| Election Name: | 1948 Lebanese presidential election |
| Percentage1: | 83.63% |
| Party1: | Constitutional |
| Before Election: | Bechara El Khoury |
| Colour1: | ffa500 |
| Flag Year: | 1943 |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Election Date: | 27 May 1948 |
| Votes For Election: | 46 out of 55 Deputies |
| Needed Votes: | 36 or 25 |
| Turnout: | 83.63% |
| After Election: | Bechara El Khoury |
| Country: | Lebanon |
| President | |
| Image1: | Bechara El Khoury Election 1.jpg |
| After Party: | Constitutional |
| Previous Election: | 1943 Lebanese presidential election |
| Previous Year: | 1943 |
| Electoral Vote1: | 46 |
| Next Election: | 1952 Lebanese presidential election |
| Next Year: | 1952 |
| Before Party: | Constitutional |
| Nominee1: | Bechara El Khoury |
The 1948 Lebanese presidential election was the third presidential election, which was held as parliamentary session on 27 May 1948. The Constitutional Bechara El Khoury was re-elected as the president of Lebanon.[1]
The President is elected by the Members of Parliament. He needs a two-thirds majority to win in the first round, while an absolute majority is enough in the second round. He is always a Maronite Christian by convention.
47 out of 55 deputies attended the session headed by Speaker Sabri Hamadeh. They all elected the incumbent president Bechara El Khoury.[2]