List of speakers of the Parliament of Lebanon

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Speaker of the Parliament of the
Lebanese Republic
Nabih Berri.jpg
Incumbent
Nabih Berri
since 20 October 1992
Residence Beirut
Term length 4 years
Inaugural holder Sabri Hamadé
21 September 1943
Formation Constitution of Lebanon
23 May 1926
Salary £L212,844,000 annually [1]
Website Parliament of Republic of Lebanon

This is a list of speakers of the Parliament of Lebanon since the office was created in 1922. [2]

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National Pact

Though the constitution does not require so, an unwritten understanding between the Shia, Sunni, and Maronite leaderships in Lebanon in 1943, known as the National Pact, has resulted in the holder of the post being a Shia in every electoral cycle since that time.

List of speakers

State of Greater Lebanon, part of the French Mandate (1922–1943)

Administrative Committee

The Administrative Committee was the first legislative body of Lebanon, established by the French Mandate in 1922, two years after founding the State of Greater Lebanon.

TermSpeakerPolitical affiliationElection
14 October 1920

11 March 1922
Daoud Amoun 2.jpg Daoud Amoun Pro-France 1920

Representative Councils

In 1922, the Representative Council of Lebanon was announced, representing different sects and areas.

R.C.TermSpeakerPolitical affiliationR.C.
1st 225 May 1922

15 October 1923
Habib Pasa Al-Sa'd.jpg Habib Al Saad Pro-France 1st
1st315 October 1923

21 October 1924
Naoum Labaki.jpg Naoum Labaki Pro-France
1st421 October 1924

13 July 1925
Edde Portrait.jpg Emile Edde Pro-France
2nd 513 July 1925

18 October 1927
Mousa Nammour.jpg Moussa Namour Pro-France 2nd

Senate

In 1926, the Senate of Lebanon was formed by the constitution, but abolished the next year.

TermPortraitNamePolitical affiliation
125 May 1926

6 October 1927
Muhammad Al Jisr.jpg Mohammed al-Jisr Pro-France

Parliament

The Parliament was established in 1926 by the constitution, and was merged with the Senate in 1927.

Par.TermPortraitNamePolitical affiliation
1st (5)19 October 1926

18 October 1927
Mousa Nammour.jpg Moussa Namour Pro-France
1st618 October 1927

30 January 1934
Muhammad Al Jisr.jpg Mohammed Aljesr Pro-France
2nd
3rd 730 January 1934

10 November 1934
Charles Debbas portrait.jpg Charles Debbas Pro-France
3rd810 November 1934

22 October 1935
Petro Trad (cropped).jpg Petro Trad Pro-France
3rd922 October 1935

29 October 1937
Emir Khaled Chehab.jpg Khaled Chehab Pro-France
4th 1029 October 1937

21 September 1939
Petro Trad (cropped).jpg Petro Trad Pro-France

Lebanese Republic (1943–present)

Lebanese Parliament

Source: [2]

In 1943, the Lebanese Republic was established, marking the end of the French mandate for Lebanon.

Par.No.TermSpeakerPolitical affiliation
5th 121 September 1943

22 October 1946
SabriHamadeh1 (cropped).jpg Sabri Hamadé Constitutional Bloc
5th222 October 1946

9 June 1947
Habib Abou shahla.1.jpg Habib Abou Chahla National Call Party
6th (1)9 June 1947

5 June 1951
SabriHamadeh1 (cropped).jpg Sabri Hamadé Constitutional Bloc
7th 35 June 1951

13 August 1953
Ahmed al-Asaad 3 (cropped).jpg Ahmed Asaad Al-Asaadiyya
8th 413 August 1953

20 October 1959
Adel Osseiran 5.png Adel Osseiran Unaffiliated
9th (1)20 October 1959

8 May 1964
SabriHamadeh1 (cropped).jpg Sabri Hamadé Unaffiliated
10th
11th 58 May 1964

20 October 1964
Kamel Asaad 2.jpg Kamel Asaad Al-Asaadiyya
11th(1)20 October 1964

9 May 1968
SabriHamadeh1 (cropped).jpg Sabri Hamadé Unaffiliated
12th (5)9 May 1968

22 October 1968
Kamel Asaad 2.jpg Kamel Asaad Al-Asaadiyya
12th(1)22 October 1968

20 October 1970
SabriHamadeh1 (cropped).jpg Sabri Hamadé Unaffiliated
12th (5)20 October 1970

16 October 1984
Kamel Asaad 2.jpg Kamel Asaad Social Democratic Party
13th
14th
15th
16th 616 October 1984

20 October 1992
President Hussein el Husseini with Pope John Paul II (cropped).jpg Hussein el-Husseini Amal Movement
17th
18th 720 October 1992

Incumbent
Nabih Berri.jpg Nabih Berri Amal Movement
19th
20th
21st
22nd
23rd
24th

Birthplaces

Birthplaces of speakers of the Parliament of Lebanon born in and around Lebanon.
Birthplaces speakers of the Parliament of Lebanon born abroad.

See also

References

  1. "Lebanese Politicians Reward Themselves - Al Akhbar English". 19 October 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-10-19.
  2. 1 2 (in Arabic) Republic of Lebanon - House of Representatives History