List of Prime Ministers of Lebanon

Prime Minister of the Republic of Lebanon
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Incumbent Najib Mikati
Residence	Beirut
Inaugural holder	Riad Solh 25 September 1943
Formation	Constitution of Lebanon 23 May 1926
Website	Government of Republic of Lebanon

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This is a list of Prime Ministers 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 Sunni Muslim in every electoral cycle since that time. Nevertheless, several Prime Ministers in the past have been Christian.

List

French Mandate of Lebanon (1926–1943)

A	I	Name	Picture	Born–Died	Took Office	Left Office	Political Party
1	1	Auguste Adib Pacha (1st term)		1883–1945	31 May 1926	5 May 1927	Independent
2	2	Bechara Khoury (1st term)		1890–1964	5 May 1927	10 August 1928	Constitutional Party
3	3	Pacha Saad		1867–1942	10 August 1928	9 May 1929	Independent
4	4	Bechara Khoury (1st term)		1890–1964	9 May 1929	11 October 1929	Constitutional Party
5	5	Emile Edde (1st term)		1886–1949	11 October 1929	25 March 1930	Lebanese National Bloc
6	(2)	Auguste Adib Pacha (2nd term)		1883–1945	25 March 1930	9 March 1932	Independent
7	6	Charles Debbas		1885–1935	9 March 1932	29 January 1934	Independent
8	—	Abdullah Bayhum (1st term, acting)		Unknown	29 January 1934	30 January 1936	Independent
9	7	Ayoub Tabet		1884–1951	30 January 1936	5 January 1937	Independent
10	8	Khayreddine Ahdab		1894–1941	5 January 1937	18 March 1938	Independent
11	9	Khaled Chehab (1st term)		1886–1949	18 March 1938	24 October 1938	Independent
12	10	Abdallah Yafi (1st term)		1901–1986	24 October 1938	21 September 1939	Independent
13	11	Abdullah Bayhum (2nd term)		Unknown	21 September 1939	4 April 1941	Independent
14	12	Alfred Naccache		1887–1978	7 April 1941	26 November 1941	Kataeb Party
15	13	Ahmed Daouk (1st term)		Unknown	1 December 1941	26 July 1942	Independent
16	14	Sami Solh (1st term)		1887–1968	26 July 1942	22 March 1943	Independent
17	—	Ayoub Tabet (2nd term, acting)		1884–1951	22 March 1943	21 July 1943	Independent
18	15	Petro Trad		1876–1947	1 August 1943	25 September 1943	Independent

Republic of Lebanon (1943–Present)

A	I	Name	Picture	Born–Died	Took Office	Left Office	Political Party
19	16	Riad Solh (1st term)		1894–1951	25 September 1943	10 January 1945	Independence Movement
20	17	Abdul Hamid Karami		1890–1950	10 January 1945	20 August 1945	Independent
21	(14)	Sami Solh (2nd term)		1887–1968	23 August 1945	22 May 1946	Independent
22	18	Saadi Munla		Unknown	22 May 1946	14 December 1946	Independent
23	(16)	Riad Solh (2nd term)		1894–1951	14 December 1946	14 February 1951	Independence Movement
24	19	Hussein Oweini (1st term)		Unknown	14 February 1951	7 April 1951	Independent
25	(10)	Abdallah Yafi (2nd term)		1901–1986	7 April 1951	11 February 1952	Independent
26	(14)	Sami Solh (3rd term)		1887–1968	11 February 1952	9 September 1952	Independent
27	20	Nazim Akkari		Unknown	10 September 1952	14 September 1952	Independent
28	21	Saeb Salam (1st term)		1905–2000	14 September 1952	18 September 1952	Independent
29	(10)	Abdallah Yafi (3rd term)		1901–1986	24 September 1952	30 September 1952	Independent
30	(9)	Khaled Chehab (2nd term)		1887–1968	1 October 1952	1 May 1953	Independent
31	(21)	Saeb Salam (2nd term)		1905–2000	1 May 1953	16 August 1953	Independent
32	(10)	Abdallah Yafi (4th term)		1901–1986	16 August 1953	16 September 1954	Independent
33	(14)	Sami Solh (4th term)		1887–1968	16 September 1954	19 September 1955	Independent
34	22	Rachid Karami (1st term)		1921–1987	19 September 1955	20 March 1956	Independent
35	(10)	Abdallah Yafi (5th term)		1901–1986	20 March 1956	18 November 1956	Independent
36	(14)	Sami Solh (5th term)		1887–1968	18 November 1956	20 September 1958	Independent
37	—	Khalil Hibri (acting)		1904–1979	20 September 1958	24 September 1958	Independent
38	(22)	Rachid Karami (2nd term)		1921–1987	24 September 1958	14 May 1960	Independent
39	(13)	Ahmed Daouk (2nd term)		Unknown	14 May 1960	1 August 1960	Independent
40	(21)	Saeb Salam (3rd term)		1905–2000	2 August 1960	31 October 1961	Independent
41	(22)	Rachid Karami (3rd term)		1921–1987	31 October 1961	20 February 1964	Independent
42	(19)	Hussein Oweini (2nd term)		Unknown	20 February 1964	25 July 1965	Independent
43	(22)	Rachid Karami (4th term)		1921–1987	25 July 1965	9 April 1966	Independent
44	(10)	Abdallah Yafi (6th term)		1901–1986	9 April 1966	2 December 1966	Independent
45	(22)	Rachid Karami (5th term)		1921–1987	7 December 1966	8 February 1968	Independent
46	(10)	Abdallah Yafi (7th term)		1901–1986	8 February 1968	15 January 1969	Independent
47	(22)	Rachid Karami (6th term)		1921–1987	15 January 1969	13 October 1970	Independent
48	(21)	Saeb Salam (4th term)		1905–2000	13 October 1970	25 April 1973	Independent
49	23	Amin Hafez		1926–2009	25 April 1973	21 June 1973	Independent
50	24	Takieddine Solh (1st term)		1908–1988	21 June 1973	31 October 1974	Independent
51	25	Rachid Solh (1st term)		1926–	31 October 1974	24 May 1975	Independent
52	26	Nureddine Rifai		1899-1980	24 May 1975	27 May 1975	Military
53	(22)	Rachid Karami (7th term)		1921–1987	1 July 1975	8 December 1976	National Salvation Front
54	27	Selim Hoss (1st term)		1929–	8 December 1976	20 July 1980	Independent
55	(24)	Takieddine Solh (2nd term)		1908–1988	20 July 1980	25 October 1980	Independent
56	28	Shefic Dib Wazzan		1925–1999	25 October 1980	30 April 1984	Independent
57	(22)	Rachid Karami (8th term)		1921–1987	30 April 1984	1 June 1987	National Salvation Front
58	(27)	Selim Hoss (2nd term)1		1929–	2 June 1987	14 October 1990	Independent
59	29	Michel Aoun2		1935–	22 September 1988	13 October 1990	Military
60	(27)	Selim Hoss (3rd term)		1929–	14 October 1990	24 December 1990	Independent
61	30	Omar Karami (1st term)		1934–	24 December 1990	13 May 1992	Independent
62	(25)	Rachid Solh (2nd term)		1926–	13 May 1992	31 October 1992	Independent
63	31	Rafic Hariri (1st term)		1944–2005	31 October 1992	2 December 1998	Future Movement
64	(27)	Selim Hoss (4th term)		1929–	2 December 1998	23 October 2000	Independent
65	(31)	Rafic Hariri (2nd term)		1944–2005	23 October 2000	21 October 2004	Future Movement
66	(30)	Omar Karami (2nd term)		1934–	21 October 2004	15 April 2005	Independent
67	32	Najib Mikati (1st term)		1955–	15 April 2005	30 June 2005	Glory Movement
68	33	Fuad Siniora		1943–	30 June 2005	9 November 2009	Future Movement/March 14 Alliance
69	34	Saad Hariri		1970–	9 November 2009	13 June 2011 (Acting since 25 January 2011)	Future Movement/March 14 Alliance
70	35	Najib Mikati (2nd term)		1955–	13 June 2011	Incumbent	Glory Movement/March 8 Alliance

Notes

1. Disputed: dismissal on 22 September 1988 contested.
2. Disputed: Appointment on 22 September 1988 contested.

See also

• List of Presidents of Lebanon
• List of Speakers of the Parliament of Lebanon
• Lists of incumbents