This is alist ofprime ministers ofLebanon (officially known as President of theCouncil of Ministers) since the creation of the office in 1926.
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Due to theNational Pact, an unwritten understanding among the country's religious groups agreed to in 1943, every Prime Minister since that point has been aSunni Muslim.
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Party | Cabinet | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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] | ||
| 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 | 288 days | Independent | Salam | [4] | ||

Birthplaces of prime ministers of Lebanon born abroad. |