Elias Sarkis was President of Lebanon from 1976 to 1982. Born in Shabbaniah, Sarkis graduated with a Law degree from Saint Joseph University in 1948. After joining the judicial corps in 1953, he became a judge with the Accounting Department. During the regime of President Fuad Chehab, he was appointed Judicial Manager at the presidential palace in Baabda, and in 1962 he became General Manager for Presidential Matters. Wikipedia
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