Elias Saba is a Lebanese

Lebanon

Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...

 politician and economist.

Saba served as Finance minister on two occasions; firstly, in the government of Saeb Salam

Saeb Salam

Saeb Salam was a Lebanese politician, who served as Prime Minister four times between 1952 and 1973.Salam was the son of Salim Salam, the scion of a prominent Sunni Muslim family who was a prominent politician both under Ottoman rule and then during the French Mandate...

, from 13 October 1970 to 27 May 1972;(28 September 1971). Import Tax Brings Economic Crisis As Beirut Stores Close, Lewiston Daily Sun (Associated Press) secondly in the government of Omar Karami

Omar Karami

Omar Abdul Hamid Karami was the Prime Minister of Lebanon on two separate occasions...

, from 21 October 2004 to 18 April 2005.(26 October 2004). Lebanese PM appoints new cabinet, BBC News ("Economist and former government minister Elias Saba was named finance minister.") He also served as deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence in Salam's government. His time in office was controversial on both occasions.

Saba was among the politicians who joined former Prime Minister Omar Karami

Omar Karami

Omar Abdul Hamid Karami was the Prime Minister of Lebanon on two separate occasions...

in creating the Rassemblement national in 2006.