Religious affiliations of presidents of Lebanon
The religious affiliations of presidents of Lebanon are a major condition in determining the eligibility candidate. Since the identity of Lebanese population is divided by religion and sects, an unwritten understanding between them resulted in Christians taking the position since its establishment.[1][2]
Religious affiliations
President | Religion | Sect | Position(s) | Term(s) |
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Charles Debbas | Christian | Greek Orthodox[3] | President of Greater Lebanon | 1926–1934 |
Antoine Privat-Aubouard | Christian | Acting President of Greater Lebanon | 1934 | |
Habib Pacha Saad | Christian | Maronite | President of Greater Lebanon | 1934–1936 |
Émile Eddé | Christian | Maronite | President of Greater Lebanon | 1936–1941 |
Pierre-Georges Arlabosse | Christian | Acting President of Greater Lebanon | 1941 | |
Alfred Georges Naccache | Christian | Maronite | President of Greater Lebanon | 1941–1943 |
Ayoub Tabet | Christian | Protestant | Secretary of State of Greater Lebanon | 1943 1943 |
Petro Trad | Christian | Greek Orthodox | President of Greater Lebanon | 1943 |
Bechara El Khoury | Christian | Maronite | President of Greater Lebanon | 1943 1943–1952 |
Fouad Chehab | Christian | Maronite | Prime Mininter of Lebanon | 1952 1952 |
Camille Chamoun | Christian | Maronite | President of Lebanon | 1952–1958 |
Fouad Chehab | Christian | Maronite | President of Lebanon | 1958–1964 |
Charles Helou | Christian | Maronite | President of Lebanon | 1964–1970 |
Suleiman Franjieh | Christian | Maronite | President of Lebanon | 1970–1976 |
Élias Sarkis | Christian | Maronite | President of Lebanon | 1976–1982 |
Bachir Gemayel | Christian | Maronite | President-elect of Lebanon | 1982 |
Amine Gemayel | Christian | Maronite | President of Lebanon | 1982–1988 |
Selim Hoss | Muslim | Sunni | Acting Prime Mininter of Lebanon | 1987–1990 1988–1989 |
Michel Aoun | Christian | Maronite | Prime Mininter of Lebanon | 1988–1990 1988–1990 |
René Moawad | Christian | Maronite | President of Lebanon | 1989 |
Selim Hoss | Muslim | Sunni | Prime Mininter of Lebanon | 1989 |
Elias Hrawi | Christian | Maronite | President of Lebanon | 1989–1998 |
Émile Lahoud | Christian | Maronite | President of Lebanon | 1998–2007 |
Fouad Siniora | Muslim | Sunni | Prime Mininter of Lebanon | 2005–2009 2007–2008 |
Michel Suleiman | Christian | Maronite | President of Lebanon | 2008–2014 |
Tammam Salam | Muslim | Sunni | Prime Mininter of Lebanon | 2014–2016 2014–2016 |
Michel Aoun | Christian | Maronite | President of Lebanon | 2016– |
See also
- Other countries
- List of prime ministers of Canada by religious affiliation
- Religious affiliations of chancellors of Germany
- Religious affiliations of prime ministers of the Netherlands
- Religious affiliations of presidents of the United States
References
- ^ Matamoros, Cristina Abellan (2019-10-21). "How does Lebanon's government work?". euronews. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
- ^ "Lebanese president calls for an end to allocation of government posts by religion". France 24. 2019-10-31. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
- ^ Bidwell, Robin (2012). "Dabbas, Charles (1885-1935)". Dictionary Of Modern Arab History. Routledge. p. 119. ISBN 978-1-136-16291-6.