List of Prime Ministers of Lebanon

Prime Minister of the Lebanese Republic
Coat of arms of Lebanon
Incumbent Tammam Salam since 15 February 2014
Residence	Grand Serail, Beirut
Appointer	President of Lebanon
Term length	Duration of the parliamentary convocation (4 years)
Inaugural holder	Riad Solh 25 September 1943
Formation	Constitution of Lebanon 23 May 1926
Website	Lebanese Government Website

This is a list of Prime Ministers of Lebanon since the creation of the office in 1926.

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

Prime Ministers

Key
—	Acting prime minister.
	Constitutional Party
	National Bloc
	Kataeb Party
	Independence Movement
	Military
	National Salvation Front
	Future Movement
	Glory Movement

№	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Political party		Note(s)
1		Auguste Adib Pacha أوغست أديب باشا (1860–1936)	31 May 1926	5 May 1927	Independent		—
2		Bechara Khoury بشارة الخوري (1890–1964)	5 May 1927	10 August 1928	Constitutional Party		—
3		Habib Pacha Es-Saad حبيب باشا السعد (1867–1942)	10 August 1928	9 May 1929	Independent		—
4		Bechara Khoury بشارة الخوري (1890–1964)	9 May 1929	11 October 1929	Constitutional Party		—
5		Émile Eddé إميل أده (1886–1949)	11 October 1929	25 March 1930	National Bloc		—
6		Auguste Adib Pacha أوغست أديب باشا (1860–1936)	25 March 1930	9 March 1932	Independent		—
7		Charles Debbas شارل دباس (1885–1935)	9 March 1932	29 January 1934	Independent		—
—		Abdallah Beyhum عبد الله بيهم (1879–1962)	29 January 1934	30 January 1936	Independent		—
8		Ayoub Tabet أيوب ثابت (1884–1951)	30 January 1936	5 January 1937	Independent		—
9		Khayreddine Ahdab خير الدين الأحدب (1894–1941)	5 January 1937	18 March 1938	Independent		—
10		Khaled Chehab خالد شهاب (1886–1978)	18 March 1938	24 October 1938	Independent		—
11		Abdallah Yafi عبد الله اليافي (1901–1986)	24 October 1938	21 September 1938	Independent		—
12		Abdallah Beyhum عبد الله بيهم (1879–1962)	21 September 1939	4 April 1941	Independent		—
13		Alfred Georges Naccache ألفرد جورج النقاش (1887–1978)	7 April 1941	26 November 1941	Kataeb Party		—
14		Ahmad Daouk أحمد الداعوق (1892–1979)	1 December 1941	26 July 1942	Independent		—
15		Sami Solh سامي الصلح (1887–1968)	26 July 1942	22 March 1943	Independent		—
—		Ayoub Tabet أيوب ثابت (1884–1951)	22 March 1943	21 July 1943	Independent		—
16		Petro Trad بيترو طراد (1876–1947)	1 August 1943	25 September 1943	Independent		—
№	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Political party		Note(s)
17		Riad Solh رياض الصلح (1894–1951)	25 September 1943	10 January 1945	Independence Movement		—
18		Abdul Hamid Karami عبد الحميد كرامي (1890–1950)	10 January 1945	20 August 1945	Independent		—
19		Sami Solh سامي الصلح (1887–1968)	23 August 1945	22 May 1946	Independent		—
20		Saadi Munla سعدي المنلا (1890–1975)	22 May 1946	14 December 1946	Independent		—
21		Riad Solh رياض الصلح (1894–1951)	14 December 1946	14 February 1951	Independence Movement		—
22		Hussein Oweini حسين العويني (1900–1971)	14 February 1951	7 April 1951	Independent		—
23		Abdallah Yafi عبد الله اليافي (1901–1986)	7 April 1951	11 February 1952	Independent		—
24		Sami Solh سامي الصلح (1887–1968)	11 February 1952	9 September 1952	Independent		—
25		Nazem Akkari ناظم عكاري (1902–1985)	10 September 1952	14 September 1952	Independent		—
26		Saeb Salam صائب سلام (1905–2000)	14 September 1952	18 September 1952	Independent		—
27		Abdallah Yafi عبد الله اليافي (1901–1986)	24 September 1952	30 September 1952	Independent		—
28		Khaled Chehab خالد شهاب (1886–1978)	1 October 1952	1 May 1953	Independent		—
29		Saeb Salam صائب سلام (1905–2000)	1 May 1953	16 August 1953	Independent		—
30		Abdallah Yafi عبد الله اليافي (1901–1986)	16 August 1953	16 September 1954	Independent		—
31		Sami Solh سامي الصلح (1887–1968)	16 September 1954	19 September 1955	Independent		—
32		Rashid Karami رشيد كرامي (1921–1987)	19 September 1955	20 March 1956	Independent		—
33		Abdallah Yafi عبد الله اليافي (1901–1986)	20 March 1956	18 November 1956	Independent		—
34		Sami Solh سامي الصلح (1887–1968)	18 November 1956	20 September 1958	Independent		—
—		Khalil Hibri خليل الهبري (1904–1979)	20 September 1958	24 September 1958	Independent		—
35		Rashid Karami رشيد كرامي (1921–1987)	24 September 1958	14 May 1960	Independent		—
36		Ahmad Daouk أحمد الداعوق (1892–1979)	14 May 1960	1 August 1960	Independent		—
37		Saeb Salam صائب سلام (1905–2000)	2 August 1960	31 October 1961	Independent		—
38		Rashid Karami رشيد كرامي (1921–1987)	31 October 1961	20 February 1964	Independent		—
39		Hussein Oweini حسين العويني (1900–1971)	20 February 1964	25 July 1965	Independent		—
40		Rashid Karami رشيد كرامي (1921–1987)	25 July 1965	9 April 1966	Independent		—
41		Abdallah Yafi عبد الله اليافي (1901–1986)	9 April 1966	2 December 1966	Independent		—
42		Rashid Karami رشيد كرامي (1921–1987)	7 December 1966	8 February 1968	Independent		—
43		Abdallah Yafi عبد الله اليافي (1901–1986)	8 February 1968	15 January 1969	Independent		—
44		Rashid Karami رشيد كرامي (1921–1987)	15 January 1969	13 October 1970	Independent		—
45		Saeb Salam صائب سلام (1905–2000)	13 October 1970	25 April 1973	Independent		—
46		Amin Hafez أمين الحافظ (1926–2009)	25 April 1973	21 June 1973	Independent		—
47		Takieddine Solh تقي الدين الصلح (1908–1988)	21 June 1973	31 October 1974	Independent		—
48		Rachid Solh رشيد الصلح (1926–2014)	31 October 1974	24 May 1975	Independent		—
49		Nureddine Rifai نور الدين الرفاعي (1899–1980)	24 May 1975	27 May 1975	Military		—
50		Rashid Karami رشيد كرامي (1921–1987)	1 July 1975	8 December 1976	National Salvation Front		—
51		Selim Hoss سليم الحص (1929–)	8 December 1976	20 July 1980	Independent		—
52		Takieddine Solh تقي الدين الصلح (1908–1988)	20 July 1980	25 October 1980	Independent		—
53		Shafik Dib Wazzan شفيق أديب الوزان (1925–1999)	25 October 1980	30 April 1984	Independent		—
54		Rashid Karami رشيد كرامي (1921–1987)	30 April 1984	1 June 1987	National Salvation Front		Karami was assassinated during the Lebanese Civil War.
55		Selim Hoss سليم الحص (1929–)	2 June 1987	14 October 1990	Independent		Disputed: Dismissal on 22 September 1988 contested.
56		Michel Aoun ميشال عون (1935–)	22 September 1988	13 October 1990	Military		Disputed: Appointment on 22 September 1988 contested.
57		Selim Hoss سليم الحص (1929–)	14 October 1990	24 December 1990	Independent		—
58		Omar Karami عمر كرامي (1934–2015)	24 December 1990	13 May 1992	Independent		—
59		Rachid Solh رشيد الصلح (1926–2014)	13 May 1992	31 October 1992	Independent		—
60		Rafic Hariri رفيق الحريري (1944–2005)	31 October 1992	6 December 1998	Future Movement		—
61		Selim Hoss سليم الحص (1929–)	6 December 1998	23 October 2000	Independent		—
62		Rafic Hariri رفيق الحريري (1944–2005)	23 October 2000	21 October 2004	Future Movement		Hariri was assassinated on 14 February 2005, four months after leaving office.
63		Omar Karami عمر كرامي (1934–2015)	21 October 2004	19 April 2005	Independent		—
64		Najib Mikati نجيب ميقاتي (1955–)	19 April 2005	19 July 2005	Glory Movement		—
65		Fouad Siniora فؤاد السنيورة (1943–)	19 July 2005	9 November 2009	Future Movement (March 14 Alliance)		—
66		Saad Hariri سعد الحريري (1970–)	9 November 2009	13 June 2011	Future Movement (March 14 Alliance)		—
67		Najib Mikati نجيب ميقاتي (1955–)	13 June 2011	15 February 2014	Glory Movement (March 8 Alliance)		—
68		Tammam Salam تمّام سلام (1945–)	15 February 2014	Incumbent	Independent		—

Living former Prime Ministers

Name	Term of office	Date of birth	Political party
Selim Hoss	1976–1980, 1987–1990, 1990, 1998–2000	20 December 1929	Independent
Michel Aoun	1988–1990	30 September 1933	Military
Najib Mikati	2005, 2011–2014	24 November 1955	Glory Movement
Fouad Siniora	2005–2009	14 April 1943	Future Movement
Saad Hariri	2009–2011	18 April 1970	Future Movement

See also

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

References

General

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