Nazem Akkari (1902 in Tripoli, Ottoman Empire – 11 March 1985)[1] (Arabic: ناظم عكاري) was the 7th prime minister of Lebanon and then Deputy Prime Minister of Lebanon in 1952 during the most turbulent time of transfer of power from President Bechara El Khoury to President Camille Chamoun.

The opposition was led by a big coalition of Christian and Muslim forces under the banner of the "National Socialist Front".

On October 9, 1958, in an internal memo from the US Embassy in Lebanon to the US Department of State, US Diplomat McClintock relates his discussions about the political crisis with General Fouad Chehab.

He mentions that Chehab had in mind a “neutral” cabinet made up largely of military officers with a leavening of experienced civilians.

Le général Chehab au pouvoir, assisté de deux ministres civils, MM.