Edmond Naïm

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

Biography Early life and education Edmond Naïm was born to a Maronite Catholic family in the town of Chiyah in the Greater Beirut region in the year 1918. He studied at the Jesuit Fathers' School, obtained a bachelor's degree in Law from the French Law School in Beirut in 1941 and received a PhD in law from Saint Joseph University in Beirut.

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

In 2005, he was elected as deputy of the Lebanese parliament and was the eldest member of the 2005 legislative cycle as a representative of the Lebanese Forces.

Death Edmond Naïm died on January 23, 2006, at the age of 88 from an illness. Naim's seat was replaced by an independent politician, Pierre Daccache, in a by-election.