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

Acting President of Greater Lebanon

| 1943

1943

Petro Trad  | Christian | Greek Orthodox | President of Greater Lebanon  | 1943
Bechara El Khoury  | Christian | Maronite  | President of Greater Lebanon

President of Lebanon

| 1943

1943–1952

Fouad Chehab | Christian | Maronite | Prime Mininter of Lebanon

Acting President 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

Acting President of Lebanon

| 1987–1990

1988–1989

Michel Aoun | Christian | Maronite | Prime Mininter of Lebanon

Acting President of Lebanon

| 1988–1990

1988–1990

René Moawad  | Christian | Maronite  | President of Lebanon | 1989
Selim Hoss | Muslim | Sunni  | Prime Mininter of Lebanon

Acting President 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

Acting President of Lebanon

| 2005–2009

2007–2008

Michel Suleiman  | Christian | Maronite  | President of Lebanon | 2008–2014
Tammam Salam | Muslim | Sunni  | Prime Mininter of Lebanon

Acting President of Lebanon

| 2014–2016

2014–2016

Michel Aoun  | Christian | Maronite  | President of Lebanon | 2016–

## See also

* President of Lebanon
* List of presidents of Lebanon

## References

1. ↑ Matamoros, Cristina Abellan (2019-10-21). "How does Lebanon's government work?" (in en). https://www.euronews.com/2019/10/21/how-does-lebanon-s-government-work-euronews-answers.
2. ↑ "Lebanese president calls for an end to allocation of government posts by religion" (in en). 2019-10-31. https://www.france24.com/en/20191031-lebanese-president-calls-for-an-end-to-allocation-of-government-posts-by-religion.
3. ↑ Bidwell, Robin (2012). "Dabbas, Charles (1885-1935)". Dictionary Of Modern Arab History. Routledge. p. 119. ISBN 978-1-136-16291-6. https://books.google.com/books?id=3CstBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA117.

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