Edmond Naïm

Edmond Wadih Naim (Arabic: إدمون نعيم; 1918 - January 23, 2006) was a Lebanese politician, jurist and governor of the Banque du Liban.

[1][2] Edmond Naïm was born to a Maronite Catholic family in the town of Chiyah in the Greater Beirut region in the year 1918.

In January 1985, he was elected Governor of Lebanon's Central bank, Banque du Liban.

[1][5] During the Lebanese civil war, he was hailed as hero after he barricaded himself in his office while receiving constant death threats after refusing to lend corrupt government officials any money.

Naim's seat was replaced by an independent politician, Pierre Daccache, in a by-election.