List of Presidents of Lebanon

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President of the Republic of Lebanon
Coat of arms of Lebanon
Incumbent Michel Suleiman since 25 May 2008
Residence	Baabda Palace, Beirut
Inaugural holder	Bechara El Khoury 22 November 1943
Formation	Constitution of Lebanon 23 May 1926
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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 Fouad Siniora in 2007.

List of Presidents of Lebanon (1926–present)

#	Name (Born-Died) (Term)	Term of Office		Party
Presidents of the Greater Lebanon (Part of the French Mandate of Syria and Lebanon) (1926–1943)
1	Charles Debbas شارل دباس (1885–1935)	1 September 1926	2 January 1934	Independent
—	Antoine Privat-Aubouard أنطوان أوبوار (?–?) (Acting President)	2 January 1934	30 January 1934	Independent
2	Habib Pacha Es-Saad حبيب باشا السعد (1867–1942)	30 January 1934	20 January 1936	Independent
3	Émile Eddé إميل أده (1886–1949)	20 January 1936	4 April 1941	Lebanese National Bloc
—	Pierre-Georges Arlabosse بيار جورج أرلابوس (?–?) (Acting President)	4 April 1941	9 April 1941	Independent
4	Alfred Georges Naccache ألفرد جورج النقاش (1887–1978)	9 April 1941	18 March 1943	Kataeb Party
—	Ayoub Tabet أيوب ثابت (1884–1951) (Acting President)	19 March 1943	21 July 1943	Independent
5	Petro Trad بيترو طراد (1876–1947)	22 July 1943	21 September 1943	Independent
6	Bechara Khoury بشارة الخوري (1890–1964)	21 September 1943	11 November 1943	Constitutional Party
Presidents of the Republic of Lebanon (1943–present)
(6)	Bechara Khoury بشارة الخوري (1890–1964)	22 November 1943	18 September 1952	Constitutional Party
—	Fuad Chehab فؤاد شهاب (1902–1973) (1st Term, Acting President)	18 September 1952	22 September 1952	Independent
7	Camille Chamoun كميل شمعون (1900–1987)	23 September 1952	22 September 1958	National Liberal Party
8	Fuad Chehab فؤاد شهاب (1902–1973) (2nd Term)	23 September 1958	22 September 1964	Independent / Military
9	Charles Helou شارل حلو (1913–2001)	23 September 1964	22 September 1970	Chehabist, Kataeb Party
10	Suleiman Frangieh سليمان فرنجية (1910–1992)	23 September 1970	22 September 1976	Marada Movement
11	Elias Sarkis إلياس سركيس (1924–1985)	23 September 1976	22 September 1982	Chehabist
—	Bachir Gemayel بشير الجميل (1947–1982)^[2]	23 August 1982 (president-elect)	14 September 1982 (assassinated)	Kataeb Party
12	Amine Gemayel أمين الجميل (b. 1942)	23 September 1982	22 September 1988	Kataeb Party
—	Selim Hoss سليم الحص (b. 1929) (1st Term, Acting President)	24 September 1988	5 November 1989	Independent
13	René Moawad رينيه معوض (1925–1989)	5 November 1989	22 November 1989^[3]	Independence Movement
—	Selim Hoss سليم الحص (b. 1929) (2nd Term, Acting President)	22 November 1989	24 November 1989	Independent
—	Michel Aoun ميشال عون (b. 1935) (Acting President)	23 September 1988	13 October 1990	Military
14	Elias Hrawi إلياس الهراوي (1926–2006)	24 November 1989	24 November 1998	Independent
15	Émile Lahoud إميل لحود (b. 1936)	24 November 1998	24 November 2007	Independent / Military
—	Fouad Siniora فؤاد السنيورة (b. 1943) (Acting President)	24 November 2007	25 May 2008	Future Movement / March 14 Alliance
16	Michel Suleiman ميشال سليمان (b. 1948)	25 May 2008	Incumbent	Independent / Military