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Presidents of the Syndicate

The syndicate has been led by an elected president since its founding in 1948. This is the succession as far as the syndicate’s own records and photo archive document it.

1. 

   1959 – 1960

   Mohammad Chamel
2. 

   1960 – 1961

   Georges Kaii
3. 

   1969 – 1971

   Adib Haddad (Abou Melhem)
4. 

   1971 – 1973

   Philippe Akiki
5. 

   2001 – 2003

   Rafic Ali Ahmad
6. 

   2003 – 2005

   Maurice Maalouf
7. 

   2005 – 2009

   Antoine Kerbaj
8. 

   2009 – 2018

   Jean Kassis
9. 
   since 2018

   Nehmeh Badawi

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Portraits and dates come from the syndicate’s photo archive. Where the archive contradicted itself, or where a period is not covered, the entry is held back until the syndicate confirms its own record — so gaps here mean “not yet verified”, not “no president”.