List of Prime Ministers of Lebanon
Encyclopedia
This is a list of Prime Ministers of Lebanon
since the creation of the office in 1926. Though it is not specifically stated in the constitution, an unwritten understanding known as the National Pact
, agreed in 1943, has resulted in the holder of the post being a Sunni Muslim in every electoral cycle since that time. Nevertheless, several Prime Ministers in the past have been Christian
.
French Mandate of Lebanon
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...
since the creation of the office in 1926. Though it is not specifically stated in the constitution, an unwritten understanding known as the National Pact
National Pact
The National Pact is an unwritten agreement that laid the foundation of Lebanon as a multi-confessional state, and has shaped the country to this day. Following negotiations between the Shi'ite, Sunni, and Maronite leaderships, the National Pact was born in the summer of 1943 allowing Lebanon to...
, agreed in 1943, has resulted in the holder of the post being a Sunni Muslim in every electoral cycle since that time. Nevertheless, several Prime Ministers in the past have been Christian
Christianity
Christianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in canonical gospels and other New Testament writings...
.
French Mandate of LebanonFrench Mandate of LebanonThe state of Greater Lebanon, the predecessor of modern Lebanon, was created in 1920 as part of the French scheme of dividing the French Mandate of Syria into six states....
(1926–1943)
| A | I | Name | Picture | Born–Died | Took Office | Left Office | Political Party |
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| 1 | 1 | Auguste Adib Pacha (1st term) |  |
1883–1945 | 31 May 1926 | 5 May 1927 | Independent |
| 2 | 2 | Bechara Khoury Bechara El Khoury Bechara El Khoury was the first post-independence President of Lebanon, holding office from 21 September 1943 to 18 September 1952, apart from an 11-day interruption in 1943... (1st term) |
1890–1964 | 5 May 1927 | 10 August 1928 | Constitutional Party | |
| 3 | 3 | Pacha Saad Habib Pacha Es-Saad Habib Pacha El-Saad was a Lebanese Maronite politician. Initially Prime Minister of Lebanon from August 10, 1928 to May 9, 1929 he was named President under the French Mandate on January 30, 1934 and served in this capacity to January 20, 1936.... |
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1867–1942 | 10 August 1928 | 9 May 1929 | Independent |
| 4 | 4 | Bechara Khoury Bechara El Khoury Bechara El Khoury was the first post-independence President of Lebanon, holding office from 21 September 1943 to 18 September 1952, apart from an 11-day interruption in 1943... (1st term) |
1890–1964 | 9 May 1929 | 11 October 1929 | Constitutional Party | |
| 5 | 5 | Emile Edde Emile Edde Émile Eddé was a Maronite Lebanese political figure. He served as Prime Minister of Lebanon from 11 October 1929 to 25 March 1930. He served as the President of Lebanon from 1936 to 1941. He also founded the Lebanese National Bloc party.... (1st term) |
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1886–1949 | 11 October 1929 | 25 March 1930 | Lebanese National Bloc Lebanese National Bloc Lebanese National Bloc , is a Lebanese conservative political party founded in 1936.The party's founder, Émile Eddé became president the same year under French protectorate. His son, Raymond Eddé, succeeded him as head of the party... |
| 6 | (2) | Auguste Adib Pacha (2nd term) | |
1883–1945 | 25 March 1930 | 9 March 1932 | Independent |
| 7 | 6 | Charles Debbas Charles Debbas Charles Debbas was a Greek Orthodox Lebanese political figure. He was the first President of Lebanon and served from September 1, 1926 till January 2, 1934, under the French Mandate. He also served as speaker of the Lebanese Parliament from January 30 to October 31, 1934.... |
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1885–1935 | 9 March 1932 | 29 January 1934 | Independent |
| 8 | — | Abdullah Bayhum (1st term, acting) | |
Unknown | 29 January 1934 | 30 January 1936 | Independent |
| 9 | 7 | Ayoub Tabet Ayoub Tabet Ayoub Tabet was a Lebanese politician and acting President of the Republic during the French Mandate of Lebanon for the period from 18 March to 22 July 1943 replacing President Alfred Naqqache and Prime Minister of Lebanon for the same period... |
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1884–1951 | 30 January 1936 | 5 January 1937 | Independent |
| 10 | 8 | Khayreddine Ahdab Khayreddin al-Ahdab Khayr al-Din al-Ahdab was a Lebanese politician. In 1937, al-Ahdab became the first Muslim Prime Minister of Lebanon. He served as prime minister for slightly more than one year, from January 5, 1937, to March 18, 1938. Before this, he published a pan-Arab newspaper. He was a Sunni.-References:... |
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1894–1941 | 5 January 1937 | 18 March 1938 | Independent |
| 11 | 9 | Khaled Chehab (1st term) | |
1886–1949 | 18 March 1938 | 24 October 1938 | Independent |
| 12 | 10 | Abdallah Yafi Abdallah El-Yafi Abdallah El-Yafi was the Prime Minister of Lebanon 12 times between 1938 and 1969.-Early life and education:Abdallah El-Yafi was born in Beirut, Lebanon on September 7, 1901 into a Muslim Sunni family to parents Aref El-Yafi and Jamila Ostwani, a Damascene.Raised with two brothers, he first... (1st term) |
1901–1986 | 24 October 1938 | 21 September 1939 | Independent | |
| 13 | 11 | Abdullah Bayhum (2nd term) | |
Unknown | 21 September 1939 | 4 April 1941 | Independent |
| 14 | 12 | Alfred Naccache | |
1887–1978 | 7 April 1941 | 26 November 1941 | Kataeb Party Kataeb Party The Lebanese Phalanges , better known in English as the Phalange , is a traditional right-wing Lebanese political party. Although it is officially secular, it is mainly supported by Maronite Christians. The party played a major role in the Lebanese War... |
| 15 | 13 | Ahmed Daouk (1st term) | |
Unknown | 1 December 1941 | 26 July 1942 | Independent |
| 16 | 14 | Sami Solh Sami as-Solh Sami Solh was a Lebanese Sunni Muslim politician. He served as Prime Minister of Lebanon 7 times .... (1st term) |
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1887–1968 | 26 July 1942 | 22 March 1943 | Independent |
| 17 | — | Ayoub Tabet Ayoub Tabet Ayoub Tabet was a Lebanese politician and acting President of the Republic during the French Mandate of Lebanon for the period from 18 March to 22 July 1943 replacing President Alfred Naqqache and Prime Minister of Lebanon for the same period... (2nd term, acting) |
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1884–1951 | 22 March 1943 | 21 July 1943 | Independent |
| 18 | 15 | Petro Trad Petro Trad Petro Trad was a Lebanese a lawyer and a politician and former Lebanese President of the Republic for a brief period .... |
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1876–1947 | 1 August 1943 | 25 September 1943 | Independent |
Republic of Lebanon (1943–Present)
| A | I | Name | Picture | Born–Died | Took Office | Left Office | Political Party |
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| 19 | 16 | Riad Solh (1st term) | 1894–1951 | 25 September 1943 | 10 January 1945 | Independence Movement Independence Movement (Lebanon) The Independence Movement is a neoconservative and secularist Lebanese political party based in Zgharta , founded in 2006 by Michel René Moawad, son of slain Lebanese President René Moawad and MP and former first lady Nayla Moawad.The movement is part of the anti-Syrian Qornet Shehwan... |
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| 20 | 17 | Abdul Hamid Karami Abdul Hamid Karami Abdul Hamid Karami was a Lebanese political and religious leader.Karami descended from one of the most prominent Sunni Muslim families in Lebanon. Members of his family traditionally held the position of mufti of Tripoli, Lebanon. Abdul Hamid Karami became mufti of Tripoli but was removed by the... |
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1890–1950 | 10 January 1945 | 20 August 1945 | Independent |
| 21 | (14) | Sami Solh Sami as-Solh Sami Solh was a Lebanese Sunni Muslim politician. He served as Prime Minister of Lebanon 7 times .... (2nd term) |
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1887–1968 | 23 August 1945 | 22 May 1946 | Independent |
| 22 | 18 | Saadi Munla | |
Unknown | 22 May 1946 | 14 December 1946 | Independent |
| 23 | (16) | Riad Solh (2nd term) | 1894–1951 | 14 December 1946 | 14 February 1951 | Independence Movement Independence Movement (Lebanon) The Independence Movement is a neoconservative and secularist Lebanese political party based in Zgharta , founded in 2006 by Michel René Moawad, son of slain Lebanese President René Moawad and MP and former first lady Nayla Moawad.The movement is part of the anti-Syrian Qornet Shehwan... |
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| 24 | 19 | Hussein Oweini (1st term) | |
Unknown | 14 February 1951 | 7 April 1951 | Independent |
| 25 | (10) | Abdallah Yafi (2nd term) | 1901–1986 | 7 April 1951 | 11 February 1952 | Independent | |
| 26 | (14) | Sami Solh Sami as-Solh Sami Solh was a Lebanese Sunni Muslim politician. He served as Prime Minister of Lebanon 7 times .... (3rd term) |
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1887–1968 | 11 February 1952 | 9 September 1952 | Independent |
| 27 | 20 | Nazim Akkari | |
Unknown | 10 September 1952 | 14 September 1952 | Independent |
| 28 | 21 | 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... (1st term) |
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1905–2000 | 14 September 1952 | 18 September 1952 | Independent |
| 29 | (10) | Abdallah Yafi (3rd term) | 1901–1986 | 24 September 1952 | 30 September 1952 | Independent | |
| 30 | (9) | Khaled Chehab (2nd term) | |
1887–1968 | 1 October 1952 | 1 May 1953 | Independent |
| 31 | (21) | 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... (2nd term) |
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1905–2000 | 1 May 1953 | 16 August 1953 | Independent |
| 32 | (10) | Abdallah Yafi (4th term) | 1901–1986 | 16 August 1953 | 16 September 1954 | Independent | |
| 33 | (14) | Sami Solh Sami as-Solh Sami Solh was a Lebanese Sunni Muslim politician. He served as Prime Minister of Lebanon 7 times .... (4th term) |
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1887–1968 | 16 September 1954 | 19 September 1955 | Independent |
| 34 | 22 | Rachid Karami (1st term) |  |
1921–1987 | 19 September 1955 | 20 March 1956 | Independent |
| 35 | (10) | Abdallah Yafi (5th term) | 1901–1986 | 20 March 1956 | 18 November 1956 | Independent | |
| 36 | (14) | Sami Solh Sami as-Solh Sami Solh was a Lebanese Sunni Muslim politician. He served as Prime Minister of Lebanon 7 times .... (5th term) |
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1887–1968 | 18 November 1956 | 20 September 1958 | Independent |
| 37 | — | Khalil Hibri Khalil al-Hibri Khalil al-Hibri was a prominent Lebanese politician and businessman. He served in parliament in 1957 and as Minister of Public Works in the government of Sami el-Solh during the presidency of Camille Chamoun. In 1952, he joined the board of Beirut's Water Company in the Municipality of Beirut,... (acting) |
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1904–1979 | 20 September 1958 | 24 September 1958 | Independent |
| 38 | (22) | Rachid Karami (2nd term) | |
1921–1987 | 24 September 1958 | 14 May 1960 | Independent |
| 39 | (13) | Ahmed Daouk (2nd term) | |
Unknown | 14 May 1960 | 1 August 1960 | Independent |
| 40 | (21) | 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... (3rd term) |
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1905–2000 | 2 August 1960 | 31 October 1961 | Independent |
| 41 | (22) | Rachid Karami (3rd term) | |
1921–1987 | 31 October 1961 | 20 February 1964 | Independent |
| 42 | (19) | Hussein Oweini (2nd term) | |
Unknown | 20 February 1964 | 25 July 1965 | Independent |
| 43 | (22) | Rachid Karami (4th term) | |
1921–1987 | 25 July 1965 | 9 April 1966 | Independent |
| 44 | (10) | Abdallah Yafi (6th term) | 1901–1986 | 9 April 1966 | 2 December 1966 | Independent | |
| 45 | (22) | Rachid Karami (5th term) | |
1921–1987 | 7 December 1966 | 8 February 1968 | Independent |
| 46 | (10) | Abdallah Yafi (7th term) | 1901–1986 | 8 February 1968 | 15 January 1969 | Independent | |
| 47 | (22) | Rachid Karami (6th term) | |
1921–1987 | 15 January 1969 | 13 October 1970 | Independent |
| 48 | (21) | 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... (4th term) |
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1905–2000 | 13 October 1970 | 25 April 1973 | Independent |
| 49 | 23 | Amin Hafez Amin al-Hafez (Lebanon) Amin al-Hafez , was the Prime Minister of Lebanon from 25 April 1973 to 21 June 1973. He was also a long-running Member of Parliament for Tripoli in the Lebanese Parliament until 1996.... |
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1926–2009 | 25 April 1973 | 21 June 1973 | Independent |
| 50 | 24 | Takieddine Solh Takieddin el-Solh Takieddin el-Solh was a Lebanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Lebanon from 1973-74, and again briefly in 1980.... (1st term) |
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1908–1988 | 21 June 1973 | 31 October 1974 | Independent |
| 51 | 25 | Rachid Solh Rachid Solh Rashid el-Solh was a Lebanese politician and former Prime Minister, kin of one of the most powerful Sunni families in the country. He was elected to the Lebanese Parliament as a MP for the first time in the Beirut riding in 1960 and was appointed by then President Suleiman Franjieh as prime... (1st term) |
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1926– | 31 October 1974 | 24 May 1975 | Independent |
| 52 | 26 | Nureddine Rifai Nureddine Rifai Nureddin Rifai was director of Lebanon's Internal Security Forces and Prime Minister.Rifai was appointed to be Prime Minister by Suleiman Frangieh during Lebanon's short-lived military government. He served only three days before resigning his post in the face of tremendous protest.... |
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1899-1980 | 24 May 1975 | 27 May 1975 | Military |
| 53 | (22) | Rachid Karami (7th term) | |
1921–1987 | 1 July 1975 | 8 December 1976 | National Salvation Front National Salvation Front The National Salvation Front was the governing body of Romania in the first weeks after the Romanian Revolution of 1989, subsequently turned into a political party... |
| 54 | 27 | Selim Hoss (1st term) | 1929 - | 8 December 1976 | 20 July 1980 | Independent | |
| 55 | (24) | Takieddine Solh Takieddin el-Solh Takieddin el-Solh was a Lebanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Lebanon from 1973-74, and again briefly in 1980.... (2nd term) |
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1908–1988 | 20 July 1980 | 25 October 1980 | Independent |
| 56 | 28 | Shefic Dib Wazzan Shafik Wazzan Shafik Dib al-Wazzan was the Prime Minister of Lebanon from 1980 until 1984. In December 1991, Wazzan was wounded when a car bomb exploded in the Beirut neighborhood of Basta as he was passing through in an armored car.... |
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1925 — 1999 | 25 October 1980 | 30 April 1984 | Independent |
| 57 | (22) | Rachid Karami (8th term) | |
1921–1987 | 30 April 1984 | 1 June 1987 | National Salvation Front National Salvation Front The National Salvation Front was the governing body of Romania in the first weeks after the Romanian Revolution of 1989, subsequently turned into a political party... |
| 58 | (27) | Selim Hoss (2nd term)1 | 1929– | 2 June 1987 | 14 October 1990 | Independent | |
| 59 | 29 | Michel Aoun Michel Aoun Michel Naim Aoun is a former Lebanese Army Commander and he is one of the allies of Hezbollah. From 22 September 1988 to 13 October 1990, he has served as Prime Minister of the legal one of two rival governments that contended for power. He declared "The Liberation War" against the Syrian... 2 |
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1935– | 22 September 1988 | 13 October 1990 | Military |
| 60 | (27) | Selim Hoss (3rd term) | 1929– | 14 October 1990 | 24 December 1990 | Independent | |
| 61 | 30 | Omar Karami Omar Karami Omar Abdul Hamid Karami was the Prime Minister of Lebanon on two separate occasions... (1st term) |
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1934– | 24 December 1990 | 13 May 1992 | Independent |
| 62 | (25) | Rachid Solh Rachid Solh Rashid el-Solh was a Lebanese politician and former Prime Minister, kin of one of the most powerful Sunni families in the country. He was elected to the Lebanese Parliament as a MP for the first time in the Beirut riding in 1960 and was appointed by then President Suleiman Franjieh as prime... (2nd term) |
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1926– | 13 May 1992 | 31 October 1992 | Independent |
| 63 | 31 | Rafic Hariri (1st term) |  |
1944–2005 | 31 October 1992 | 2 December 1998 | Future Movement |
| 64 | (27) | Selim Hoss (4th term) | 1929– | 2 December 1998 | 23 October 2000 | Independent | |
| 65 | (31) | Rafic Hariri (2nd term) | |
1944–2005 | 23 October 2000 | 21 October 2004 | Future Movement |
| 66 | (30) | Omar Karami Omar Karami Omar Abdul Hamid Karami was the Prime Minister of Lebanon on two separate occasions... (2nd term) |
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1934– | 21 October 2004 | 15 April 2005 | Independent |
| 67 | 32 | Najib Mikati Najib Mikati Najib Azmi Mikati is a Lebanese politician, billionaire and is the current Prime Minister of Lebanon since 13 June 2011. From April 2005 to July 2005 he was Prime Minister of Lebanon in a caretaker government... (1st term) |
1955– | 15 April 2005 | 30 June 2005 | Glory Movement | |
| 68 | 33 | Fuad Siniora |  |
1943– | 30 June 2005 | 9 November 2009 | Future Movement/March 14 Alliance March 14 Alliance The March 14 alliance , named after the date of the Cedar Revolution, is a coalition of political parties and independents in Lebanon that call for sovereignty over all Lebanese territories, led by MP Saad Hariri, younger son of Rafik Hariri, the assassinated former prime minister of Lebanon, as... |
| 69 | 34 | Saad Hariri Saad Hariri Saad-eddine Rafiq Al-Hariri is a Saudi-Lebanese billionaire who served as the Prime Minister of Lebanon from 2009 until 2011. He is the second son of Rafiq Hariri, the former Lebanese Prime Minister who was assassinated in 2005... |
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1970– | 9 November 2009 | 13 June 2011 (Acting since 25 January 2011) |
Future Movement/March 14 Alliance March 14 Alliance The March 14 alliance , named after the date of the Cedar Revolution, is a coalition of political parties and independents in Lebanon that call for sovereignty over all Lebanese territories, led by MP Saad Hariri, younger son of Rafik Hariri, the assassinated former prime minister of Lebanon, as... |
| 70 | 35 | Najib Mikati Najib Mikati Najib Azmi Mikati is a Lebanese politician, billionaire and is the current Prime Minister of Lebanon since 13 June 2011. From April 2005 to July 2005 he was Prime Minister of Lebanon in a caretaker government... |
1955– | 13 June 2011 | Incumbent | Glory Movement/March 8 Alliance March 8 Alliance The March 8 Alliance is a coalition of various political parties in Lebanon. It has been the ruling coalition since January 25, 2011 when the alliance managed to nominate Najib Mikati as the new prime minister.-History:... |
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See also
- List of Presidents of Lebanon
- List of Speakers of the Parliament of Lebanon
- Lists of incumbents