Philippe Najib Boulos

Philippe Najib Boulos (Arabic: فيليب نجيب بولس; 1902–1979) was a lawyer and an active figure of Lebanon's politics in the 20th century.

In 1931, he married Julie Tamer with whom he had four children: Najib, May, Nadim and Samia.

After being appointed a judge in 1923 and then President of the Appeal Court until 1940, he worked as a lawyer.

Under the presidency of Fuad Chehab, he was appointed governor of the city of Beirut in 1959, then elected as a deputy from Koura in 1960 and re-elected in 1964.

With other judges, Boulos was highly involved in drafting the Penal Code of Lebanon which was promulgated in 1941 and still holds today.

Philippe Boulos with Nehru in 1962 (upper) and with the 1941 government (lower)