List of Presidents of Lebanon
Presidents

List of Presidents of Lebanon

Section Title: Presidents
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State of Greater Lebanon, part of the French Mandate (1926–1943)[edit]

№	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Elected	Time in office	Duration	Political party	Note(s)

1	-	Charles Debbas شارل دباس (1885–1935)	—	1 September 1926	2 January 1934	7 years, 122 days	Independent	—

2	-	Antoine Privat-Aubouard أنطوان أوبوار (1874–1934)	—	2 January 1934	30 January 1934	28 days	Independent	—

3	Habib basha assaad.JPG	Habib Pacha Es-Saad حبيب باشا السعد (1867–1942)	—	30 January 1934	20 January 1936	1 year, 357 days	Independent	—

4	-	Émile Eddé إميل أده (1886–1949)	—	20 January 1936	4 April 1941	5 years, 75 days	National Bloc	—

5	-	Pierre-Georges Arlabosse بيار جورج أرلابوس (1891–1950)	—	4 April 1941	9 April 1941	5 days	Independent	—

6	-	Alfred Georges Naccache ألفرد جورج النقاش (1887–1978)	—	9 April 1941	18 March 1943	1 year, 343 days	Kataeb Party	—

7	-	Ayoub Tabet أيوب تابت (1884–1951)	—	19 March 1943	21 July 1943	124 days	Independent	—

8	-	Petro Trad بيترو طراد (1876–1947)	—	22 July 1943	21 September 1943	61 days	Independent	—

9	-	Bechara Khoury بشارة الخوري (1890–1964)	—	21 September 1943	11 November 1943	51 days	Constitutional Bloc	—

Lebanese Republic (1943–present)[edit]

№	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Elected	Time in office	Duration	Political party	Note(s)

10	-	Émile Eddé إميل أده (1886–1949)	—	11 November 1943	22 November 1943	11 days	National Bloc	—

11	-	Bechara Khoury بشارة الخوري (1890–1964)	1943	22 November 1943	18 September 1952	8 years, 300 days	Constitutional Bloc	—

12	-	Fuad Chehab فؤاد شهاب (1902–1973)	—	18 September 1952	22 September 1952	4 days	Independent	—

13	-	Camille Chamoun كميل شمعون (1900–1987)	1952	23 September 1952	22 September 1958	5 years, 364 days	National Liberal Party	—

14	-	Fuad Chehab فؤاد شهاب (1902–1973)	1958	23 September 1958	22 September 1964	5 years, 364 days	Independent	Chehab served as the Commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces from 1945 to 1958.

15	-	Charles Helou شارل حلو (1913–2001)	1964	23 September 1964	22 September 1970	5 years, 364 days	Chehabist	—

16	-	Suleiman Frangieh سليمان فرنجية (1910–1992)	1970	23 September 1970	22 September 1976	5 years, 364 days	Marada Movement	—

17	-	Élias Sarkis إلياس سركيس (1924–1985)	1976	23 September 1976	22 September 1982	5 years, 364 days	Chehabist	—

18	-	Bachir Gemayel بشير الجميل (1947–1982)	1982 (Aug)	23 August 1982	14 September 1982	—	Kataeb Party / Lebanese Forces	Gemayel was assassinated prior to taking office, during the Lebanese Civil War.

19	-	Amine Gemayel أمين الجميل (1942–)	1982 (Sep)	23 September 1982	22 September 1988	5 years, 364 days	Kataeb Party	Brother of Bachir Gemayel.

20	-	Selim Hoss سليم الحص (1929–)	—	22 September 1988	5 November 1989	1 year, 44 days	Independent	Disputed: Dismissal as prime minister on 22 September 1988 contested.

21	-	Michel Aoun ميشال عون (1935–)	—	22 September 1988	13 October 1990	2 years, 21 days	Military	Disputed: Appointment as prime minister on 22 September 1988 contested.

22	-	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.

23	-	Elias Hrawi إلياس الهراوي (1926–2006)	1989 (24 Nov)	24 November 1989	24 November 1998	9 years	Independent	—

24	-	Émile Lahoud إميل لحود (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.

25	-	Fouad Siniora فؤاد السنيورة (1943–)	—	24 November 2007	25 May 2008	184 days	Future Movement (March 14 Alliance)	—

26	Michel Suleiman 2012.jpeg	Michel Suleiman ميشال سليمان (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.

27	-	Tammam Salam تمّام سلام (1945–)	—	25 May 2014	31 October 2016	2 years, 5 months, 7 days	Independent	—

28	-	Michel Aoun ميشال عون (1935–)	2014–2016	31 October 2016	Incumbent	2 years, 147 days	Free Patriotic Movement	Aoun served as the Commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces from 1984 to 1989.

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