List of heads of state of Lebanon

According to an unwritten rule from the 1943 National Pact , the president must be a Maronite Christian .

See also: List of Prime Ministers of Lebanon , History of Lebanon

Before independence

• Charles Debbas : May 26, 1926 - January 1, 1934 (Greek Orthodox )
• Habib Pacha es-Saad : January 30, 1934 - January 20, 1936 ( Maronite )
• Émile Eddé : January 20, 1936 - April 4, 1941 (Maronite)
• Alfred Georges Naccache : April 9, 1941 - March 18, 1943 (Maronite)
• Ayub Thabit : March 18, 1943 - July 21, 1943 ( Protestant )
• Petro Trad : July 22, 1943 - September 21, 1943 (Greek Orthodox)
• Émile Eddé : September 21, 1943 - November 22, 1943 (Maronite)

After independence (November 22, 1943)

• Béchara el-Khoury : November 22, 1943 - September 19, 1952 (Maronite)
• Camille Chamoun : September 23, 1952 - September 22, 1958 (Maronite)
• Fuad Schihab : September 22, 1958 - September 22, 1964 (Maronite)
• Charles Helou : September 23, 1964 - September 22, 1970 (Maronite)
• Soleimane Frangié : September 23, 1970 - September 22, 1976 (Maronite)
• Elias Sarkis : September 23, 1976 - September 22, 1982 (Maronite)
• Béchir Gemayel : August 23, 1982 - September 14, 1982 (Maronite) (murdered)
• Amine Gemayel : September 21, 1982 - September 22, 1988 (Maronite)
• Michel Aoun : Counter-Prime Minister and thus Interim President September 23, 1988 - October 5, 1989, then Counter-President until October 13, 1990 (not recognized nationwide)
• René Moawad : October 5, 1989 - November 22, 1989 (Maronit) (murdered)
• Elias Hraoui : November 24, 1989 - November 22, 1998 (Maronite)
• Émile Lahoud : November 24, 1998 - November 23, 2007 (Maronite)
• Michel Sulaiman : May 25, 2008 - May 24, 2014 (Maronite)
• Michel Aoun : since October 31, 2016 (Maronite)