Word: sunni
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Premier Saeb Salam, 53, is a volatile, roly-poly Sunni Moslem who wants to be Premier again. Educated at the famed American University in Beirut, president of the Middle East Airlines, he was invited by Chamoun to become Premier in 1953, and like several other ex-Premiers now in the opposition, was generally accounted pro-Western. Partly from embitterment at Chamoun (he was counted out of a Parliamentary seat at last year's election too) and partly from political opportunism, he now sings Nasser's tune louder than any of the other rebels. He has about 800 troops...
...balance the Premiers, who must be Sunni Moslems. Cabinet seats are divided proportionately among the six major religious groups...
...time the sons of the Sultanate, sent abroad to Ceylon or Egypt for their education, began to chafe at the strict Sunni Moslem laws which kept them virtual prisoners at home once they reached the throne. When the old Sultan died in the 19305, the islanders decided to do away with hereditary rule and elect new Sultans by popular vote. The first elected Sultan promptly abdicated. His successor, Prime Minister Amir Didi, was perfectly willing to run the government, but he chafed at the travel restrictions. So did his nephew, Amin Didi, who was designated to succeed...