Political Leaders: Lebanon

Leaders of Lebanon
(Lebanese Republic)

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President of the Republic

Béchara Khalil El-Khoury 22 Nov 1943 - 18 Sep 1952 (+1964) Fouad Abdallah Chehab 18 Sep 1952 - 22 Sep 1952 (+1973) (acting) Camille Nemr Chamoun 23 Sep 1952 - 22 Sep 1958 (+1987) Fouad Abdallah Chehab 23 Sep 1958 - 22 Sep 1964 (+1973) Charles Alexandre Hélou 23 Sep 1964 - 22 Sep 1970 (+2001) Suleiman Kabalan Franjieh 23 Sep 1970 - 22 Sep 1976 (+1992) Elias Sarkis 23 Sep 1976 - 22 Sep 1982 (+1985) Amine Pierre Gemayel 23 Sep 1982 - 22 Sep 1988 (*) Sélim Ahmed al-Hoss 23 Sep 1988 - 5 Nov 1989 (acting) (**) René Anis Moawad 5 Nov 1989 - 22 Nov 1989 (+)a Sélim Ahmed al-Hoss 22 Nov 1989 - 24 Nov 1989 (acting) (**) Elias Khalil Hrawi 24 Nov 1989 - 24 Nov 1998 (+2006) Émile Geamil Lahoud 24 Nov 1998 - 23 Nov 2007 Fouad Siniora 24 Nov 2007 - 25 May 2008 (acting) (**) Michel Suleiman 25 May 2008 -
(*) President-elect Bashir Gemayel was assassinated on 14 Sep 1982, nine days before being installed in office.
(**) Prime Ministers acting as Presidents, due to a vacancy in the office. From 23 Sep 1988 to 13 Oct 1990 Gen. Michel Naďm Aoun chaired in rebellion a military Cabinet and claimed to be the acting president as well.

Prime Ministers

Riyad as-Solh             1943-1945 (+1951)a
Abdulhamid Karame         1945      (+1947)
Abd' Rashin Sami as-Solh  1945-1946 (+1968)
Saadi al-Munla            1946
Riyad as-Solh             1946-1951 (+1951)a
Hussein al-Oweini         1951      (+1971)
Abdullah Aref al-Yafi     1951-1952 (+1986)
Abd' Rashin Sami as-Solh  1952      (+1968)
Nazim al-Akkari           1952      
Saeb Sallam               1952      (+2000)
Abdullah Aref al-Yafi     1952      (+1986)
Amir Khalid Chehab        1952-1953 (+19..)
Saeb Sallam               1953      (+2000)
Abdullah Aref al-Yafi     1953-1954 (+1986)
Abd' Rashin Sami as-Solh  1954-1955 (+1968)
Rashid Karame             1955-1956 (+1987)a 
Abdullah Aref al-Yafi     1956      (+1986)
Abd' Rashin Sami as-Solh  1956-1958 (+1968)
Khalil al-Hibri           1958             
Rashid Karame             1958-1960 (+1987)a 
Ahmed Daouk               1960      (+19..)
Saeb Sallam               1960-1961 (+2000)
Rashid Karame             1961-1964 (+1987)a 
Hussein al-Oweini         1964-1965 (+1971)
Rashid Karame             1965-1966 (+1987)a 
Abdullah Aref al-Yafi     1966      (+1986)
Rashid Karame             1966-1968 (+1987)a 
Abdullah Aref al-Yafi     1968-1969 (+1986)
Rashid Karame             1969-1970 (+1987)a 
Saeb Sallam               1970-1973 (+2000)
Amin al-Hafez             1973      (+2009)    
Takieddin as-Solh         1973-1974 (+1988)  
Nureddin Rifai            1975      
Rashid Karame             1975-1976 (+1987)a 
Sélim Ahmed al-Hoss       1976-1980          
Takieddin as-Solh         1980      (+1988)  
Shafiq al-Wazzan          1980-1984 (+1999)
Rashid Karame             1984-1987 (+)a    
Sélim Ahmed al-Hoss       1987-1990          (*) 
Omar Karame               1990-1992          
Rashid as-Solh            1992
Rafiq al-Hariri           1992-1998 (+2005)a 
Sélim Ahmed al-Hoss       1998-2000          
Rafiq al-Hariri           2000-2004 (+2005)a 
Omar Karame               2004-2005          
Najib Mikati              2005               
Fouad Siniora             2005-2009
Saad al-Hariri            2009-

(*) Gen. Michel Naďm Aoun chaired in rebellion a military Cabinet from 23 Sep 1988 to 13 Oct 1990.

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