Nassib Al Matni

Nasib Al Matni (; 1910–1958) was a Lebanese journalist who was assassinated on 8 May 1958. He established several publications and edited various newspapers. His assassination triggered the events which led to a political crisis in Lebanon. The murder of Al Matni is one of the unsolved cases in Lebanon.

Biography Al Matni was born in 1910. He descended from a Maronite family.

Al Matni was the president of the Lebanese Press Federation. During the presidency of Bechara El Khoury he was one of the leading dissidents in Lebanon. Al Matni was close to the National Union Front which was established before the general election of June 1957. The members of the group were all opponents of Camille Chamoun and were mostly Muslims. They called for President Chamoun's impeachment if there were fraudulent practices in the electoral process. which criticized the policies of President Chamoun. Lebanon's interests, Lebanon's eternal independence, and the interest of the people make it essential for the individual to sacrifice himself for the benefit of the whole.

The officials claimed that his killing was not due to a political reason, but the opposition figures argued that he was killed due to his anti-Chamoun stance. which led to large-scale protests in Beirut and Tripoli. These demonstrations soon expanded to other Lebanese cities. During these events nearly 3,000 people died.

Several media outlets blamed President Chamoun and the Syrian Social Nationalist Party for the murder of Al Matni. Al Amal, official organ of the Kataeb Party, reported that Al Matni was the father of jihad and that the state should arrest the murderers. Al Anbaa, media outlet of the Progressive Socialist Party, and An Nahar also demanded the arrest of the perpetrators.