List of presidents of Lebanon

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This is a list of presidents of Lebanon since the creation of the office in 1926.

Constitutionally (de jure), the president's post carries significant responsibilities and influence. In practice, the president is largely a ceremonial and symbolic post due to external pressure or the formation of "consensus" cabinets, forcing the president to compromise. In theory, however, the president is responsible for appointing the entire government, therefore the ministers should work to his pleasure. Nevertheless, the president is still able to exercise influence on policy-making and has the role, in conjunction with the prime minister, of choosing ministers in the Government and safeguarding the Constitution of Lebanon.

National Pact

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 Maronite Christian in every electoral cycle since that time.

List of officeholders

State of Greater Lebanon, part of the French Mandate (1926–1943)

No. Portrait Name
Template:Small 		Term of office Political party Notes
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Charles Debbas
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Template:Small 		1 September 1926 2 January 1934 Template:Ayd rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color;" | Independent Template:Small
1926, 1929
— Privat-Antoine Aubouard
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Template:Small 		2 January 1934 30 January 1934 Template:Ayd style="background:Template:Party color;" | Independent Template:Small
2 Habib Pacha Saad
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Template:Small 		30 January 1934 20 January 1936 Template:Ayd style="background:Template:Party color;" | Independent Template:Small
3 Émile Eddé
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Template:Small 		20 January 1936 4 April 1941 Template:Ayd rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color;" | National Bloc Template:Small
1936
— Pierre-Georges Arlabosse
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Template:Small 		4 April 1941 9 April 1941 Template:Ayd style="background:Template:Party color;" | Independent Template:Small
4 Alfred Georges Naccache
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Template:Small 		9 April 1941 18 March 1943 Template:Ayd style="background:Template:Party color;" | Kataeb Party Template:Small
— Ayoub Tabet
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Template:Small 		19 March 1943 21 July 1943 Template:Ayd style="background:Template:Party color;" | Independent Template:Small
5 Petro Trad
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Template:Small 		22 July 1943 21 September 1943 Template:Ayd style="background:Template:Party color;" | Independent Template:Small
6 Bechara Khoury
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Template:Small 		21 September 1943 11 November 1943 Template:Ayd rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color;" | Constitutional Bloc Template:Small
1943

Lebanese Republic (1943–present)

No. Portrait Name
Template:Small 		Term of office Political party Notes
Took office Left office Time in office
— Émile Eddé
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Template:Small 		11 November 1943 22 November 1943 Template:Ayd style="background:Template:Party color;" | National Bloc Template:Small
1 Bechara Khoury
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Template:Small 		22 November 1943 18 September 1952 Template:Ayd rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color;" | Constitutional Bloc Template:Small
1943, 1948
— Fouad Chehab
Template:Lang
Template:Small 		18 September 1952 22 September 1952 Template:Ayd style="background:Template:Party color;" | Military Template:Small
2 File:Camille chamoun.jpg Camille Chamoun
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Template:Small 		23 September 1952 22 September 1958 Template:Age in years and months style="background:Template:Party color;" | Constitutional Bloc Template:Small
rowspan="2" style="background-color:Template:Party color;" | National Liberal Party
1952
3 File:Fouad Chehab 34.jpg Fouad Chehab
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Template:Small 		23 September 1958 22 September 1964 Template:Age in years and months rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color;" | Independent Template:Small
1958
4 File:Official portrait of Charles Helou.png Charles Helou
Template:Lang
Template:Small 		23 September 1964 22 September 1970 Template:Age in years and months Chehabist Template:Small
1964
5 File:Suleiman Frangieh official portrait (cropped).jpg Suleiman Frangieh
Template:Lang
Template:Small 		23 September 1970 22 September 1976 Template:Age in years and months rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color;" | Marada Movement Template:Small
1970
6 File:Elias Sarkis.png Élias Sarkis
Template:Lang
Template:Small 		23 September 1976 22 September 1982 Template:Age in years and months Chehabist Template:Small
1976
7 File:Bachir During An International Conference (cropped).jpg Bachir Gemayel
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Template:Small 		23 August 1982 14 September 1982† Template:Ayd rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color;" | Kataeb Party Template:Small
August 1982
8 File:Visit of Amine Gemayel, President of Lebanon, to the CEC P0064730111H (cropped).jpg Amine Gemayel
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Template:Small 		23 September 1982 22 September 1988 Template:Age in years and months rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color;" | Kataeb Party Template:Small
September 1982
— File:Selim el Hoss old.png Salim Al-Huss
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Template:Small 		22 September 1988 5 November 1989 Template:Ayd style="background:Template:Party color;" | Independent Template:Small
— File:Michel Aoun - 1988.jpg Michel Aoun
Template:Lang
Template:Small 		22 September 1988 13 October 1990 Template:Ayd style="background:Template:Party color;" | Military Template:Small
Template:Flagicon Second Lebanese Republic
9 File:René Moawad - 1988.jpg René Moawad
Template:Lang
Template:Small 		5 November 1989 22 November 1989† Template:Ayd rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color;" | Independent Template:Small
5 November 1989
Vacant (Template:Dts – Template:Dts)
10 File:Elias Hraoui President.jpg Elias Hrawi
Template:Lang
Template:Small 		24 November 1989 24 November 1998 Template:Age in years years rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color;" | Independent Template:Small
24 November 1989
11 File:Emile Lahoud CPS.jpg Émile Lahoud
Template:Lang
Template:Small 		24 November 1998 24 November 2007 Template:Age in years years rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color;" | IndependentTemplate:Efn Template:Small
1998
Vacant (Template:Dts – Template:Dts)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
12 File:Michel Suleiman 2012 (cropped).jpeg Michel Suleiman
Template:Lang
Template:Small 		25 May 2008 25 May 2014 Template:Age in years years rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color;" | IndependentTemplate:Efn Template:Small
2008
Vacant (Template:Dts – Template:Dts)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
13 File:Michel Aoun, February 2020 (cropped).jpg Michel Aoun
Template:Lang
Template:Small 		31 October 2016 31 October 2022 Template:Age in years years rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color;" | Free Patriotic Movement Template:Small
2014–2016
Vacant (Template:Dts – Template:Dts)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
14 File:Visit of Dubravka Šuica to Lebanon P065553-361257 (cropped).jpg Joseph Aoun
Template:Lang
Template:Small 		9 January 2025 Incumbent Template:Ayd rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color;" | IndependentTemplate:Efn Template:Small
2022–2025

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Birthplaces

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See also

Notes

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References

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