List of Presidents of Lebanon

President of the Republic of Lebanon
State Flag
Incumbent Michel Suleiman
Residence	Beirut
Inaugural holder	Bechara El Khoury 22 November 1943
Formation	Constitution of Lebanon 23 May 1926
Website	Presidency of Republic of Lebanon

This is a list of Presidents (and acting Presidents) of Lebanon since the creation of the office in 1926. 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 twice, when two Muslims, the former Prime Ministers had to step in as acting presidents, Selim Hoss in 1988 and Fuad Siniora in 2007.

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List

French Mandate of Lebanon (1926–1943)

#	Name	Picture	Born–Died	Took Office	Left Office	Political Party
1	Charles Debbas		1885–1935	1 September 1926	2 January 1934	Independent
_	Antoine Aubouard (acting)		Unknown	2 January 1934	30 January 1934	Independent
2	Habib Pacha Es-Saad		1867–1942	30 January 1934	20 January 1936	Independent
3	Émile Eddé (1st time)		1886–1949	20 January 1936	4 April 1941	Lebanese National Bloc
_	Pierre Georges Arlabosse (acting)		Unknwon	4 April 1941	9 April 1941	Independent
4	Alfred Georges Naccache		Unknown	9 April 1941	18 March 1943	Kataeb Party
_	Ayoub Tabet (acting)		1884–1951	19 March 1943	21 July 1943	Independent
5	Petro Trad		1876–1947	22 July 1943	21 September 1943	Independent
6	Bechara Khoury		1890–1964	21 September 1943	11 November 1943	Constitutional Bloc

Republic of Lebanon (1943–Present)

#	Name	Picture	Born–Died	Took Office	Left Office	Political Party
7	Bechara Khoury		1890–1964	22 November 1943	18 September 1952	Constitutional Bloc
_	Fuad Chehab (1st time, acting)		1902–1973	18 September 1952	22 September 1952	Independent
8	Camille Chamoun		1900–1987	23 September 1952	22 September 1958	National Liberal Party
9	Fuad Chehab (2nd time)		1902–1973	23 September 1958	22 September 1964	Independent
10	Charles Helou		1913–2001	23 September 1964	22 September 1970	Chehabist
11	Suleiman Frangieh		1910–1992	23 September 1970	22 September 1976	Marada Movement
12	Elias Sarkis		1924–1985	23 September 1976	22 September 1982	Chehabist
_	Bachir Gemayel *		1947–1982	-	-	Kataeb Party
13	Amine Gemayel		1942–	23 September 1982	22 September 1988	Kataeb Party
_	Selim Hoss (acting)		1929–	24 September 1988	5 November 1989	Independent
14	René Moawad		1925–1989	5 November 1989	22 November 1989	Independence Movement
_	Selim Hoss (acting)		1929–	22 November 1989	24 November 1989	Independent
_	Michel Aoun (acting)		1935–	23 September 1988	13 October 1990	Military
15	Elias Hrawi		1925–2006	24 November 1989	24 November 1998	Independent
16	Émile Lahoud		1936–	24 November 1998	23 November 2007	Independent
_	Fuad Siniora (acting)		1943–	23 November 2007	25 May 2008	Future Movement
17	Michel Suleiman		1948–	25 May 2008	Incumbent	Independent

* Assassinated prior to taking office

Living former Presidents

Name	Term	Date of birth
Amine Gemayel	1982–1988	22 January 1942
Émile Lahoud	1998–2007	12 January 1936

See also

• List of Prime Ministers of Lebanon
• List of Speakers of the Parliament of Lebanon
• Lists of incumbents