List of prime ministers of Lebanon
Appearance
- Top left: Riad Solh was the first prime minister of the Republic of Lebanon.
- Top right: Rashid Karami was the longest-serving prime minister of Lebanon serving for 8 terms.
- Bottom left: Rafic Hariri is one of the most celebrated prime minister of Lebanon and was the second longest-serving prime minister.
- Bottom right: Najib Mikati is the current prime minister of Lebanon in his third term.
This is a list of prime ministers of Lebanon (officially titled President of the Council of Ministers) since the creation of the office in 1926.
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National Pact
[edit]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.
List of officeholders
[edit]State of Greater Lebanon, part of the French Mandate (1926–1943)
[edit]No. | Portrait | Name (birth–death) |
Term of office | Party | Cabinet | Ref. | |||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||||
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Auguste Adib Pacha أوغست أديب باشا (1859–1936) |
31 May 1926 | 5 May 1927 | 339 days | Independent | Adib I | [1] | |
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Bechara Khoury بشارة الخوري (1890–1964) |
5 May 1927 | 10 August 1928 | 1 year, 97 days | Constitutional Party | Khoury I–II | [1] | |
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Habib Pacha Es-Saad حبيب باشا السعد (1867–1942) |
10 August 1928 | 9 May 1929 | 272 days | Independent | Saad | [1] | |
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Bechara Khoury بشارة الخوري (1890–1964) |
9 May 1929 | 11 October 1929 | 155 days | Constitutional Party | Khoury III | [1] | |
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Émile Eddé إميل أده (1886–1949) |
11 October 1929 | 25 March 1930 | 165 days | National Bloc | Eddé | [1] | |
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Auguste Adib Pacha أوغست أديب باشا (1859–1936) |
25 March 1930 | 9 March 1932 | 1 year, 350 days | Independent | Adib II | [1] | |
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Charles Debbas شارل دباس (1884–1935) |
9 March 1932 | 29 January 1934 | 1 year, 326 days | Independent | [1] | ||
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Abdallah Beyhum عبد الله بيهم (1879–1962) |
29 January 1934 | 30 January 1936 | 2 years, 1 day | Independent | [1] | ||
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Ayoub Tabet أيوب ثابت (1884–1951) |
30 January 1936 | 5 January 1937 | 341 days | Independent | [1] | ||
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Khayreddine al-Ahdab خير الدين الأحدب (1894–1941) |
5 January 1937 | 18 March 1938 | 1 year, 72 days | National Bloc | Ahdab I–II–III–IV–V | [1] | |
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Khaled Chehab خالد شهاب (1886–1978) |
18 March 1938 | 24 October 1938 | 220 days | Independent | Chehab I | [1] | |
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Abdallah Yafi عبد الله اليافي (1901–1986) |
24 October 1938 | 21 September 1939 | 332 days | Independent | Yafi I–II | [1] | |
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Abdallah Beyhum عبد الله بيهم (1879–1962) |
21 September 1939 | 4 April 1941 | 1 year, 195 days | Independent | [1] | ||
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Alfred Georges Naccache ألفرد جورج النقاش (1887–1978) |
7 April 1941 | 26 November 1941 | 233 days | Kataeb Party | [1] | ||
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Ahmad Daouk أحمد الداعوق (1892–1979) |
1 December 1941 | 26 July 1942 | 237 days | Independent | Daouk I | [1] | |
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Sami Solh سامي الصلح (1887–1968) |
26 July 1942 | 22 March 1943 | 239 days | Constitutional Party | Sami Solh I | [1] | |
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Ayoub Tabet أيوب ثابت (1884–1951) |
22 March 1943 | 21 July 1943 | 121 days | Independent | Tabet | [1] | |
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Petro Trad بيترو طراد (1876–1947) |
1 August 1943 | 25 September 1943 | 55 days | Independent | [1] |
Lebanese Republic (1943–present)
[edit]No. | Portrait | Name (birth–death) |
Term of office | Party | Cabinet | Ref. | |||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||||
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Riad Solh رياض الصلح (1894–1951) |
25 September 1943 | 10 January 1945 | 1 year, 107 days | Constitutional Party | Riad Solh I–II | [2] | |
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Abdul Hamid Karami عبد الحميد كرامي (1890–1950) |
10 January 1945 | 20 August 1945 | 222 days | Independent | Karami | [2] | |
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Sami Solh سامي الصلح (1887–1968) |
23 August 1945 | 22 May 1946 | 272 days | Constitutional Party | Sami Solh II | [2] | |
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Saadi Munla سعدي المنلا (1890–1975) |
22 May 1946 | 14 December 1946 | 206 days | Independent | Munla | [2] | |
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Riad Solh رياض الصلح (1894–1951) |
14 December 1946 | 14 February 1951 | 4 years, 62 days | Independence Movement | Riad Solh III–IV–V–VI | [2] | |
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Hussein Oweini حسين العويني (1900–1971) |
14 February 1951 | 7 April 1951 | 52 days | Independent | Oweini I | [2] | |
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Abdallah Yafi عبد الله اليافي (1901–1986) |
7 April 1951 | 11 February 1952 | 310 days | Independent | Yafi III | [2] | |
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Sami Solh سامي الصلح (1887–1968) |
11 February 1952 | 9 September 1952 | 211 days | Constitutional Party | Sami Solh III | [2] | |
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Nazem Akkari ناظم عكاري (1902–1985) |
10 September 1952 | 14 September 1952 | 4 days | Independent | Akkari | [2] | |
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Saeb Salam صائب سلام (1905–2000) |
14 September 1952 | 18 September 1952 | 4 days | Independent | Salam I | [2] | |
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Fuad Chehab فؤاد شهاب (1902–1973) acting |
18 September 1952 | 1 October 1952 | 13 days | Independent | Fouad Chehab | [2] | |
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Khaled Chehab خالد شهاب (1886–1978) |
1 October 1952 | 1 May 1953 | 212 days | Independent | Khaled Chehab II | [2] | |
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Saeb Salam صائب سلام (1905–2000) |
1 May 1953 | 16 August 1953 | 107 days | Independent | Salam II | [2] | |
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Abdallah Yafi عبد الله اليافي (1901–1986) |
16 August 1953 | 16 September 1954 | 1 year, 31 days | Independent | Yafi IV–Yafi V | [2] | |
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Sami Solh سامي الصلح (1887–1968) |
16 September 1954 | 19 September 1955 | 1 year, 3 days | Constitutional Party | Sami Solh IV–V | [2] | |
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Rashid Karami رشيد كرامي (1921–1987) |
19 September 1955 | 20 March 1956 | 183 days | Independent | Karami I | [2] | |
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Abdallah Yafi عبد الله اليافي (1901–1986) |
20 March 1956 | 18 November 1956 | 243 days | Independent | Yafi VI–VII | [2] | |
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Sami Solh سامي الصلح (1887–1968) |
18 November 1956 | 20 September 1958 | 1 year, 306 days | Constitutional Party | Sami Solh VI–VII–VIII | [2] | |
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Khalil Hibri خليل الهبري (1904[citation needed]–1979[citation needed]) acting |
20 September 1958 | 24 September 1958 | 4 days | Independent | Sami Solh VIII | [2] | |
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Rashid Karami رشيد كرامي (1921–1987) |
24 September 1958 | 14 May 1960 | 1 year, 233 days | Independent | Karami II–III | [2] | |
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Ahmad Daouk أحمد الداعوق (1892–1979) |
14 May 1960 | 1 August 1960 | 79 days | Independent | Daouk II | [2] | |
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Saeb Salam صائب سلام (1905–2000) |
2 August 1960 | 31 October 1961 | 1 year, 90 days | Independent | Salam III–IV | [2] | |
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Rashid Karami رشيد كرامي (1921–1987) |
31 October 1961 | 20 February 1964 | 2 years, 112 days | Independent | Karami IV | [2] | |
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Hussein Oweini حسين العويني (1900–1971) |
20 February 1964 | 25 July 1965 | 1 year, 155 days | Independent | Oweini II–III–IV | [2] | |
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Rashid Karami رشيد كرامي (1921–1987) |
25 July 1965 | 9 April 1966 | 258 days | Independent | Karami V | [2] | |
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Abdallah Yafi عبد الله اليافي (1901–1986) |
9 April 1966 | 2 December 1966 | 237 days | Independent | Yafi VIII | [2] | |
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Rashid Karami رشيد كرامي (1921–1987) |
7 December 1966 | 8 February 1968 | 1 year, 63 days | Independent | Karami VI | [2] | |
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Abdallah Yafi عبد الله اليافي (1901–1986) |
8 February 1968 | 15 January 1969 | 342 days | Independent | Yafi IX–X–XI | [2] | |
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Rashid Karami رشيد كرامي (1921–1987) |
15 January 1969 | 13 October 1970 | 1 year, 271 days | Independent | Karami VII–VIII | [2] | |
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Saeb Salam صائب سلام (1905–2000) |
13 October 1970 | 25 April 1973 | 2 years, 194 days | Independent | Salam V–VI | [2] | |
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Amin Hafez أمين الحافظ (1926–2009) |
25 April 1973 | 21 June 1973 | 57 days | Independent | Hafez | [2] | |
30 | ![]() |
Takieddine Solh تقي الدين الصلح (1908–1988) |
21 June 1973 | 31 October 1974 | 1 year, 132 days | Independent | Takieddin Solh | [2] | |
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Rachid Solh رشيد الصلح (1926–2014) |
31 October 1974 | 24 May 1975 | 205 days | Independent | Rachid Solh I | [2] | |
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Nureddine Rifai نور الدين الرفاعي (1899–1980) |
24 May 1975 | 27 May 1975 | 3 days | Military | Rifai | [2] | |
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Rashid Karami رشيد كرامي (1921–1987) |
1 July 1975 | 8 December 1976 | 1 year, 160 days | National Salvation Front | Karami IX | [2] | |
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Selim Hoss سليم الحص (1929–2024) |
8 December 1976 | 20 July 1980 | 3 years, 225 days | Independent | Hoss I–II | [2] | |
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Takieddine Solh تقي الدين الصلح (1908–1988) |
20 July 1980 | 25 October 1980 | 97 days | Independent | No government | [2] | |
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Shafik Dib Wazzan شفيق أديب الوزان (1925–1999) |
25 October 1980 | 30 April 1984 | 3 years, 188 days | Independent | Wazzan I–II | [2] | |
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Rashid Karami رشيد كرامي (1921–1987) |
30 April 1984 | 1 June 1987 | 3 years, 32 days | National Salvation Front | Karami X | [2] | |
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Selim Hoss سليم الحص (1929–2024) |
2 June 1987 | 24 December 1990 Disputed |
3 years, 205 days | Independent | Hoss III | [2] | |
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Michel Aoun ميشال عون (born 1933) |
22 September 1988 Disputed |
13 October 1990 | 2 years, 21 days | Military | Aoun | [2] | |
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Omar Karami عمر كرامي (1934–2015) |
24 December 1990 | 16 May 1992 | 1 year, 144 days | Arab Liberation Party | Karami I | [2] | |
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Rachid Solh رشيد الصلح (1926–2014) |
16 May 1992 | 31 October 1992 | 168 days | Independent | Rachid Solh II | [2] | |
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Rafic Hariri رفيق الحريري (1944–2005) |
31 October 1992 | 4 December 1998 | 6 years, 34 days | Future Movement | Hariri I–II–III | [2] | |
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Selim Hoss سليم الحص (1929–2024) |
4 December 1998 | 26 October 2000 | 1 year, 327 days | Independent | Hoss IV | [2] | |
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Rafic Hariri رفيق الحريري (1944–2005) |
26 October 2000 | 26 October 2004 | 4 years | Future Movement | Hariri IV–V | [2] | |
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Omar Karami عمر كرامي (1934–2015) |
26 October 2004 | 19 April 2005 | 175 days | Arab Liberation Party | Karami II | [2] | |
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Najib Mikati نجيب ميقاتي (born 1955) |
19 April 2005 | 19 July 2005 | 91 days | Glory Movement | Mikati I | [2] | |
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Fouad Siniora فؤاد السنيورة (born 1943) |
19 July 2005 | 9 November 2009 | 4 years, 113 days | Future Movement (March 14 Alliance) |
Siniora I–II | [2] | |
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Saad Hariri سعد الدين الحريري (born 1970) |
9 November 2009 | 13 June 2011 | 1 year, 216 days | Future Movement (March 14 Alliance) |
Hariri I | [2] | |
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Najib Mikati نجيب ميقاتي (born 1955) |
13 June 2011 | 15 February 2014 | 2 years, 247 days | Azm Movement (March 8 Alliance) |
Mikati II | [2] | |
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Tammam Salam تمّام سلام (born 1945) |
15 February 2014 | 18 December 2016 | 2 years, 307 days | Future Movement (March 14 Alliance) |
Salam | [2] | |
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Saad Hariri سعد الدين الحريري (born 1970) |
18 December 2016 | 21 January 2020 | 3 years, 34 days | Future Movement (March 14 Alliance) |
Hariri II–III | [2] | |
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Hassan Diab حسّان دياب (born 1959) |
21 January 2020 | 10 September 2021 | 1 year, 232 days | Independent | Diab | [2] | |
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Najib Mikati نجيب ميقاتي (born 1955) |
10 September 2021 | Incumbent | 2 years, 357 days | Azm Movement | Mikati III | [3] |
Timeline
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See also
[edit]- Deputy Prime minister of Lebanon
- President of Lebanon
- Prime Minister of Lebanon
- List of speakers of the Parliament of Lebanon
- Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Lebanon
- Lists of office-holders
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r مكتبة فلسطين للكتب المصورة (24 May 2017). معجم حكام لبنان والرؤساء 1842_2012 - عدنان محسن ضاهر و د.رياض غنام (in Arabic).
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb "الرؤساء السابقون". www.pcm.gov.lb. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ Prentis, Jamie (23 June 2022). "Najib Mikati named Lebanon's prime minister-designate". The National. Retrieved 28 June 2022.