This is a list of prime ministers of Lebanon (officially known as President of the Council of Ministers) since the creation of the office in 1926.
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Due to the National Pact, an unwritten understanding among the country's religious groups agreed to in 1943, every Prime Minister since that point has been a Sunni Muslim.
No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Party | Cabinet | Ref. | |||
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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 | Adib I | [1] | |
2 | ![]() | Bechara Khoury بشارة الخوري (1890–1964) | 5 May 1927 | 10 August 1928 | 1 year, 97 days | Constitutional Party | Khoury I–II | [1] | |
3 | ![]() | Habib Pacha Es-Saad حبيب باشا السعد (1867–1942) | 10 August 1928 | 9 May 1929 | 272 days | Independent | Saad | [1] | |
4 | ![]() | Bechara Khoury بشارة الخوري (1890–1964) | 9 May 1929 | 11 October 1929 | 155 days | Constitutional Party | Khoury III | [1] | |
5 | ![]() | Émile Eddé إميل أده (1886–1949) | 11 October 1929 | 25 March 1930 | 165 days | National Bloc | Eddé | [1] | |
6 | ![]() | Auguste Adib Pacha أوغست أديب باشا (1859–1936) | 25 March 1930 | 9 March 1932 | 1 year, 350 days | Independent | Adib II | [1] | |
7 | ![]() | Charles Debbas شارل دباس (1884–1935) | 9 March 1932 | 29 January 1934 | 1 year, 326 days | Independent | [2] | [1] | |
8 | ![]() | Abdallah Beyhum عبد الله بيهم (1879–1962) | 29 January 1934 | 30 January 1936 | 2 years, 1 day | Independent | [3] | [1] | |
9 | ![]() | Ayoub Tabet أيوب ثابت (1884–1951) | 30 January 1936 | 5 January 1937 | 341 days | Independent | [3] | [1] | |
10 | ![]() | Khayreddine al-Ahdab خير الدين الأحدب (1894–1941) | 5 January 1937 | 18 March 1938 | 1 year, 72 days | National Bloc | Ahdab I–II–III–IV–V | [1] | |
11 | ![]() | Khaled Chehab خالد شهاب (1886–1978) | 18 March 1938 | 24 October 1938 | 220 days | Independent | Chehab I | [1] | |
12 | ![]() | Abdallah Yafi عبد الله اليافي (1901–1986) | 24 October 1938 | 21 September 1939 | 332 days | Independent | Yafi I–II | [1] | |
13 | ![]() | Abdallah Beyhum عبد الله بيهم (1879–1962) | 21 September 1939 | 4 April 1941 | 1 year, 195 days | Independent | [1] | ||
Vacant (4 April 1941 – 7 April 1941) | |||||||||
14 | ![]() | Alfred Georges Naccache ألفرد جورج النقاش (1887–1978) | 7 April 1941 | 26 November 1941 | 233 days | Kataeb Party | [1] | ||
Vacant (26 November 1941 – 1 December 1941) | |||||||||
15 | ![]() | Ahmad Daouk أحمد الداعوق (1892–1979) | 1 December 1941 | 26 July 1942 | 237 days | Independent | Daouk I | [1] | |
16 | ![]() | Sami Solh سامي الصلح (1887–1968) | 26 July 1942 | 22 March 1943 | 239 days | Constitutional Party | Sami Solh I | [1] | |
17 | ![]() | Ayoub Tabet أيوب ثابت (1884–1951) | 22 March 1943 | 21 July 1943 | 121 days | Independent | Tabet | [1] | |
Vacant (21 July 1943 – 1 August 1943) | |||||||||
18 | ![]() | Petro Trad بيترو طراد (1876–1947) | 1 August 1943 | 25 September 1943 | 55 days | Independent | [1] |
No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Party | Cabinet | Ref. | |||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||||
1 | ![]() | Riad Solh رياض الصلح (1894–1951) | 25 September 1943 | 10 January 1945 | 1 year, 107 days | Constitutional Party | Riad Solh I–II | [4] | |
2 | ![]() | Abdul Hamid Karami عبد الحميد كرامي (1890–1950) | 10 January 1945 | 20 August 1945 | 222 days | Independent | Karami | [4] | |
Vacant (20 August 1945 – 23 August 1945) | |||||||||
3 | ![]() | Sami Solh سامي الصلح (1887–1968) | 23 August 1945 | 22 May 1946 | 272 days | Constitutional Party | Sami Solh II | [4] | |
4 | ![]() | Saadi Munla سعدي المنلا (1890–1975) | 22 May 1946 | 14 December 1946 | 206 days | Independent | Munla | [4] | |
5 | ![]() | Riad Solh رياض الصلح (1894–1951) | 14 December 1946 | 14 February 1951 | 4 years, 62 days | Constitutional Party | Riad Solh III–IV–V–VI | [4] | |
6 | ![]() | Hussein Oweini حسين العويني (1900–1971) | 14 February 1951 | 7 April 1951 | 52 days | Independent | Oweini I | [4] | |
7 | ![]() | Abdallah Yafi عبد الله اليافي (1901–1986) | 7 April 1951 | 11 February 1952 | 310 days | Independent | Yafi III | [4] | |
8 | ![]() | Sami Solh سامي الصلح (1887–1968) | 11 February 1952 | 9 September 1952 | 211 days | Constitutional Party | Sami Solh III | [4] | |
9 | ![]() | Nazem Akkari ناظم عكاري (1902–1985) | 10 September 1952 | 14 September 1952 | 4 days | Independent | Akkari | [4] | |
10 | ![]() | Saeb Salam صائب سلام (1905–2000) | 14 September 1952 | 18 September 1952 | 4 days | Independent | Salam I | [4] | |
— | ![]() | Fuad Chehab فؤاد شهاب (1902–1973) acting | 18 September 1952 | 1 October 1952 | 13 days | Independent | Fouad Chehab | [4] | |
11 | ![]() | Khaled Chehab خالد شهاب (1886–1978) | 1 October 1952 | 1 May 1953 | 212 days | Independent | Khaled Chehab II | [4] | |
12 | ![]() | Saeb Salam صائب سلام (1905–2000) | 1 May 1953 | 16 August 1953 | 107 days | Independent | Salam II | [4] | |
13 | ![]() | Abdallah Yafi عبد الله اليافي (1901–1986) | 16 August 1953 | 16 September 1954 | 1 year, 31 days | Independent | Yafi IV–Yafi V | [4] | |
14 | ![]() | Sami Solh سامي الصلح (1887–1968) | 16 September 1954 | 19 September 1955 | 1 year, 3 days | Constitutional Party | Sami Solh IV–V | [4] | |
15 | ![]() | Rashid Karami رشيد كرامي (1921–1987) | 19 September 1955 | 20 March 1956 | 183 days | Independent | Karami I | [4] | |
16 | ![]() | Abdallah Yafi عبد الله اليافي (1901–1986) | 20 March 1956 | 18 November 1956 | 243 days | Independent | Yafi VI–VII | [4] | |
17 | ![]() | Sami Solh سامي الصلح (1887–1968) | 18 November 1956 | 20 September 1958 | 1 year, 306 days | Constitutional Party | Sami Solh VI–VII–VIII | [4] | |
— | ![]() | Khalil Hibri خليل الهبري (1904[ citation needed ]–1979[ citation needed ]) acting | 20 September 1958 | 24 September 1958 | 4 days | Independent | Sami Solh VIII | [4] | |
18 | ![]() | Rashid Karami رشيد كرامي (1921–1987) | 24 September 1958 | 14 May 1960 | 1 year, 233 days | Independent | Karami II–III | [4] | |
19 | ![]() | Ahmad Daouk أحمد الداعوق (1892–1979) | 14 May 1960 | 1 August 1960 | 79 days | Independent | Daouk II | [4] | |
20 | ![]() | Saeb Salam صائب سلام (1905–2000) | 2 August 1960 | 31 October 1961 | 1 year, 90 days | Independent | Salam III–IV | [4] | |
21 | ![]() | Rashid Karami رشيد كرامي (1921–1987) | 31 October 1961 | 20 February 1964 | 2 years, 112 days | Independent | Karami IV | [4] | |
22 | ![]() | Hussein Oweini حسين العويني (1900–1971) | 20 February 1964 | 25 July 1965 | 1 year, 155 days | Independent | Oweini II–III–IV | [4] | |
23 | ![]() | Rashid Karami رشيد كرامي (1921–1987) | 25 July 1965 | 9 April 1966 | 258 days | Independent | Karami V | [4] | |
24 | ![]() | Abdallah Yafi عبد الله اليافي (1901–1986) | 9 April 1966 | 2 December 1966 | 237 days | Independent | Yafi VIII | [4] | |
Vacant (2 December 1966 – 7 December 1966) | |||||||||
25 | ![]() | Rashid Karami رشيد كرامي (1921–1987) | 7 December 1966 | 8 February 1968 | 1 year, 63 days | Independent | Karami VI | [4] | |
26 | ![]() | Abdallah Yafi عبد الله اليافي (1901–1986) | 8 February 1968 | 15 January 1969 | 342 days | Independent | Yafi IX–X–XI | [4] | |
27 | ![]() | Rashid Karami رشيد كرامي (1921–1987) | 15 January 1969 | 13 October 1970 | 1 year, 271 days | Independent | Karami VII–VIII | [4] | |
28 | ![]() | Saeb Salam صائب سلام (1905–2000) | 13 October 1970 | 25 April 1973 | 2 years, 194 days | Independent | Salam V–VI | [4] | |
29 | ![]() | Amin Hafez أمين الحافظ (1926–2009) | 25 April 1973 | 21 June 1973 | 57 days | Independent | Hafez | [4] | |
30 | ![]() | Takieddine Solh تقي الدين الصلح (1908–1988) | 21 June 1973 | 31 October 1974 | 1 year, 132 days | Independent | Takieddin Solh | [4] | |
31 | ![]() | Rachid Solh رشيد الصلح (1926–2014) | 31 October 1974 | 24 May 1975 | 205 days | Independent | Rachid Solh I | [4] | |
32 | ![]() | Nureddine Rifai نور الدين الرفاعي (1899–1980) | 24 May 1975 | 27 May 1975 | 3 days | Military | Rifai | [4] | |
Vacant (27 May 1975 – 1 July 1975) | |||||||||
33 | ![]() | Rashid Karami رشيد كرامي (1921–1987) | 1 July 1975 | 8 December 1976 | 1 year, 160 days | National Salvation Front | Karami IX | [4] | |
34 | ![]() | Salim Huss سليم الحص (1929–2024) | 8 December 1976 | 20 July 1980 | 3 years, 225 days | Independent | Hoss I–II | [4] | |
35 | ![]() | Takieddine Solh تقي الدين الصلح (1908–1988) | 20 July 1980 | 25 October 1980 | 97 days | Independent | No government | [4] | |
36 | ![]() | Shafik Dib Wazzan شفيق أديب الوزان (1925–1999) | 25 October 1980 | 30 April 1984 | 3 years, 188 days | Independent | Wazzan I–II | [4] | |
37 | ![]() | Rashid Karami رشيد كرامي (1921–1987) | 30 April 1984 | 1 June 1987 | 3 years, 32 days | National Salvation Front | Karami X | [4] | |
Vacant (1 June 1987 – 2 June 1987) | |||||||||
38 | ![]() | Salim Huss سليم الحص (1929–2024) | 2 June 1987 | 24 December 1990 Disputed | 3 years, 205 days | Independent | Hoss III | [4] | |
– | ![]() | Michel Aoun ميشال عون (born 1933) | 22 September 1988 Disputed | 13 October 1990 | 2 years, 21 days | Military | Aoun | [4] | |
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39 | ![]() | Omar Karami عمر كرامي (1934–2015) | 24 December 1990 | 16 May 1992 | 1 year, 144 days | Arab Liberation Party | Karami I | [4] | |
40 | ![]() | Rachid Solh رشيد الصلح (1926–2014) | 16 May 1992 | 31 October 1992 | 168 days | Independent | Rachid Solh II | [4] | |
41 | ![]() | Rafic Hariri رفيق الحريري (1944–2005) | 31 October 1992 | 4 December 1998 | 6 years, 34 days | Future Movement | Hariri I–II–III | [4] | |
42 | ![]() | Salim Huss سليم الحص (1929–2024) | 4 December 1998 | 26 October 2000 | 1 year, 327 days | Independent | Hoss IV | [4] | |
43 | ![]() | Rafic Hariri رفيق الحريري (1944–2005) | 26 October 2000 | 26 October 2004 | 4 years | Future Movement | Hariri IV–V | [4] | |
44 | ![]() | Omar Karami عمر كرامي (1934–2015) | 26 October 2004 | 19 April 2005 | 175 days | Arab Liberation Party | Karami II | [4] | |
45 | ![]() | Najib Mikati نجيب ميقاتي (born 1955) | 19 April 2005 | 19 July 2005 | 91 days | Glory Movement | Mikati I | [4] | |
46 | ![]() | Fouad Siniora فؤاد السنيورة (born 1943) | 19 July 2005 | 9 November 2009 | 4 years, 113 days | Future Movement (March 14 Alliance) | Siniora I–II | [4] | |
47 | ![]() | Saad Hariri سعد الدين الحريري (born 1970) | 9 November 2009 | 13 June 2011 | 1 year, 216 days | Future Movement (March 14 Alliance) | Hariri I | [4] | |
48 | ![]() | Najib Mikati نجيب ميقاتي (born 1955) | 13 June 2011 | 15 February 2014 | 2 years, 247 days | Azm Movement (March 8 Alliance) | Mikati II | [4] | |
49 | ![]() | Tammam Salam تمّام سلام (born 1945) | 15 February 2014 | 18 December 2016 | 2 years, 307 days | Future Movement (March 14 Alliance) | Salam | [4] | |
50 | ![]() | Saad Hariri سعد الدين الحريري (born 1970) | 18 December 2016 | 21 January 2020 | 3 years, 34 days | Future Movement (March 14 Alliance) | Hariri II–III | [4] | |
51 | ![]() | Hassan Diab حسّان دياب (born 1959) | 21 January 2020 | 10 September 2021 | 1 year, 232 days | Independent | Diab | [4] | |
52 | ![]() | Najib Mikati نجيب ميقاتي (born 1955) | 10 September 2021 | 8 February 2025 | 3 years, 151 days | Azm Movement | Mikati III | [5] | |
53 | ![]() | Nawaf Salam نواف سلام (born 1953) | 8 February 2025 | Incumbent | 191 days | Independent | Salam | [4] |
Birthplaces of prime ministers of Lebanon born abroad. |