Muhammad al-Jisr
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific_prefix = His Excellency
Sheikh
| name = Muhammad al-Jisr
| native_name = {{lang|ar|الشيخ محمد الجسر}}
| image = 200px
| caption =
| office = Speaker of the Parliament of Lebanon
| primeminister = Bechara El Khoury
Habib Pacha Saad
Émile Eddé
Auguste Adib Pacha
Charles Debbas
| term_start = 18 October 1927
| term_end = 10 May 1932
| predecessor = Moussa Namour
| successor = Charles Debbas
| president = Charles Debbas
| office1 = Speaker of the Senate of Greater Lebanon
| term_start1 = 25 May 1926
| term_end1 = 6 October 1927
| birth_date = 1881
| birth_place = Tripoli
| death_date = 1934
}}
Sheikh Muhammad ibn Husayn ibn Muhammad al-Jisr ({{Langx|ar|محمد بن حسين بن محمد الجسر|translit=Muḥammad al-Jisr}}; 1881–1934) was a Lebanese cleric and politician who served as the Speaker of the Parliament of Lebanon from 18 October 1927 to 10 May 1932.{{Cite web|date=2019-12-13|title=Jisr, Muḥammad, 1881-1934 - LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies {{!}} Library of Congress|url=http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2006204247.html|access-date=2020-11-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191213051943/http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2006204247.html|archive-date=2019-12-13}}
Early years
Political career
Al-Jisr was appointed in 1926 as a Senator for the seat of Tripoli and the Sunni sect after the announcement of the constitution. He was elected on 25 May 1926 as the Speaker of the Senate, where he received the majority of 14 votes out of 16.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=مجلس الشيوخ محاضر بالفرنسية لسنة 1926-محضر الجلسة الاولى|url=http://www.legallaw.ul.edu.lb/parliament/S1/1926/S26F01/001.HTM|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-17|website=www.legallaw.ul.edu.lb}}
He headed the Parliamentary Assembly, which was formed in 1927 and assigned to discuss the constitutional amendments proposed by the government. He was added to the Chamber of Deputies after the Senate was cancelled, which became the only house of the Parliament.{{Cite web|date=2004-11-07|title=Liban Vote/1927/northlebanon|url=http://libanvote.com/lebanese9296/elections1927/northlebanon/TRIPOLIADDEDCONGRESS.html|access-date=2020-11-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041107084559/http://libanvote.com/lebanese9296/elections1927/northlebanon/TRIPOLIADDEDCONGRESS.html|archive-date=2004-11-07}} He was elected as Speaker on 18 October with a plurality of 22 votes, against Ayoub Tabet who received 18 votes.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=الدور التشريعي الأول العقد العادي الثاني لسنة 1927-محضر الجلسة الأولى|url=http://www.legallaw.ul.edu.lb/parliament/P1/1927/P27N11/001.HTM|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-17|website=www.legallaw.ul.edu.lb}}
In 1932, he announced his candidacy in the presidential election. The Maronites, as the largest sect in the country, claimed the position to be theirs, but the Muslims objected to this because the constitution did not require it. Initially, the main candidates were Émile Eddé and Bechara El Khoury, but many deputies were leaning towards electing al-Jisr. To prevent a Muslim being elected as president, the French High Commissioner suspended the constitution and dissolved both the parliament and the government, keeping Charles Debbas, the current president, in office.{{Cite web|title=رئاسة المجلس... سرّ المادة 73 والنصاب (6)|url=https://al-akhbar.com/Archive_Local_News/193912|access-date=2020-11-17|website=الأخبار|language=ar}} Following this decision, al-Jisr retired from politics and died in 1934.{{Cite web|title=الشيخ محمد يمن الجسر|url=http://tourathtripoli.com/old/index.php/2009-10-19-07-02-4112/84-2010-02-13-08-28-21|access-date=2020-11-17|website=tourathtripoli.com}}
References
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Category:Lebanese Sunni politicians
Category:Lebanese Sunni clerics