[1] In 1917, he co-founded the Comité Central Syrien together with Chekri Ganem[2] Samné was born in Mansura, Egypt, on May 15, 1877, to Greek Orthodox parents of Syrian descent.
[1][3] Samné participated in scholarly and political societies, where he debated the unique role of French colonialism and expansion in the acculturation of the world.
During World War I, he served as advisor to the French government for Syrian affairs, lobbying for the cessation of Greater Syria from the Ottoman Empire.
[6][7] In August 1908, he founded with his Lebanese friend Chekri Ganem the Société des amis de l'Orient.
The organization's goals were to promote French interests in the Levant, and to circulate news about the Near East, through the society's bulletin, the Correspondance d'Orient.