MUSEUM OF KHALIL GIBRAHN

Khalil Gibrahn - poet and artist (1883-1931)

He is known as one of Lebanon's famous poets, a philosopher, essayist and  novelist mystic and painter  whose work was influenced by the bible and Nietzsche and William  Blake's works.
Khalil was born in Bcharr'e on 6th January 1883 having received his education in Beirut he and his family emigrated to the USA where he lived in Boston and returned to Beirut in 1898. Gibrahn continued his studies where he learnt classical arabic. in 1903 he moved back to Boston and published his first essays and work and where he met his wife Mary Haskell who became his partner for all the rest of his life. Khalil developed his visual art skills in 1909 when he lived in Paris where he studied under August Rodin. He went to new York and continued his work in literary essays and short stories. while in New York  he began painting pieces of work influenced by william blake his most popular written works in 1923 were The Prophet which became an international best seller.
Gibrahn died in 1931 and his body was returned to Lebanon where he now remains in a casket at the khalil Gibrahn museum located in Bcharr'e which is housed inside a monastery building where some of his personal possessions are also kept.
The collection of his possessions which are housed in the monastery building are his paintings drawings and some of his manuscripts, his coffin is inside the Monastery chapel which is carved in the stone building.

Khalil GIbrhan

burial site

some of his paintings in the monastery

memorial in lebanon

sign to museum

 Gibrahn's bedroom

manuscripts

memorial in USA

front to monastery

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Memorial in in Washington USA

LEBANONS' PRIME MINISTERS

LEBANONS PRIME MINISTERS  SINCE 1926 AND AFTER

1926-1945 the Greater Lebanon

1. Auguste Adib Pacha (1883-1945)
term of office 31 st May 1926-5 - May 1927  party (independent)

2. Bechara khoury (1890-1964)
term of office 5th may-10 August 1928 party (constitutional party)

3.Habib Pacha  Es-Saad (1867-1942)
term of office 10 August 1928-9 May 1929 party (independent)

4. Bechara khoury (1890-1964)

term of office 9th May-11 October 1929  party (constitutional party)

5. E'mile E'dde' (1886-1949)
term of office 11 October 1929-25 March 1930 party (Lebanese National Bloc)

6.Auguste Adib Pacha (1883-1945)
term of office 25 March 1930- 9 March 1932 party (independent)

7.Charles  Debbas (1885-1935)
term of office 9 March 1932-29 January 1934 party (independent)

8. Abdallah Beyhum (1879-1962)

term of office 29 January 1934-30 January 1936 party  (independent)

9.Ayoub Tabet (1884-1951)

term of office 30 January 1936-5 January 1937 party (independent)

10.Khayreddine Ahdab (1894-1941)

term of office 5 january 1937-18 March 1938 party (independent)

11. Khaled Chebab (1886-1978)

term of office  18 March 1948 -24 October 1938 party  (independent)

12. Abdallah Yafi (1901-1986)

term of office  24 October 1938-21 September 1939 party (independent)

13.Abdallah Beyhum (1879-1962)

term of office 21 September 1939- 4 April 1941 party (independent)

14. Alfred Georges Naccache (1887-1978) 

term of office  7 April 1941-26 November 1941 party (Kataeb Party)

15. Ahmad Daouk (not known)

term of office  1 December 1941-26 July 1942 party  (independent)

16.Sami Solh (1887-1968)

term of office 26 July 1942-22 March 1943 party (independent)

17. Ayoub Tabet (1884-1951)

term of office 22 March 1943-21 July 1943 (independent)

18. Petro Trad (1876-1947)

term of office  1 August 1943-25 September 1943 (independent)

PRIME MINISTERS OF THE LEBANESE REPUBLIC 1943- PRESENT

19. Riad Solh  (1894- 1951)

    term of office 25 september 1943-10 January 1945 party  (Independence Movement)

20.Abdul Hamid Karami  (1890–1950)
term of office 10 January 1945-20 August 1945 (independent)

21.Sami Solh (1887-1968)
term of office 23 August 1945- 22 May 1946 (independent)

22. Saadi Munla (unknown)
term of office 22 May 1946

23. Riad Solh (1894-1951)
term of office 14 December 1946-4 February 1951 (Independence Movement)

24. Hussein Oweini (1900–1971)
term of office 14 February 1951-7 April 1951 (independent)

25.Abdallah Yafi (1901–1986)
term of office 7 April 1951-11 February 1952 (independent)

26. Sami Solh (1887-1968)
term of office 11 February 1952-9 September 1952 (independent)

27. Nazem Akkari (unknown)
term of office 10 September 1952-14 September 1952 (independent)

28. Saeb Salam (1905–2000)
term of office 14 September 1952-18 September 1952 (independent)

29. Abdallah Yafi (1901–1986)
term of ofice 24 September 1952-30 September 1952 (independent)

30.Khaled Chehab (1886–1978)
term of office 1 October 1952-1 May 1953 (independent)

31. Saeb Salam (1905–2000)
term of office 1 May 1953-16 August 1953 (independent)

32.  Abdallah Yafi (1901–1986)
term of office 16 August 1953-16 September 1954 (independent)

33.Sami Solh (1887-1968)
term of office 16 September 1954-19 September 1955 (independent)

34.Rashid Karami (1921–1987)
term of office 19 September 1955-20 March 1956 (independent)

35. Abdallah Yafi (1901–1986)
term of office 20 March 1956-18 November 1956 (independent)

36.Sami Solh (1887-1968)
term of office 18 November 1956-20 September 1958 (independent)

37. Khalil Hibri (1904–?)
term of office 20 September 1958-24 September 1958 (independent)

38. Rashid Karami (1921–1987)
term of office 24 September 1958-14 May 1960 (independent)

39. Ahmad Daouk (not known)
term of office 14 May 1960-1 August 1960 (independent)

40. Saeb Salam (1905–2000)
term of office 2 August 1960-31 October 1961 (independent)

41.Rashid Karami (1921–1987)
term of office 31 October 1961-31 October 1961 (independent)

42. Hussein Oweini (1900–1971)
term of office 20 February 1964-25 July 1965 (independent)

43. Rashid Karami (1921–1987)
term of office 25 July 1965-25 July 1965 (independent)

44. Abdallah Yafi (1901–1986)
term of office 8 February 1968-15 January 1969 (independent)

45. Rashid Karami (1921–1987)
term of office 15 January 1969-13 October 1970 (independent)

46.  Saeb Salam (1905–2000)
term of office 13 October 1970-25 April 1973

47.Amin Hafez (1926–2009)
term of office 25 April 1973-21 June 1973 (independent)

48. Takieddine Solh (1908–1988)
term of office 21 June 1973-31 October 1974 (independent)
49.Rachid Solh (1926–2014)
term of office 31 October 1974-24 May 1975 (independent)

50.Nureddine Rifai (1899–?)
term of office 24 May 1975-27 May 1975 ( military)

51. Rashid Karami (1921–1987)
term of office 1 July 1975-8 December 1976 (national salvation front)

52. Selim Hoss (b. 1929)

term of office 8 December 1976-20 July 1980 (independent)

53. Takieddine Solh (1908–1988)
term of office 20 July 1980-25 October 1980 (independent)

54. Shafik Dib Wazzan (1925–1999)
term of office 25 October 1980-30 April 1984 (independent)

55. Rashid Karami (1921–1987)
term of office 30 April 1984-1 June 1987 (national salvation front)

56.Selim Hoss (b. 1929)
term of office 2 June 1987-14 October 1990 (independent)

57. Michel Aoun (b. 1935)
term of office 22 September 1988-13 October 1990 ( military)

58.Selim Hoss (b. 1929)
term of office 14 October 1990-24 December 1990 (independent)

59. Omar Karami (1934–2015)
term of office 24 December 1990-13 May 1992 (independent)

60. Rachid Solh (1926–2014)
term of office 13 May 1992-31 October 1992 (independent)

61. Rafic Hariri (1944–2005)
term of office 31 October 1992-6 December 1998 (future movement)

62. Selim Hoss (b. 1929)

term of office 6 December 1998-23 October 2000 (independent)

63. Rafic Hariri (1944–2005)
term of office 23 October 2000-21 October 2004 (future movement)

64. Omar Karami (1934–2015)

term of office 21 October 2004 -19 April 2005 (independent)

65. Najib Mikati (b. 1955)
term of office 19 April 2005-19 July 2005 (Glory movement)

66.Fouad Siniora (b. 1943)
term of office 19 July 2005-9 November 2009 Future Movement
(March 14 alliance)

67.Saad Hariri (b. 1970)
term of office 9 November 2009-13 June 2011 Future Movement (March 14 alliance)

68. Najib Mikati (b. 1955)

term of office 13 June 2011-15 February 2014 (Glory movement)

69.Tammam Salam (b. 1945)
term of office 15 February 2014-Incumbent (independent)