PresidentÉmile Eddé
Preceded byKhaled Chehab
Succeeded byAbdullah Beyhum
In office
7 April 1951  11 February 1952
PresidentBechara El Khoury
Preceded byHussein Al Oweini
Succeeded bySami Solh
In office
24 September 1952  30 September 1952
PresidentCamille Chamoun
Preceded bySaeb Salam
Succeeded byKhaled Chehab
In office
1 May 1953  16 August 1953
PresidentCamille Chamoun
Preceded bySaeb Salam
Succeeded bySami Solh
In office
20 March 1956  16 November 1958
PresidentCamille Chamoun
Preceded byRachid Karami
Succeeded bySami Solh
In office
9 April 1966  2 December 1966
PresidentCharles Helou
Preceded byRachid Karami
Succeeded byRachid Karami
In office
8 February 1968  15 January 1969
PresidentCharles Helou
Preceded byRachid Karami
Succeeded byRachid Karami
Personal details
Born7 September 1901
Beirut, Ottoman Lebanon
Died(1986-11-04)4 November 1986 (aged 85)
Beirut, Lebanon
Political partyIndependent
SpouseHind El-Azm
OccupationLawyer
ReligionSunni Islam

El-Yafi is considered to be one of the most popular politicians in Lebanese 20th century history. His ethical behavior in public service is cited as an example in the official civic education high-school textbooks as well as in the graduation of law students.

El-Yafi was considered one of the principle instigators of the collapse of Intra Bank in the 1960s. He was refused a personal loan by founder Yousef Beidas and the decision not to intervene was to have drastically averse collateral impact on Lebanon's other banks, as local depositors withdrew their money to open up accounts in US banks. In addition, El-Yafi was forced to resign.

He was at the forefront of the struggle to give women the right to vote, which he was able to achieve with his cabinet in power in 1952.

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