Michel El Khoury

Michel El Khoury
ميشال الخوري
Governor of Banque du Liban
In office
1978–1983
Preceded byJoseph Oughourlian
Succeeded byEdmond Naïm
In office
1991–1993
Preceded byEdmond Naïm
Succeeded byRiad Salamé
Personal details
BornMichel Bechara El Khoury
(1926-11-24)24 November 1926
Beirut, Lebanon
Died4 July 2026(2026-07-04) (aged 99)
ParentBechara El Khoury (father)
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Michel Bechara El Khoury (Arabic: ميشال بشارة الخوري; 24 November 1926 – 4 July 2026) was a Lebanese politician who served as governor of Banque du Liban from 1978 to 1983 and from 1991 to 1993.[1] The son of President Bechara El Khoury,[2] he succeeded him in leading the Constitutional Bloc.[3] He was defense minister from December 1965 to April 1966.[4] El Khoury died on 4 July 2026, at the age of 99.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Governors past and present - Banque du Liban". www.bdl.gov.lb.
  2. ↑ Hannes Baumann (2012). Citizen Hariri and neoliberal politics in postwar Lebanon (PhD thesis). SOAS, University of London. p. 90. doi:10.25501/SOAS.00014240.
  3. ↑ "ميشال الخوري" (in Arabic). Al Jazeera. 19 November 2007. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  4. ↑ "الوزراء المتعاقبون على وزارة الدفاع الوطني" [Successive ministers of the Ministry of National Defense] (in Arabic). Government of Lebanon. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  5. ↑ "Michel al-Khoury, the man who combined elegance and politics". L'Orient Today. 10 July 2026. Retrieved 13 July 2026.
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