List of prime ministers of Lebanon

This is a list of prime ministers of Lebanon (officially titled President of the Council of Ministers) since the creation of the office in 1926.

President of the Council of Ministers of the Lebanese Republic
Coat of arms of Lebanon
Incumbent Mustapha Adib since 31 August 2020
Member of	Council of Ministers
Residence	Grand Serail, Beirut
Appointer	Parliament
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

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.

List of officeholders

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

State of Greater Lebanon, part of the French Mandate (1926–1943)
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Political party		Note(s)
			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 Ahdab خير الدين الأحدب (1894–1941)	5 January 1937	18 March 1938	1 year, 73 days	Independent		—
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	Independent		—
(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	Glory Movement		—
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 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	Glory Movement		—
26		Tammam Salam تمّام سلام (1945–)	15 February 2014	18 December 2016	2 years, 307 days	Independent		—
(25)		Saad Hariri سعد 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 حسان دياب (1959–)	21 January 2020	31 August 2020	1 year, 15 days	Independent		Resigned on 10 August 2020 but continued to serve as caretaker prime minister.
28		Mustapha Adib مصطفى أديب (1972–)	31 August 2020	—	158 days	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	18 February 1935	Military
Najib Mikati	2005, 2011–2014	24 November 1955	Glory Movement
Fouad Siniora	2005–2009	14 April 1943	Future Movement
Saad Hariri	2009–2011, 2016–2016, 2016-2020	18 April 1970	Future Movement
Tammam Salam	2014–2016	13 May 1945	Independent
Hassan Diab	2020	6 January 1959	Independent

See also

• List of presidents of Lebanon
• List of speakers of the Parliament of Lebanon
• Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Lebanon
• Lists of incumbents

References