A Slideshow presentation about the Lebanese Presidents. In Lebanon the president is largely a ceremonial and symbolic post. Never less, the president is still able to exercise influence on policy making and has the role, in conjunction with the prime minister, of choosing ministers in the Government and safeguarding the constitution

1. List of Presidents
of Lebanon

2. The president is largely a ceremonial and symbolic
post. Never less, the president is still able to
exercise influence on policy making and has the
role, in conjunction with the prime minister, of
choosing ministers in the Government and
safeguarding the constitution.

3. President of the
Lebanese Republic
Presidential Seal Michel Aoun
Style His/Her Excellency
Residence Baabda Palace
Appointer Parliament
Term length 6 years
Inaugural holder Bechara El Khoury
22 November 1943
Formation Constitution of Lebanon
23 May 1926
Website Presidency of the Lebanese Republic

4. Contents
1.National Pact
2.Presidents
2.1State of Greater Lebanon, part of the French
Mandate (1926–1943)
2.2Lebanese Republic (1943–present)
3.Living former Presidents

5. 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 Maronite Christian in every electoral cycle since that
time. This agreement had to be suspended three times, when
three Sunni Muslims, the Prime Ministers had to step in as
Acting Presidents, Selim Hoss in 1988, Fouad Siniora in
2007 and Tammam Salam in 2014.

6. Qualifications
The constitution requires the president hold the same qualifications as a member
of Parliament (also called the Chamber of Deputies), which are Lebanese citizenship and
attainment of the age of twenty-one .[3]
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7. “ I swear by Almighty God to observe the
Constitution and the laws of the Lebanese
Nation and to maintain the independence of
Lebanon and its territorial integrity.
Oath:

8. State Of Greater Lebanon, part of the French Mandate (1926–1943)
№ Portrait
Name
(Birth–Death)
Took office Left office Political party Note(s)
1
Charles Debbas
‫دباس‬ ‫شارل‬(1885–
1935)
1 September 1926 2 January 1934 Independent —
—
Antoine Privat-
Aubouard
‫أوبوار‬ ‫أنطوان‬
2 January 1934 30 January 1934 Independent —
2
Habib Pacha Es-Saad
‫السعد‬ ‫باشا‬ ‫حبيب‬(1867–
1942)
30 January 1934 20 January 1936 Independent —
3
Émile Eddé
‫أده‬ ‫إميل‬(1886–1949)
20 January 1936 4 April 1941 National Bloc —
—
Pierre-Georges
Arlabosse
‫أرالبوس‬ ‫جورج‬ ‫بيار‬
4 April 1941 9 April 1941 Independent —
4
Alfred Georges
Naccache
‫جورج‬ ‫ألفرد‬
‫النقاش‬(1887–1978)
9 April 1941 18 March 1943 Kataeb Party —
—
Ayoub Tabet
‫ثابت‬ ‫أيوب‬(1884–
1951)
19 March 1943 21 July 1943 Independent —
5
Petro Trad
‫طراد‬ ‫بيترو‬(1876–
1947)
22 July 1943 21 September 1943 Independent —
6
Bechara Khoury
‫الخوري‬ ‫بشارة‬(1890–
1964)
21 September 1943 11 November 1943 Constitutional Party —

9. Lebanese Republic (1943–present)[edit]
№ Portrait
Name
(Birth–Death)
Took office Left office Political party Note(s)
—
Émile Eddé
‫أده‬ ‫إميل‬(1886–1949)
11 November
1943
22 November
1943
National Bloc —
6
Bechara Khoury
‫الخوري‬ ‫بشارة‬(1890–1964)
22 November
1943
18 September
1952
Constitutional
Party
—
—
Fuad Chehab
‫شهاب‬ ‫فؤاد‬(1902–1973)
18 September
1952
22 September
1952
Independent —
7
Camille Chamoun
‫شمعون‬ ‫كميل‬(1900–1987)
23 September
1952
22 September
1958
National Liberal
Party
—
8
Fuad Chehab
‫شهاب‬ ‫فؤاد‬(1902–1973)
23 September
1958
22 September
1964
Independent
Chehab
served as
the Comman
der of the
Lebanese
Armed
Forces from
1945 to 1958.
9
Charles Helou
‫حلو‬ ‫شارل‬(1913–2001)
23 September
1964
22 September
1970
Chehabist —

10. 0
Suleiman Frangieh
‫فرنجية‬ ‫سليمان‬(1910–1992)
23 September
1970
22 September
1976
Marada
Movement
—
11
Elias Sarkis
‫سركيس‬ ‫إلياس‬(1924–1985)
23 September
1976
22 September
1982
Chehabist —
(-)
Bachir Gemayel
‫الجميل‬ ‫بشير‬(1947–1982)
23 August
1982
14 September
1982
Kataeb Party
Gemayel was assassinated
prior to taking office, during
the Lebanese Civil War.
1
2
Amine Gemayel
‫الجميل‬ ‫أمين‬(1942–)
23 September
1982
22 September
1988
Kataeb Party Brother of Bachir Gemayel.
—
Selim Hoss
‫الحص‬ ‫سليم‬(1929–)
22 September
1988
5 November
1989
Independent
Disputed: Dismissal as prime
minister on 22 September
1988 contested.
—
Michel Aoun
‫عون‬ ‫ميشال‬(1935–)
22 September
1988
23 October
1990
Military
Disputed: Appointment as
prime minister on 22
September 1988 contested.

11. 3
René Moawad
‫معوض‬ ‫رينيه‬(1925–1989)
5 November 1989 22 November 1989 Independence Movement
Moawad was assassinated during
the Lebanese Civil War.
—
Selim Hoss
‫الحص‬ ‫سليم‬(1929–)
22 November 1989 24 November 1989 Independent —
1
4
Elias Hrawi
‫الهراوي‬ ‫إلياس‬(1926–2006)
24 November 1989 24 November 1998 Independent —
1
5
Émile Lahoud
‫لحود‬ ‫إميل‬(1936–)
24 November 1998 24 November 2007 Independent
Lahoud served as the Commander of
the Lebanese Armed Forces from
1989 to 1998.
—
Fouad Siniora
‫السنيورة‬ ‫فؤاد‬(1943–)
24 November 2007 25 May 2008
Future Movement
(March 14 Alliance)
—
1
6
Michel Suleiman
‫سليمان‬ ‫ميشال‬(1948–)
25 May 2008 25 May 2014 Independent
Suleiman served as the Commander of
the Lebanese Armed Forces from
1998 to 2008.
—
Tammam Salam
‫سالم‬ ‫ام‬ّ‫م‬‫ت‬(1945–)
25 May 2014 31 October 2016 Independent —
1
7
Michel Aoun
‫عون‬ ‫ميشال‬(1935–)
31 October 2016 Incumbent Free Patriotic Movement —

12. Living former Presidents
Name Term of office Date of birth Political party
Amine
Gemayel
1982–1988
22 January
1942 (age 74)
Kataeb Party
Émile Lahoud 1998–2007
12 January
1936 (age 80)
Independent
Michel
Suleiman
2008–2014
21 November
1948 (age 67)
Independent