Daoud Amoun
Lebanese politician (1869–1922)
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Daoud Amoun (Arabic: داود عمون; 1867 – 1922) was a Lebanese Maronite Christian politician who served as speaker of the Administrative Committee of Greater Lebanon from 1920 to 1922.[1]
Daoud Amoun | |
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| 1st Legislative speaker of Greater Lebanon | |
| In office 4 October 1920 – 11 March 1922 | |
| Succeeded by | Habib Pacha Saad |
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| Born | 1869 |
| Died | 1922 (aged 54–55) |
Born in Deir al-Qamar, Amoun moved to France, where he studied law.[2] He returned to Lebanon, and became known for writing patriotic poems about the country.[3] Before the first world war, he moved with his children to Egypt.[4] His daughter Blanche Lohéac-Ammoun would become a known painter in Lebanon and France.[5]
In 1918, he headed a delegation to Paris Peace Conference, where he demanded an independent Lebanese state.[6] Two years later, the State of Greater Lebanon was established, and he was appointed as a member of the Administrative Committee, which was the first legislative body. During the first session, he was elected as its speaker. He is the first legislative speaker of Lebanon.[7]
