List of speakers of the Parliament of Lebanon

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

Speaker of the Parliament of the
Lebanese Republic
Incumbent
Nabih Berri
since 20 October 1992
ResidenceBeirut
Term length4 years
Inaugural holderSabri Hamadé
21 September 1943
FormationConstitution of Lebanon
23 May 1926
SalaryLL 212,844,000 annually[1]
WebsiteParliament of Republic of Lebanon
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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 Shi'a Muslim in every electoral cycle since that time.

List of Speakers

State of Greater Lebanon, part of the French Mandate (1922–1943)
Name Took office Left office Notes
Daoud Amoun 8 March 1922 22 September 1922 [2]
Habib Assaad 25 May 1922 15 October 1923 [2]
Naoum Labaki 15 October 1923 29 October 1924 [2]
Emile Edde 21 October 1924 13 January 1925 [2]
Moussa Namour 13 July 1925 18 October 1927 [2]
Mohammed Aljesr 18 October 1927 10 May 1932 [2]
Charles Debbas 30 January 1934 31 October 1934 [2]
Petro Trad 10 November 1934 21 October 1935 [2]
Khaled Chehab 22 October 1935 5 June 1937 [2]
Petro Trad 29 October 1937 21 September 1939 [2]

Lebanese Republic (1943–present)
Name Took office Left office Notes
Sabri Hamadé 21 September 1943 22 October 1946 [2]
Habib Abou Chahla 22 October 1946 7 April 1947 [2]
Sabri Hamadé 9 June 1947 20 March 1951 [2]
Ahmed Alassad 5 June 1951 30 May 1953 [2]
Adel Osseiran 13 August 1953 15 October 1959 [2]
Sabri Hamadé 20 October 1959 8 May 1964 [2]
Kamel Asaad 8 May 1964 20 October 1964 [2]
Sabri Hamadé 20 October 1964 9 May 1968 [2]
Kamel Asaad 9 May 1968 22 October 1968 [2]
Sabri Hamadé 22 October 1968 20 October 1970 [2]
Kamel Asaad 20 October 1970 16 October 1984 [2]
Hussein el-Husseini 16 October 1984 20 October 1992 [2]
Nabih Berri 20 October 1992 Incumbent [2]

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

See also
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