Adel Osseiran
Adel Osseiran (Arabic: عادل عسيران; 5 June 1905 – 18 June 1998), also transliterated Adil 'Usayran or Adil Osseyran, was a prominent Lebanese statesman, a former Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament, and one of the founding fathers of the Lebanese Republic.
Adel Osseiran | |
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Osseiran in 1960 | |
| 4th Legislative Speaker of Lebanon | |
| In office 13 August 1953 – 20 October 1959 | |
| Preceded by | Ahmed Assad |
| Succeeded by | Sabri Hamadeh |
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| Born | 5 June 1905 Sidon, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 18 June 1998 (aged 93) Sidon, Lebanon |
Adel Osseiran played a significant role at various points in the history of modern Lebanon, such as the struggle for independence (1943), the mini-civil war of 1958, and the Lausanne Conference for Peace (1984).
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