This is a list of presidents of Lebanon since the creation of the office in 1926.
Constitutionally (de jure), the president's post carries significant responsibilities and influence. In practice, the president is largely a ceremonial and symbolic post due to external pressure or the formation of "consensus" cabinets, forcing the president to compromise. In theory, however, the president is responsible for appointing the entire government, therefore the ministers should work to his pleasure. Nevertheless, the president is still able to exercise influence on policy-making and has the role, in conjunction with the prime minister, of choosing ministers in the Government and safeguarding the Constitution of Lebanon.
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 Maronite Christian in every electoral cycle since that time.
List of officeholders
State of Greater Lebanon, part of the French Mandate (1926–1943)
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! rowspan="2" |No.
! rowspan="2" |Portrait
! rowspan="2" |Name<br />
! colspan="3" |Term of office
! colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Political party
! rowspan="2" |Notes
|-
! Took office
! Left office
! Time in office
|-
! rowspan="2" |1
| rowspan="2" |100px
| rowspan="2" |Charles Debbas<br><br>
| 1 September 1926
| 2 January 1934
|
! rowspan="2" style="background:;" |
| rowspan="2" |Independent
| rowspan="2" |
|-
| colspan="3" |1926, 1929
|- style="background-color:#E6E6AA"
! —
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| Privat-Antoine Aubouard<br><br>
| 2 January 1934
| 30 January 1934
|
! style="background:;" |
| Independent
|
|-
! 2
| 100px
| Habib Pacha Saad<br><br>
| 30 January 1934
| 20 January 1936
|
! style="background:;" |
| Independent
|
|-
! rowspan="2" |3
| rowspan="2" |100px
| rowspan="2" |Émile Eddé<br><br>
| 20 January 1936
| 4 April 1941
|
! rowspan="2" style="background:;" |
| rowspan="2" |National Bloc
| rowspan="2" |
|-
| colspan="3" |1936
|- style="background-color:#E6E6AA"
! —
| 100px
| Pierre-Georges Arlabosse<br><br>
| 4 April 1941
| 9 April 1941
|
! style="background:;" |
| Independent
|
|-
! 4
| 100px
| Alfred Georges Naccache<br><br>
| 9 April 1941
| 18 March 1943
|
! style="background:;" |
| Kataeb Party
|
|- style="background-color:#E6E6AA"
! —
| 100px
| Ayoub Tabet<br><br>
| 19 March 1943
| 21 July 1943
|
! style="background:;" |
| Independent
|
|-
! 5
| 100px
| Petro Trad<br><br>
| 22 July 1943
| 21 September 1943
|
! style="background:;" |
| Independent
|
|-
! rowspan="2" |6
| rowspan="2" |100px
| rowspan="2" |Bechara Khoury<br><br>
| 21 September 1943
| 11 November 1943
|
! rowspan="2" style="background:;" |
| rowspan="2" |Constitutional Bloc
| rowspan="2" |
|-
| colspan="3" |1943
|}
Lebanese Republic (1943–present)
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! rowspan="2" |No.
! rowspan="2" |Portrait
! rowspan="2" |Name<br />
! colspan="3" |Term of office
! colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Political party
! rowspan="2" |Notes
|-
! Took office
! Left office
! Time in office
|- style="background-color:#E6E6AA"
! —
| 100px
| Émile Eddé<br><br>
| 11 November 1943
| 22 November 1943
|
! style="background:;" |
| National Bloc
|
|-
! rowspan="2" |1
| rowspan="2" |100px
| rowspan="2" |Bechara Khoury<br><br>
| 22 November 1943
| 18 September 1952
|
! rowspan="2" style="background:;" |
| rowspan="2" |Constitutional Bloc
| rowspan="2" |
|-
| colspan="3" |1943, 1948
|- style="background-color:#E6E6AA"
! —
| 100px
| Fouad Chehab<br><br>
| 18 September 1952
| 22 September 1952
|
! style="background:;" |
| Military
|
|-
! rowspan="3" |2
| rowspan="3" |100px
| rowspan="3" |Camille Chamoun<br><br>
| rowspan="2" |23 September 1952
| rowspan="2" |22 September 1958
| rowspan="2" |
! style="background:;" |
| Constitutional Bloc
| rowspan="3" |
|-
! rowspan="2" style="background-color:;" |
| rowspan="2" |National Liberal Party
|-
| colspan="3" |1952
|-
! rowspan="2" |3
| rowspan="2" |100px
| rowspan="2" |Fouad Chehab<br><br>
| 23 September 1958
| 22 September 1964
|
! rowspan="2" style="background:;" |
| rowspan="2" |Independent
| rowspan="2" |
|-
| colspan="3" |1958
|-
! rowspan="2" |4
| rowspan="2" |100px
| rowspan="2" |Charles Helou<br><br>
| 23 September 1964
| 22 September 1970
|
! rowspan="2" style="background:Grey;" |
| rowspan="2" |Chehabist
| rowspan="2" |
|-
| colspan="3" |1964
|-
! rowspan="2" |5
| rowspan="2" |100px
| rowspan="2" |Suleiman Frangieh<br><br>
| 23 September 1970
| 22 September 1976
|
! rowspan="2" style="background:;" |
| rowspan="2" |Marada Movement
| rowspan="2" |
|-
| colspan="3" |1970
|-
! rowspan="2" |6
| rowspan="2" |100px
| rowspan="2" |Élias Sarkis<br><br>
| 23 September 1976
| 22 September 1982
|
! rowspan="2" style="background:Grey;" |
| rowspan="2" |Chehabist
| rowspan="2" |
|-
| colspan="3" |1976
|-
! rowspan="2" |7
| rowspan="2" |100px
| rowspan="2" |Bachir Gemayel<br><br>
| 23 August 1982
| 14 September 1982†
| '
! rowspan="2" style="background:;" |
| rowspan="2" |Kataeb Party
| rowspan="2" |
|-
| colspan="3" |August 1982
|-
! rowspan="2" |8
| rowspan="2" |100px
| rowspan="2" |Amine Gemayel<br><br>
| 23 September 1982
| 22 September 1988
|
! rowspan="2" style="background:;" |
| rowspan="2" |Kataeb Party
| rowspan="2" |
|-
| colspan="3" |September 1982
|- style="background-color:#E6E6AA"
! —
| 100px
| Salim Al-Huss<br><br>
| 22 September 1988
| 5 November 1989
|
! style="background:;" |
| Independent
|
|- style="background-color:#E6E6AA"
! —
| 100px
| Michel Aoun<br><br>
| 22 September 1988
| 13 October 1990
|
! style="background:;" |
| Military
|
|-
! colspan="9" | Second Lebanese Republic
|-
! rowspan="2" |9
| rowspan="2" |100px
| rowspan="2" |René Moawad<br><br>
| 5 November 1989
| 22 November 1989†
|
! rowspan="2" style="background:;" |
| rowspan="2" |Independent
| rowspan="2" |
|-
| colspan="3" |5 November 1989
|-
| colspan="9" |Vacant ( – )
|-
! rowspan="2" |10
| rowspan="2" |100px
| rowspan="2" |Elias Hrawi<br><br>
| 24 November 1989
| 24 November 1998
| years
! rowspan="2" style="background:;" |
| rowspan="2" |Independent
| rowspan="2" |
|-
| colspan="3" |24 November 1989
|-
! rowspan="2" |11
| rowspan="2" |100px
| rowspan="2" |Émile Lahoud<br><br>
| 24 November 1998
| 24 November 2007
| years
! rowspan="2" style="background:;" |
| rowspan="2" |Independent
| rowspan="2" |