Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants (Lebanon)

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Lebanese Republic
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants
وزارة الخارجية والمغتربين
Coat of arms of Lebanon.svg
Palace of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Lebanon, 1947.jpg
Palace of the Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 1947
Agency overview
Formed1941
Jurisdiction Government of Lebanon
Headquarters Rue Michel Bustros, Rmeil, Beirut
33°53′33″N35°31′7″E / 33.89250°N 35.51861°E / 33.89250; 35.51861
Agency executive
Parent agency Cabinet of Lebanon
Website Official website

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants is the Lebanese government ministry in charge of the country's foreign affairs and maintaining relations with its large emigrant communities.

Contents

List of Foreign Affairs ministers

No.PortraitName
(birth–death)
Term of officeCabinetPrime MinisterPresident
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
1 Salim Takla lebanon.jpg Salim Takla 25 September 194311 January 1945†1 year, 108 days Riad Solh I Riad Al Solh Bechara El Khoury
Riad Solh II
Abdul Hamid Karami Abdul Hamid Karami
2 Henri Pharaon.jpg Henri Philippe Pharaoun 13 January 194522 August 1945221 days
3 Hamid Beik Frangieh.jpg Hamid Frangieh 22 August 194522 May 1946273 days Sami Solh II Sami Solh
4 Philippe Takla Portrait.jpg Philippe Takla 22 May 194614 December 1946206 days Saadi Munla Saadi Al Munla
(2) Henri Pharaon.jpg Henri Philippe Pharaoun 14 December 19467 June 1947185 days Riad Solh III Riad Al Solh
(3) Hamid Beik Frangieh.jpg Hamid Frangieh 7 June 19471 October 19492 years, 116 days Riad Solh IV
Riad Solh V
(4) Philippe Takla Portrait.jpg Philippe Takla 1 October 194914 February 19511 year, 136 days Riad Solh VI
5 Hsyn l`wyny.jpg Hussein Al Oweini 14 February 19517 June 1951113 days Hussein Oweini I Hussein Al Oweini
6 Charles Helou (cropped).jpg Charles Helou 7 June 195111 February 1952249 days Abdallah Yafi III Abdallah El-Yafi
(4) Philippe Takla Portrait.jpg Philippe Takla 11 February 19529 September 1952211 days Sami Solh III Sami Solh
7 Nazem Akkari, Prime Minister of Lebanon.jpg Nazem Akkari 9 September 195214 September 19525 days Nazem Akkari Nazem Akkari
8 Saeb Salam.png Saeb Salam 14 September 195218 September 19524 days Saeb Salam I Saeb Salam
(7) Nazem Akkari, Prime Minister of Lebanon.jpg Nazem Akkari 18 September 195230 September 195212 days Fouad Chehab Fouad Chehab

Acting

9 Musa Mubarak 30 September 19526 February 1953129 days Khaled Chehab II Khaled Chehab Camille Chamoun
10 Emir Khaled Chehab.jpg Khaled Chehab 6 February 195330 April 195383 days
11 Georges Hakim 30 April 195316 August 1953108 days Saeb Salam II Saeb Salam
12 Alfred Naqqache Portrait.jpg Alfred Naqqache 16 August 19539 July 19551 year, 327 days Abdallah Yafi IV Abdallah El-Yafi
Abdallah Yafi V
Sami Solh IV Sami Solh
(3) Hamid Beik Frangieh.jpg Hamid Frangieh 9 July 19557 September 195560 days Sami Solh V
13 Salim Lahoud 7 September 195518 November 19561 year, 72 days
Rashid Karami I Rashid Karami
Abdallah Yafi VI Abdallah El-Yafi
Abdallah Yafi VII
14 Charles Malik (cropped).jpg Charles Malik 18 November 195624 September 19581 year, 310 days Sami Solh VI Sami Solh
Sami Solh VII
Sami Solh VIII
(4) Philippe Takla Portrait.jpg Philippe Takla 24 September 195814 October 195820 days Rashid Karami II Rashid Karami Fouad Chehab
(5) Hsyn l`wyny.jpg Hussein Al Oweini 14 October 195814 May 19601 year, 213 days Rashid Karami III
(4) Philippe Takla Portrait.jpg Philippe Takla 14 May 19601 April 19643 years, 323 days Ahmad Daouk II Ahmad Daouk
Saeb Salam III Saeb Salam
Saeb Salam IV
Rashid Karami IV Rashid Karami
Hussein Oweini II Hussein Al Oweini
15 Fouad Ammoun 1 April 196418 November 1964177 days
Hussein Oweini III Charles Helou
(4) Philippe Takla Portrait.jpg Philippe Takla 18 November 19642 June 1965196 days Hussein Oweini IV
(5) Hsyn l`wyny.jpg Hussein Al Oweini 2 June 196525 July 196553 days
(11) Georges Hakim 25 July 19659 April 1966258 days Rashid Karami V Rashid Karami
(4) Philippe Takla Portrait.jpg Philippe Takla 9 April 19666 December 1966241 days Abdallah Yafi VIII Abdallah El-Yafi
(11) Georges Hakim 6 December 19668 February 19681 year, 64 days Rashid Karami VI Rashid Karami
16 Fouad Boutros.png Fouad Boutros 8 February 196812 October 1968247 days Abdallah Yafi IX Abdallah El-Yafi
17 Ali Arab 12 October 196820 October 19688 days Abdallah Yafi X
(5) Hsyn l`wyny.jpg Hussein Al Oweini 20 October 196815 January 196987 days Abdallah Yafi XI
18 Rachid Karami.png Rashid Karami 15 January 196922 January 19697 days Rashid Karami VII Rashid Karami
19 Yusuf Salim 22 January 196925 November 1969307 days
20 Naseem Majdalani.png Naseem Majdalani 25 November 196913 October 1970322 days Rashid Karami VIII
21 Khalil Abou Hamad 13 October 197025 April 19732 years, 194 days Saeb Salam V Saeb Salam Suleiman Frangieh
Saeb Salam VI
22 Khatchig Babikian 25 April 19738 July 197374 days Amin Hafez Amin Hafez
23 Fouad Naffah.png Fouad Naffah 8 July 197331 October 19741 year, 115 days Takieddine Solh Takieddin el-Solh
(4) Philippe Takla Portrait.jpg Philippe Takla 31 October 197423 May 1975204 days Rachid Solh I Rachid Solh
24 Lucien Dahdah 23 May 19751 July 197539 days Nureddine Rifai Nureddine Rifai
(4) Philippe Takla Portrait.jpg Philippe Takla 1 July 197516 June 1976351 days Rashid Karami IX Rashid Karami
25 Camille Chamoun MaroPoli.tif Camille Chamoun 16 June 19769 December 1976176 days
(16) Fouad Boutros.png Fouad Boutros 9 December 19767 October 19825 years, 302 days Selim Hoss I Salim Al-Huss Élias Sarkis
Selim Hoss II
Shafik Wazzan I Shafik Wazzan
26 Elie Salem 7 October 198230 April 19841 year, 206 days Shafik Wazzan II Amine Gemayel
(18) Rachid Karami.png Rashid Karami 30 April 19841 June 1987†3 years, 32 days Rashid Karami X Rashid Karami
27 Selim el Hoss old.png Salim Al-Huss

Acting until 24 November 1989Disputed since 22 September 1988

2 June 198724 December 19903 years, 205 days Salim Al-Huss

Acting

Selim Hoss III Salim Al-Huss

Acting

Salim Al-Huss Elias Hrawi
- Mohammad Nabil Quraitem

Disputed

22 September 198822 September 1988Did not assume Michel Aoun Michel Aoun

Acting

- Michel Aoun - 1988 (cropped).jpg Michel Aoun

Disputed

22 September 198813 October 19902 years, 21 days
28 Farès Boueiz 24 December 199016 September 19921 year, 267 days Omar Karami I Omar Karami Elias Hrawi
Rachid Solh II Rachid Solh
29 Nasri Maalouf 16 September 199231 October 199245 days
(28) Farès Boueiz 31 October 19924 December 19986 years, 34 days Rafic Hariri I Rafic Hariri
Rafic Hariri II
Rafic Hariri III
(27) Salim el-Hoss Axis for Peace 2005-11-17 (cropped).jpg Salim Al-Huss 4 December 199826 October 20001 year, 327 days Selim Hoss IV Salim Al-Huss Émile Lahoud
30 Mahmoud Hammoud 26 October 200017 April 20032 years, 173 days Rafic Hariri IV Rafic Hariri
31 Jean Obeid - 1988.jpg Jean Obeid 17 April 200326 October 20041 year, 192 days Rafic Hariri V
(30) Mahmoud Hammoud 26 October 200419 July 2005266 days Omar Karami II Omar Karami
Najib Mikati I Najib Mikati
32 Fawzi Salloukh, April 2009.jpg Fawzi Salloukh 19 July 200524 November 20072 years, 128 days Fouad Siniora I Fouad Siniora
- Tarek Mitri (cropped).jpg Tarek Mitri

Acting

24 November 200711 July 2008230 days Fouad Siniora

Acting

(32) Fawzi Salloukh, April 2009.jpg Fawzi Salloukh 11 July 200813 September 200864 days Fouad Siniora II Fouad Siniora Michel Suleiman
- Nassib Lahoud.jpg Nassib Lahoud

Acting

13 September 20089 November 20091 year, 57 days
33 Periodeia UPEKs, k. D. Droutsa, ste Mese Anatole Libanos - Foreign Minister, Mr. D. Droutsas Tours Middle East Lebanon (5102468090) (cropped).jpg Ali Al Shami 9 November 200929 January 201081 days Saad Hariri I Saad Hariri
- Tarek Mitri (cropped).jpg Tarek Mitri

Acting

29 January 201013 June 20111 year, 135 days
34 Adnan Mansour 2013 (8642536701).jpg Adnan Mansour 13 June 201115 February 20142 years, 247 days Najib Mikati II Najib Mikati
35 Gebran Bassil.jpg Gebran Bassil 15 February 201425 May 201499 days Tammam Salam Tammam Salam
- Akram Chehayeb - P039743-273280 (cropped).jpg Akram Chehayeb

Acting

25 May 201418 December 20162 years, 207 days Tammam Salam

Acting

(35) Gebran Bassil in 2018 (cropped).jpg Gebran Bassil 18 December 201621 January 20203 years, 34 days Saad Hariri II Saad Hariri Michel Aoun
Saad Hariri III
36 Trimeres sunantese UPEKs Elladas-Kuprou-Libanou (UPEKs, 15.04.2021) 02 (cropped).jpg Charbel Wehbe 21 January 202010 September 20211 year, 232 days Hassan Diab Hassan Diab
37 Abdallah Bou Habib to the European Commission - P062433-884398 (cropped).jpg Abdallah Bou Habib 10 September 2021Incumbent3 years, 38 days Najib Mikati III Najib Mikati
Najib Mikati

Acting

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