Charles Debbas

Speaker of the Parliament of Lebanon

16 April 1885 Damascus, Ottoman Empire

7 November 1935(1935-11-07) (50) Paris, France

30 January 1934 – 31 October 1934

Charles Debbas (Arabic: شارل دباس ‎) (16 April 1885 – 7 November 1935) was a Greek Orthodox Lebanese political figure. He was the first President of Lebanon (before independence) and served from September 1, 1926 till January 2, 1934, under the French Mandate of Lebanon (known as Greater Lebanon). He also served as the Speaker of the Parliament of Lebanon from January 1934 to October 1934.