List of prime ministers of Lebanon facts for kids

Top left: Riad Solh was the first prime minister of the Republic of Lebanon.
Top right: Rashid Karami was the longest-serving prime minister of Lebanon serving for 8 terms.
Bottom left: Rafic Hariri is one of the most celebrated prime ministers of Lebanon and was the second longest-serving prime minister.
Bottom right: Nawaf Salam is the current prime minister of Lebanon since 2025.

This is a list of people who have served as the Prime Minister of Lebanon. The official title for this role is the President of the Council of Ministers. This important position was created in 1926.

In Lebanon, there's an unwritten agreement called the National Pact. It was made in 1943. Because of this agreement, every Prime Minister since then has been a Sunni Muslim. This helps share power among the different religious groups in the country.

Leaders of Lebanon: A Historical List
- During the French Mandate (1926–1943)
- Prime Ministers of the Lebanese Republic (1943–present)
Timeline of Prime Ministers
See also

Leaders of Lebanon: A Historical List

During the French Mandate (1926–1943)

Lebanon was under French control during this time. The Prime Ministers helped lead the country even then.

No.	Photo	Name (Born–Died)	Took Office	Left Office	Time in Office	Cabinet
1	Auguste Adib Pacha	Auguste Adib Pacha أوغست أديب باشا (1859–1936)	31 May 1926	5 May 1927	339 days	Independent	Adib I
2	Bechara Khoury	Bechara Khoury بشارة الخوري (1890–1964)	5 May 1927	10 August 1928	1 year, 97 days	Constitutional Party	Khoury I–II
3	Habib Pacha Es-Saad	Habib Pacha Es-Saad حبيب باشا السعد (1867–1942)	10 August 1928	9 May 1929	272 days	Independent	Saad
4	Bechara Khoury	Bechara Khoury بشارة الخوري (1890–1964)	9 May 1929	11 October 1929	155 days	Constitutional Party	Khoury III
5	Émile Eddé	Émile Eddé إميل أده (1886–1949)	11 October 1929	25 March 1930	165 days	National Bloc	Eddé
6	Auguste Adib Pacha	Auguste Adib Pacha أوغست أديب باشا (1859–1936)	25 March 1930	9 March 1932	1 year, 350 days	Independent	Adib II
7	Charles Debbas	Charles Debbas شارل دباس (1884–1935)	9 March 1932	29 January 1934	1 year, 326 days	Independent
8	Abdallah Beyhum	Abdallah Beyhum عبد الله بيهم (1879–1962)	29 January 1934	30 January 1936	2 years, 1 day	Independent
9	Ayoub Tabet	Ayoub Tabet أيوب ثابت (1884–1951)	30 January 1936	5 January 1937	341 days	Independent
10	Khayreddine al-Ahdab	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
11	Khaled Chehab	Khaled Chehab خالد شهاب (1886–1978)	18 March 1938	24 October 1938	220 days	Independent	Chehab I
12	Abdallah Yafi	Abdallah Yafi عبد الله اليافي (1901–1986)	24 October 1938	21 September 1939	332 days	Independent	Yafi I–II
13	Abdallah Beyhum	Abdallah Beyhum عبد الله بيهم (1879–1962)	21 September 1939	4 April 1941	1 year, 195 days	Independent
Vacant (4 April 1941 – 7 April 1941)
14	Alfred Georges Naccache	Alfred Georges Naccache ألفرد جورج النقاش (1887–1978)	7 April 1941	26 November 1941	233 days	Kataeb Party
Vacant (26 November 1941 – 1 December 1941)
15	Ahmad Daouk	Ahmad Daouk أحمد الداعوق (1892–1979)	1 December 1941	26 July 1942	237 days	Independent	Daouk I
16	Sami Solh	Sami Solh سامي الصلح (1887–1968)	26 July 1942	22 March 1943	239 days	Constitutional Party	Sami Solh I
17	Ayoub Tabet	Ayoub Tabet أيوب ثابت (1884–1951)	22 March 1943	21 July 1943	121 days	Independent	Tabet
Vacant (21 July 1943 – 1 August 1943)
18	Petro Trad	Petro Trad بيترو طراد (1876–1947)	1 August 1943	25 September 1943	55 days	Independent

Prime Ministers of the Lebanese Republic (1943–present)

After 1943, Lebanon became an independent republic. Here are the Prime Ministers who have served since then.

No.	Photo	Name (Born–Died)	Took Office	Left Office	Time in Office	Cabinet
1	Riad Solh	Riad Solh رياض الصلح (1894–1951)	25 September 1943	10 January 1945	1 year, 107 days	Constitutional Party	Riad Solh I–II
2	Abdul Hamid Karami	Abdul Hamid Karami عبد الحميد كرامي (1890–1950)	10 January 1945	20 August 1945	222 days	Independent	Karami
Vacant (20 August 1945 – 23 August 1945)
3	Sami Solh	Sami Solh سامي الصلح (1887–1968)	23 August 1945	22 May 1946	272 days	Constitutional Party	Sami Solh II
4	Saadi Munla	Saadi Munla سعدي المنلا (1890–1975)	22 May 1946	14 December 1946	206 days	Independent	Munla
5	Riad Solh	Riad Solh رياض الصلح (1894–1951)	14 December 1946	14 February 1951	4 years, 62 days	Independence Movement	Riad Solh III–IV–V–VI
6	Hussein Oweini	Hussein Oweini حسين العويني (1900–1971)	14 February 1951	7 April 1951	52 days	Independent	Oweini I
7	Abdallah Yafi	Abdallah Yafi عبد الله اليافي (1901–1986)	7 April 1951	11 February 1952	310 days	Independent	Yafi III
8	Sami Solh	Sami Solh سامي الصلح (1887–1968)	11 February 1952	9 September 1952	211 days	Constitutional Party	Sami Solh III
9	Nazem Akkari	Nazem Akkari ناظم عكاري (1902–1985)	10 September 1952	14 September 1952	4 days	Independent	Akkari
10	Saeb Salam	Saeb Salam صائب سلام (1905–2000)	14 September 1952	18 September 1952	4 days	Independent	Salam I
—	Fuad Chehab	Fuad Chehab فؤاد شهاب (1902–1973) acting	18 September 1952	1 October 1952	13 days	Independent	Fouad Chehab
11	Khaled Chehab	Khaled Chehab خالد شهاب (1886–1978)	1 October 1952	1 May 1953	212 days	Independent	Khaled Chehab II
12	Saeb Salam	Saeb Salam صائب سلام (1905–2000)	1 May 1953	16 August 1953	107 days	Independent	Salam II
13	Abdallah Yafi	Abdallah Yafi عبد الله اليافي (1901–1986)	16 August 1953	16 September 1954	1 year, 31 days	Independent	Yafi IV–Yafi V
14	Sami Solh	Sami Solh سامي الصلح (1887–1968)	16 September 1954	19 September 1955	1 year, 3 days	Constitutional Party	Sami Solh IV–V
15	Rashid Karami	Rashid Karami رشيد كرامي (1921–1987)	19 September 1955	20 March 1956	183 days	Independent	Karami I
16	Abdallah Yafi	Abdallah Yafi عبد الله اليافي (1901–1986)	20 March 1956	18 November 1956	243 days	Independent	Yafi VI–VII
17	Sami Solh	Sami Solh سامي الصلح (1887–1968)	18 November 1956	20 September 1958	1 year, 306 days	Constitutional Party	Sami Solh VI–VII–VIII
—	Khalil Hibri	Khalil Hibri خليل الهبري (1904–1979) acting	20 September 1958	24 September 1958	4 days	Independent	Sami Solh VIII
18	Rashid Karami	Rashid Karami رشيد كرامي (1921–1987)	24 September 1958	14 May 1960	1 year, 233 days	Independent	Karami II–III
19	Ahmad Daouk	Ahmad Daouk أحمد الداعوق (1892–1979)	14 May 1960	1 August 1960	79 days	Independent	Daouk II
20	Saeb Salam	Saeb Salam صائب سلام (1905–2000)	2 August 1960	31 October 1961	1 year, 90 days	Independent	Salam III–IV
21	Rashid Karami	Rashid Karami رشيد كرامي (1921–1987)	31 October 1961	20 February 1964	2 years, 112 days	Independent	Karami IV
22	Hussein Oweini	Hussein Oweini حسين العويني (1900–1971)	20 February 1964	25 July 1965	1 year, 155 days	Independent	Oweini II–III–IV
23	Rashid Karami	Rashid Karami رشيد كرامي (1921–1987)	25 July 1965	9 April 1966	258 days	Independent	Karami V
24	Abdallah Yafi	Abdallah Yafi عبد الله اليافي (1901–1986)	9 April 1966	2 December 1966	237 days	Independent	Yafi VIII
Vacant (2 December 1966 – 7 December 1966)
25	Rashid Karami	Rashid Karami رشيد كرامي (1921–1987)	7 December 1966	8 February 1968	1 year, 63 days	Independent	Karami VI
26	Abdallah Yafi	Abdallah Yafi عبد الله اليافي (1901–1986)	8 February 1968	15 January 1969	342 days	Independent	Yafi IX–X–XI
27	Rashid Karami	Rashid Karami رشيد كرامي (1921–1987)	15 January 1969	13 October 1970	1 year, 271 days	Independent	Karami VII–VIII
28	Saeb Salam	Saeb Salam صائب سلام (1905–2000)	13 October 1970	25 April 1973	2 years, 194 days	Independent	Salam V–VI
29	Amin Hafez	Amin Hafez أمين الحافظ (1926–2009)	25 April 1973	21 June 1973	57 days	Independent	Hafez
30	Takieddine Solh	Takieddine Solh تقي الدين الصلح (1908–1988)	21 June 1973	31 October 1974	1 year, 132 days	Independent	Takieddin Solh
31	Rachid Solh	Rachid Solh رشيد الصلح (1926–2014)	31 October 1974	24 May 1975	205 days	Independent	Rachid Solh I
32	Nureddine Rifai	Nureddine Rifai نور الدين الرفاعي (1899–1980)	24 May 1975	27 May 1975	3 days	Military	Rifai
Vacant (27 May 1975 – 1 July 1975)
33	Rashid Karami	Rashid Karami رشيد كرامي (1921–1987)	1 July 1975	8 December 1976	1 year, 160 days	National Salvation Front	Karami IX
34	Salim Huss	Salim Huss سليم الحص (1929–2024)	8 December 1976	20 July 1980	3 years, 225 days	Independent	Hoss I–II
35	Takieddine Solh	Takieddine Solh تقي الدين الصلح (1908–1988)	20 July 1980	25 October 1980	97 days	Independent	No government
36	Shafik Dib Wazzan	Shafik Dib Wazzan شفيق أديب الوزان (1925–1999)	25 October 1980	30 April 1984	3 years, 188 days	Independent	Wazzan I–II
37	Rashid Karami	Rashid Karami رشيد كرامي (1921–1987)	30 April 1984	1 June 1987	3 years, 32 days	National Salvation Front	Karami X
Vacant (1 June 1987 – 2 June 1987)
38	Salim Huss	Salim Huss سليم الحص (1929–2024)	2 June 1987	24 December 1990	3 years, 205 days	Independent	Hoss III
–	Michel Aoun	Michel Aoun ميشال عون (born 1933)	22 September 1988	13 October 1990	2 years, 21 days	Military	Aoun
Second Lebanese Republic
39	Omar Karami	Omar Karami عمر كرامي (1934–2015)	24 December 1990	16 May 1992	1 year, 144 days	Arab Liberation Party	Karami I
40	Rachid Solh	Rachid Solh رشيد الصلح (1926–2014)	16 May 1992	31 October 1992	168 days	Independent	Rachid Solh II
41	Rafic Hariri	Rafic Hariri رفيق الحريري (1944–2005)	31 October 1992	4 December 1998	6 years, 34 days	Future Movement	Hariri I–II–III
42	Salim Huss	Salim Huss سليم الحص (1929–2024)	4 December 1998	26 October 2000	1 year, 327 days	Independent	Hoss IV
43	Rafic Hariri	Rafic Hariri رفيق الحريري (1944–2005)	26 October 2000	26 October 2004	4 years	Future Movement	Hariri IV–V
44	Omar Karami	Omar Karami عمر كرامي (1934–2015)	26 October 2004	19 April 2005	175 days	Arab Liberation Party	Karami II
45	Najib Mikati	Najib Mikati نجيب ميقاتي (born 1955)	19 April 2005	19 July 2005	91 days	Glory Movement	Mikati I
46	Fouad Siniora	Fouad Siniora فؤاد السنيورة (born 1943)	19 July 2005	9 November 2009	4 years, 113 days	Future Movement (March 14 Alliance)	Siniora I–II
47	Saad Hariri	Saad Hariri سعد الدين الحريري (born 1970)	9 November 2009	13 June 2011	1 year, 216 days	Future Movement (March 14 Alliance)	Hariri I
48	Najib Mikati	Najib Mikati نجيب ميقاتي (born 1955)	13 June 2011	15 February 2014	2 years, 247 days	Azm Movement (March 8 Alliance)	Mikati II
49	Tammam Salam	Tammam Salam تمّام سلام (born 1945)	15 February 2014	18 December 2016	2 years, 307 days	Future Movement (March 14 Alliance)	Salam
50	Saad Hariri	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
51	Hassan Diab	Hassan Diab حسّان دياب (born 1959)	21 January 2020	10 September 2021	1 year, 232 days	Independent	Diab
52	Najib Mikati	Najib Mikati نجيب ميقاتي (born 1955)	10 September 2021	8 February 2025	3 years, 151 days	Azm Movement	Mikati III
53	Nawaf Salam	Nawaf Salam نواف سلام (born 1953)	8 February 2025	Incumbent	139 days	Independent	Salam