Lebanon

This article is part of the series: Politics and government of Lebanon

Constitution President Michel Suleiman Prime Minister Saad Hariri Current government Parliament Speaker Political parties Elections Governorates Districts Municipalities Foreign relations

Other countries · Atlas Politics portal view • talk • edit

This page lists presidents of Lebanon. Though it is not specifically stated in the constitution, an unwritten understanding known as the National Pact (al-mithaq al-watani), agreed in 1943, has resulted in the holder of the post being a Maronite Christian in every electoral cycle since that time. Several of the presidents prior to 1943, while still Christian, came from other, non-Maronite sects. However for the first time, a non-Christian Sunni Muslim, the prime minister Fouad Siniora became the (acting) president from 24 November 2007 to 25 May 2008, until all disagreements between the political factions were cleared and Michel Suleiman a Maronite Christian was elected president by consensus.

Contents 1 French Mandate of Lebanon (1926-1943) 1.1 Presidents 2 Lebanese Republic (1943-Present) 2.1 Presidents 3 See also

[edit] French Mandate of Lebanon (1926-1943)

[edit] Presidents

Name	Term Start	Term end	Political Party
Charles Debbas	1 September 1926	2 January 1934
Antoine Privat-Aubouard (acting)	2 January 1934	30 January 1934
Habib Pacha Es-Saad	30 January 1934	20 January 1936
Emile Edde (1st time)	20 January 1936	4 April 1941	Lebanese National Bloc
Pierre-Georges Arlabosse (acting)	4 April 1941	9 April 1941
Alfred Georges Naccache	9 April 1941	18 March 1943	Kataeb Party
Ayoub Tabet (acting)	19 March 1943	21 July 1943
Petro Trad	22 July 1943	21 September 1943
Bechara El Khoury (1st time)	21 September 1943	11 November 1943	Constitutional Party
Émile Eddé (2nd time)	11 November 1943	22 November 1943	Lebanese National Bloc

[edit] Lebanese Republic (1943-Present)

[edit] Presidents

Name	Term Start	Term end	Political Party
Bechara El Khoury (2nd time)	22 November 1943	18 September 1952	Constitutional Party
Fuad Chehab (1st time, acting)	18 September 1952	22 September 1952	Military
Camille Chamoun	23 September 1952	22 September 1958	Constitutional Bloc/National Liberal Party
Fuad Chehab (2nd time)	23 September 1958	22 September 1964	Military
Charles Helou	23 September 1964	22 September 1970	Kataeb Party
Suleiman Frangieh	23 September 1970	22 September 1976	Lebanese Front
Elias Sarkis	23 September 1976	22 September 1982
Amine Gemayel	23 September 1982	22 September 1988	Kataeb Party
Selim al-Hoss (1st time, acting; internationally recognised)	22 September 1988	5 November 1989
René Moawad	5 November 1989	22 November 1989	Independence Movement
Selim al-Hoss (2nd time, acting; internationally recognised)	22 November 1989	24 November 1989
Michel Aoun (acting; internationally unrecognised)	23 September 1988	13 October 1990	Military
Elias Hrawi	24 November 1989	24 November 1998
Émile Lahoud	24 November 1998	23 November 2007	Non-party
Fouad Siniora (acting)	24 November 2007	25 May 2008	Future Movement/March 14 Alliance
Michel Suleiman	25 May 2008	Present	Non-party

[edit] See also

• List of Prime Ministers of Lebanon
• List of Speakers of the Parliament of Lebanon
• Lists of incumbents