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Antoun Saadeh

Lebanese politician, philosopher, and writer

Not to be confused with Antoun Saad, a Lebanese military and intelligence official.

Antoun Saadeh

Born(1904-03-01)1 March 1904

Dhour El Choueir, Mount Lebanon Mutasarrifate

Died8 July 1949(1949-07-08) (aged 45)

Beirut, Lebanon

Cause of deathExecution
Era20th-century philosophy
RegionMiddle Eastern philosophy
SchoolRomanticism, Syrian nationalism, Welfare Chauvinism

Main interests

Political philosophy, sociology, history, literature, fine arts

Notable ideas

Natural Syria, Syrian nationalism
Political partySyrian Social Nationalist Party

Antoun Saadeh (Arabic: أنطون سعادة, romanized: ʾAnṭūn Saʿādah; 1 March 1904 – 8 July 1949) was a Lebanese politician, sociologist, philosopher and writer who founded the Syrian Social Nationalist Party.

Life and career

Early life

Saadeh was born in 1904 in Dhour El Choueir, in the Mount Le Antoun Saadeh: The father of Greater Syria - Gulf News CUQOD