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The Prime Minister of Lebanon, officially the President of the Council of Ministers, is the head of government and the head of the Council of Ministers of Lebanon. The Prime Minister is appointed (and removed) by the President of Lebanon.
President of the Council of Ministers of Lebanon | |
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![]() Presidency of the Council of Ministers of the Lebanese Republic | |
Style | His/Her Excellency |
Member of | Council of Ministers |
Residence | Grand Serail, Beirut |
Nominator | Parliament |
Appointer | President |
Term length | 4 years (maximum)[nb 1] |
Inaugural holder | Auguste Adib Pacha 31 May 1926[source?] |
Formation | Constitution of Lebanon 23 May 1926 |
Salary | LL 212,844,000 annually[1] |
Website | Lebanese Government Website |
Key | |
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— | Acting prime minister |
Azm Movement | |
Constitutional Party | |
National Bloc | |
Kataeb Party | |
Independence Movement | |
Military | |
National Salvation Front | |
Future Movement |
State of Greater Lebanon, part of the French Mandate (1926–1943) | ||||||||
No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | Note(s) | |||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
1 | ![]() |
Auguste Adib Pacha أوغست أديب باشا (1859–1936) |
31 May 1926 | 5 May 1927 | 339 days | Independent | — | |
2 | ![]() |
Bechara Khoury بشارة الخوري (1890–1964) |
5 May 1927 | 10 August 1928 | 1 year, 96 days | Constitutional Party | — | |
3 | Habib Pacha Es-Saad حبيب باشا السعد (1867–1942) |
10 August 1928 | 9 May 1929 | 272 days | Independent | — | ||
(2) | ![]() |
Bechara Khoury بشارة الخوري (1890–1964) |
9 May 1929 | 11 October 1929 | 155 days | Constitutional Party | — | |
4 | ![]() |
Émile Eddé إميل أده (1886–1949) |
11 October 1929 | 25 March 1930 | 165 days | National Bloc | — | |
(1) | ![]() |
Auguste Adib Pacha أوغست أديب باشا (1859–1936) |
25 March 1930 | 9 March 1932 | 1 year, 347 days | Independent | — | |
5 | ![]() |
Charles Debbas شارل دباس (1885–1935) |
9 March 1932 | 29 January 1934 | 1 year, 324 days | Independent | — | |
— | ![]() |
Abdallah Beyhum عبد الله بيهم (1879–1962) |
29 January 1934 | 30 January 1936 | 2 years, 1 day | Independent | — | |
6 | ![]() |
Ayoub Tabet أيوب ثابت (1884–1951) |
30 January 1936 | 5 January 1937 | 341 days | Independent | — | |
7 | ![]() |
Khayreddine al-Ahdab خير الدين الأحدب (1894–1941) |
5 January 1937 | 18 March 1938 | 1 year, 73 days | Independent | Khayreddin al-Ahdab was the first Muslim to hold this title | |
8 | ![]() |
Khaled Chehab خالد شهاب (1886–1978) |
18 March 1938 | 24 October 1938 | 220 days | Independent | — | |
9 | ![]() |
Abdallah Yafi عبد الله اليافي (1901–1986) |
24 October 1938 | 21 September 1939 | 1 year, 57 days | Independent | — | |
10 | ![]() |
Abdallah Beyhum عبد الله بيهم (1879–1962) |
21 September 1939 | 4 April 1941 | 1 year, 105 days | Independent | — | |
11 | ![]() |
Alfred Georges Naccache ألفرد جورج النقاش (1887–1978) |
7 April 1941 | 26 November 1941 | 233 days | Kataeb Party | — | |
12 | Ahmad Daouk أحمد الداعوق (1892–1979) |
1 December 1941 | 26 July 1942 | 237 days | Independent | — | ||
13 | ![]() |
Sami Solh سامي الصلح (1887–1968) |
26 July 1942 | 22 March 1943 | 239 days | Independent | — | |
— | ![]() |
Ayoub Tabet أيوب ثابت (1884–1951) |
22 March 1943 | 21 July 1943 | 121 days | Independent | — | |
14 | ![]() |
Petro Trad بيترو طراد (1876–1947) |
1 August 1943 | 25 September 1943 | 55 days | Independent | — | |
Lebanese Republic (1943–present) | ||||||||
No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | Note(s) | |||
Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
1 | ![]() |
Riad Solh رياض الصلح (1894–1951) |
25 September 1943 | 10 January 1945 | 1 year, 320 days | Independence Movement | — | |
2 | ![]() |
Abdul Hamid Karami عبد الحميد كرامي (1890–1950) |
10 January 1945 | 20 August 1945 | 222 days | Independent | — | |
3 | ![]() |
Sami Solh سامي الصلح (1887–1968) |
23 August 1945 | 22 May 1946 | 272 days | Independent | — | |
4 | ![]() |
Saadi Munla سعدي المنلا (1890–1975) |
22 May 1946 | 14 December 1946 | 206 days | Independent | — | |
(1) | ![]() |
Riad Solh رياض الصلح (1894–1951) |
14 December 1946 | 14 February 1951 | 4 years, 60 days | Independence Movement | Assassinated on 17 July 1951 at Marka Airport in Amman by members of the Syrian Social Nationalist Party | |
5 | ![]() |
Hussein Oweini حسين العويني (1900–1971) |
14 February 1951 | 7 April 1951 | 52 days | Independent | — | |
6 | ![]() |
Abdallah Yafi عبد الله اليافي (1901–1986) |
7 April 1951 | 11 February 1952 | 310 days | Independent | — | |
(3) | ![]() |
Sami Solh سامي الصلح (1887–1968) |
11 February 1952 | 9 September 1952 | 211 days | Independent | — | |
7 | ![]() |
Nazem Akkari ناظم عكاري (1902–1985) |
10 September 1952 | 14 September 1952 | 4 days | Independent | — | |
8 | ![]() |
Saeb Salam صائب سلام (1905–2000) |
14 September 1952 | 18 September 1952 | 4 days | Independent | — | |
— | ![]() |
Fuad Chehab فؤاد شهاب (1902–1973) |
18 September 1952 | 1 October 1952 | 13 days | Independent | Acting, first Maronite who holds the position. | |
9 | ![]() |
Khaled Chehab خالد شهاب (1886–1978) |
1 October 1952 | 1 May 1953 | 212 days | Independent | — | |
(8) | ![]() |
Saeb Salam صائب سلام (1905–2000) |
1 May 1953 | 16 August 1953 | 107 days | Independent | — | |
(6) | ![]() |
Abdallah Yafi عبد الله اليافي (1901–1986) |
16 August 1953 | 16 September 1954 | 1 year, 30 days | Independent | — | |
(3) | ![]() |
Sami Solh سامي الصلح (1887–1968) |
16 September 1954 | 19 September 1955 | 1 year, 3 days | Independent | — | |
11 | ![]() |
Rashid Karami رشيد كرامي (1921–1987) |
19 September 1955 | 20 March 1956 | 183 days | Independent | — | |
(6) | ![]() |
Abdallah Yafi عبد الله اليافي (1901–1986) |
20 March 1956 | 18 November 1956 | 243 days | Independent | — | |
(3) | ![]() |
Sami Solh سامي الصلح (1887–1968) |
18 November 1956 | 20 September 1958 | 1 year, 306 days | Independent | — | |
— | ![]() |
Khalil Hibri خليل الهبري (1904–1979) |
20 September 1958 | 24 September 1958 | 4 days | Independent | — | |
(11) | ![]() |
Rashid Karami رشيد كرامي (1921–1987) |
24 September 1958 | 14 May 1960 | 1 year, 233 days | Independent | — | |
12 | Ahmad Daouk أحمد الداعوق (1892–1979) |
14 May 1960 | 1 August 1960 | 79 days | Independent | — | ||
(8) | ![]() |
Saeb Salam صائب سلام (1905–2000) |
2 August 1960 | 31 October 1961 | 1 year, 89 days | Independent | — | |
(11) | ![]() |
Rashid Karami رشيد كرامي (1921–1987) |
31 October 1961 | 20 February 1964 | 2 years, 111 days | Independent | — | |
13 | ![]() |
Hussein Oweini حسين العويني (1900–1971) |
20 February 1964 | 25 July 1965 | 1 year, 157 days | Independent | — | |
(11) | ![]() |
Rashid Karami رشيد كرامي (1921–1987) |
25 July 1965 | 9 April 1966 | 258 days | Independent | — | |
(6) | ![]() |
Abdallah Yafi عبد الله اليافي (1901–1986) |
9 April 1966 | 2 December 1966 | 237 days | Independent | — | |
(11) | ![]() |
Rashid Karami رشيد كرامي (1921–1987) |
7 December 1966 | 8 February 1968 | 1 year, 61 days | Independent | — | |
(6) | ![]() |
Abdallah Yafi عبد الله اليافي (1901–1986) |
8 February 1968 | 15 January 1969 | 342 days | Independent | — | |
(11) | ![]() |
Rashid Karami رشيد كرامي (1921–1987) |
15 January 1969 | 13 October 1970 | 1 year, 271 days | Independent | — | |
(8) | ![]() |
Saeb Salam صائب سلام (1905–2000) |
13 October 1970 | 25 April 1973 | 2 years, 194 days | Independent | — | |
14 | ![]() |
Amin Hafez أمين الحافظ (1926–2009) |
25 April 1973 | 21 June 1973 | 57 days | Independent | — | |
15 | ![]() |
Takieddine Solh تقي الدين الصلح (1908–1988) |
21 June 1973 | 31 October 1974 | 1 year, 131 days | Independent | — | |
16 | ![]() |
Rachid Solh رشيد الصلح (1926–2014) |
31 October 1974 | 24 May 1975 | 205 days | Independent | — | |
17 | ![]() |
Nureddine Rifai نور الدين الرفاعي (1899–1980) |
24 May 1975 | 27 May 1975 | 3 days | Military | — | |
(11) | ![]() |
Rashid Karami رشيد كرامي (1921–1987) |
1 July 1975 | 8 December 1976 | 1 year, 159 days | National Salvation Front | — | |
18 | ![]() |
Selim Hoss سليم الحص (1929–) |
8 December 1976 | 20 July 1980 | 3 years, 224 days | Independent | — | |
(15) | ![]() |
Takieddine Solh تقي الدين الصلح (1908–1988) |
20 July 1980 | 25 October 1980 | 97 days | Independent | — | |
19 | ![]() |
Shafik Dib Wazzan شفيق أديب الوزان (1925–1999) |
25 October 1980 | 30 April 1984 | 3 years, 187 days | Independent | — | |
(11) | ![]() |
Rashid Karami رشيد كرامي (1921–1987) |
30 April 1984 | 1 June 1987 | 3 years, 32 days | National Salvation Front | Karami was assassinated during the Lebanese Civil War. | |
(18) | ![]() |
Selim Hoss سليم الحص (1929–) |
2 June 1987 | 24 December 1990 | 3 years, 204 days | Independent | Disputed: Dismissal on 22 September 1988 contested, then fully recognized from 13 October 1990. | |
20 | ![]() |
Michel Aoun ميشال عون (1935–) |
22 September 1988 | 13 October 1990 | 2 years, 21 days | Military | Disputed: Appointment on 22 September 1988 contested. | |
21 | ![]() |
Omar Karami عمر كرامي (1934–2015) |
24 December 1990 | 13 January 1992 | 1 year, 20 days | Independent | — | |
(16) | ![]() |
Rachid Solh رشيد الصلح (1926–2014) |
13 January 1992 | 31 January 1992 | 18 days | Independent | — | |
22 | ![]() |
Rafic Hariri رفيق الحريري (1944–2005) |
31 January 1992 | 6 December 1998 | 6 years, 310 days | Future Movement | — | |
(18) | ![]() |
Selim Hoss سليم الحص (1929–) |
6 December 1998 | 23 October 2000 | 1 year, 321 days | Independent | — | |
(22) | ![]() |
Rafic Hariri رفيق الحريري (1944–2005) |
23 October 2000 | 21 October 2004 | 3 years, 363 days | Future Movement | Rafic Hariri was assassinated on 14 February 2005, four months after leaving office. | |
(21) | ![]() |
Omar Karami عمر كرامي (1934–2015) |
21 October 2004 | 19 April 2005 | 180 days | Independent | — | |
23 | ![]() |
Najib Mikati نجيب ميقاتي (1955–) |
19 April 2005 | 19 July 2005 | 91 days | Independent | — | |
24 | ![]() |
Fouad Siniora فؤاد السنيورة (1943–) |
19 July 2005 | 9 November 2009 | 4 years, 112 days | Future Movement (March 14 Alliance) |
— | |
25 | ![]() |
Saad Hariri سعد الدين الحريري (1970–) |
9 November 2009 | 13 June 2011 | 1 year, 217 days | Future Movement (March 14 Alliance) |
— | |
(23) | ![]() |
Najib Mikati نجيب ميقاتي (1955–) |
13 June 2011 | 15 February 2014 | 2 years, 247 days | Independent | — | |
26 | ![]() |
Tammam Salam تمّام سلام (1945–) |
15 February 2014 | 18 December 2016 | 2 years, 307 days | Independent | — | |
(25) | ![]() |
Saad Hariri سعد الدين الحريري (1970–) |
18 December 2016 | 21 January 2020 | 3 years, 34 days | Future Movement (March 14 Alliance) |
Resigned on 29 October 2019, but continued to serve as caretaker prime minister. | |
27 | ![]() |
Hassan Diab حسّان دياب (1959–) |
21 January 2020 | 10 September 2021 | 1 year, 232 days | Independent | Resigned on 10 August 2020 but continued to serve as caretaker prime minister. | |
(23) | ![]() |
Najib Mikati نجيب ميقاتي (1955–) |
10 September 2021 | Incumbent | 2 years, 349 days | Azm Movement | A new government was formed by Najib Mikati on the 10th of September 2021 after a 13-month-long wait for a new cabinet. |
Name | Term of office | Date of birth | Political party |
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Selim Hoss | 1976–1980, 1987–1990, 1998–2000 | 20 December 1929 | Independent |
Michel Aoun | 1988–1990 | 18 February 1935 | Military |
Fouad Siniora | 2005–2009 | 14 April 1943 | Future Movement |
Saad Hariri | 2009–2011, 2016–2020 | 18 April 1970 | Future Movement |
Tammam Salam | 2014–2016 | 13 May 1945 | Independent |
Hassan Diab | 2020-2021 | 1 June 1959 | Independent |
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