List of presidents of Lebanon

President of the
Lebanese Republic
President of the; Lebanese Republic
	Presidential Seal
	Incumbent; Michel Aoun; since 31 October 2016
Style	His/Her Excellency
Residence	Baabda Palace
Term length	6 years
Inaugural holder	Bechara El Khoury; 22 November 1943
Formation	Constitution of Lebanon; 23 May 1926
Website	Presidency of the Lebanese Republic

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 (such as Syrian influence) 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.

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. This agreement had to be suspended three times, when prime ministers (Sunni Muslims) had to step in as acting presidents: Selim Hoss in 1988, Fouad Siniora in 2007 and Tammam Salam in 2014.

List of officeholders

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

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Elected	Term of office			Political party	Note(s)
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Elected	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political party	Note(s)
1		Charles Debbas شارل دباس (1885–1935)	—	1 September 1926	2 January 1934	7 years, 123 days	Independent
—		Antoine Privat-Aubouard أنطوان أوبوار (1874–1934)	—	2 January 1934	30 January 1934	28 days	Independent	He was a member of the French High Commission.
2		Habib Pacha Es-Saad حبيب باشا السعد (1867–1942)	—	30 January 1934	20 January 1936	1 year, 355 days	Independent	He was also speaker of the Representative Council of Greater Lebanon 10 years prior to taking office.
3		Émile Eddé إميل أده (1886–1949)	1936	20 January 1936	4 April 1941	5 years, 74 days	National Bloc
—		Pierre-Georges Arlabosse بيار جورج أرلابوس (1891–1950)	—	4 April 1941	9 April 1941	5 days	Independent
4		Alfred Georges Naccache ألفرد جورج النقاش (1887–1978)	—	9 April 1941	18 March 1943	1 year, 343 days	Kataeb Party
—		Ayoub Tabet أيوب تابت (1884–1951)	—	19 March 1943	21 July 1943	124 days	Independent
5		Petro Trad بيترو طراد (1876–1947)	—	22 July 1943	21 September 1943	61 days	Independent
6		Bechara Khoury بشارة الخوري (1890–1964)	—	21 September 1943	11 November 1943	51 days	Constitutional Bloc

Lebanese Republic (1943–present)

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Elected	Term of office			Political party	Note(s)
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Elected	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political party	Note(s)
—		Émile Eddé إميل أده (1886–1949)	—	11 November 1943	22 November 1943	11 days	National Bloc
6		Bechara Khoury بشارة الخوري (1890–1964)	1943 1948	22 November 1943	18 September 1952	8 years, 301 days	Constitutional Bloc
—		Fouad Chehab فؤاد شهاب (1902–1973)	—	18 September 1952	22 September 1952	4 days	Independent
7		Camille Chamoun كميل شمعون (1900–1987)	1952	23 September 1952	22 September 1958	5 years, 364 days	National Liberal Party
8		Fouad Chehab فؤاد شهاب (1902–1973)	1958	23 September 1958	22 September 1964	5 years, 365 days	Independent	Chehab served as the Commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces from 1945 to 1958.
9		Charles Helou شارل حلو (1913–2001)	1964	23 September 1964	22 September 1970	5 years, 364 days	Chehabist
10		Suleiman Frangieh سليمان فرنجية (1910–1992)	1970	23 September 1970	22 September 1976	5 years, 365 days	Marada Movement
11		Élias Sarkis إلياس سركيس (1924–1985)	1976	23 September 1976	22 September 1982	5 years, 364 days	Chehabist
12		Bachir Gemayel بشير الجميل (1947–1982)	1982 (Aug)	23 August 1982	14 September 1982	22 days	Kataeb Party	Gemayel was assassinated prior to taking office, during the Lebanese Civil War.
13		Amine Gemayel أمين الجميل (born 1942)	1982 (Sep)	23 September 1982	22 September 1988	5 years, 365 days	Kataeb Party	Brother of President Bachir Gemayel.
—		Selim Hoss سليم الحص (born 1929)	—	22 September 1988	5 November 1989	1 year, 44 days	Independent	Disputed: Dismissal as prime minister on 22 September 1988 contested.
—		Michel Aoun ميشال عون (born 1933)	—	22 September 1988	13 October 1990	2 years, 21 days	Military	Disputed: Appointment as prime minister on 22 September 1988 contested.
14		René Moawad رينيه معوض (1925–1989)	1989 (5 Nov)	5 November 1989	22 November 1989	17 days	Independence Movement	Disputed. Moawad was assassinated during the Lebanese Civil War.
—		Selim Hoss سليم الحص (born 1929)	—	22 November 1989	24 November 1989	2 days	Independent	Disputed.
15		Elias Hrawi إلياس الهراوي (1926–2006)	1989 (24 Nov)	24 November 1989	24 November 1998	9 years	Independent
16		Émile Lahoud إميل لحود (born 1936)	1998	24 November 1998	24 November 2007	9 years	Independent	Lahoud served as the Commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces from 1989 to 1998.
—		Fouad Siniora فؤاد السنيورة (born 1943)	—	24 November 2007	25 May 2008	183 days	Future Movement
17		Michel Suleiman ميشال سليمان (born 1948)	2008	25 May 2008	25 May 2014	6 years	Independent	Suleiman served as the Commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces from 1998 to 2008.
—		Tammam Salam تمّام سلام (born 1945)	—	25 May 2014	31 October 2016	2 years, 159 days	Independent
18		Michel Aoun ميشال عون (born 1933)	2016	31 October 2016	Incumbent	5 years, 182 days	Free Patriotic Movement	Aoun served as the Commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces from 1984 to 1989.

Living former presidents

Name	Term of office	Date of birth	Political party
Amine Gemayel	1982–1988	(1942-01-22) 22 January 1942	Kataeb Party
Émile Lahoud	1998–2007	(1936-01-12) 12 January 1936	Independent
Michel Suleiman	2008–2014	(1948-11-21) 21 November 1948	Independent

References

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Presidents of Lebanon (List)
French Mandate (1918–1943)	French Mandate of Lebanon office established 1926 Charles Debbas Privat-Antoine Aubouard* Habib Pacha Es-Saad Émile Eddé Pierre-Georges Arlabosse* Alfred Naqqache Ayoub Tabet* Petro Trad
Lebanese Republic (since 1943)	Lebanese Republic Bechara El Khoury Émile Eddé Bechara El Khoury Fuad Chehab* Camille Chamoun Fuad Chehab Charles Helou Suleiman Frangieh Élias Sarkis Bachir Gemayel† Amine Gemayel Michel Aoun* Selim Hoss* René Moawad Selim Hoss* Elias Hrawi Émile Lahoud Fouad Siniora* Michel Suleiman Tammam Salam* Michel Aoun
* denotes acting † assassinated prior to taking office