| Agency Name: | Ministry of Interior and Municipalities وزارة الداخلية والبلديات |
| Jurisdiction: | Government of Lebanon |
| Headquarters: | Hamra, Beirut  |
| Chief1 Name: | Bassam Mawlawi |
| Chief1 Position: | Minister of Interior and Municipalities |
The Ministry of Interior and Municipalities (Arabic: وزارة الداخلية والبلديات) in Lebanon is responsible for governorate, caza, municipalities, federation of municipalities and village matters, in addition to political parties and organizations.[1]
The ministry was created in the first post-independence government in 1943. In 2000, it was named the Ministry of Interior and Municipalities. Since 10 September 2021, the ministry has been led by Bassam Mawlawi.[2]
| Minister | Term of office | |
|---|---|---|
| Camille Chamoun | 25 Sep 1943 | 03 Jul 1944 |
| Riad Al Solh | 03 Jul 1944 | 09 Jan 1945 |
| Wadih Naeem | 09 Jan 1945 | 22 Aug 1945 |
| Youssef Salam | 22 Aug 1945 | 22 May 1946 |
| Saeb Salam | 22 May 1946 | 14 Dec 1946 |
| Sabry Hamada | 14 Dec 1946 | 07 Jun 1947 |
| Camille Chamoun | 07 Jun 1947 | 26 Jul 1948 |
| Gabriel Murr | 26 Jul 1948 | 01 Oct 1949 |
| Elias El Khoury | 01 Oct 1949 | 14 Feb 1951 |
| Hussein Al Oweini | 14 Feb 1951 | 07 Jun 1951 |
| Abdallah Yafi | 07 Jun 1951 | 11 Feb 1952 |
| Sami as-Solh | 11 Feb 1952 | 09 Sep 1952 |
| Nazem Akkari | 09 Sep 1952 | 14 Sep 1952 |
| Saeb Salam | 14 Sep 1952 | 18 Sep 1952 |
| Fuad Chehab | 18 Sep 1952 | 30 Sep 1952 |
| Khaled Shehab | 30 Sep 1952 | 30 Apr 1953 |
| Saeb Salam | 30 Apr 1953 | 16 Aug 1953 |
| Abdallah Yafi | 16 Aug 1953 | 03 Jan 1954 |
| George Hrawi | 03 Jan 1954 | 16 Sep 1954 |
| Gabriel Murr | 16 Sep 1954 | 09 Jul 1955 |
| Mohieddin Al Nasuli | 09 Jul 1955 | 19 Sep 1955 |
| Rashid Karami | 19 Sep 1955 | 19 Mar 1956 |
| Abdallah Yafi | 19 Mar 1956 | 18 Nov 1956 |
| Sami as-Solh | 18 Nov 1956 | 24 Sep 1958 |
| Rashid Karami | 24 Sep 1958 | 14 Oct 1958 |
| Raymond Edde | 14 Oct 1958 | 14 May 1960 |
| Edmond Kaspar | 14 May 1960 | 01 Aug 1960 |
| Saeb Salam | 01 Aug 1960 | 20 May 1961 |
| Abdullah Al Mashnouk | 20 May 1961 | 31 Oct 1961 |
| Kamal Jumblatt | 31 Oct 1961 | 20 Feb 1964 |
| Hussein Al Oweini | 20 Feb 1964 | 18 Nov 1964 |
| Takieddin el-Solh | 18 Nov 1964 | 25 Jul 1965 |
| Muhammad Kneiu | 25 Jul 1965 | 09 Apr 1966 |
| Pierre Gemayel | 09 Apr 1966 | 06 Dec 1966 |
| Badri Al Maoushi | 06 Dec 1966 | 08 Feb 1968 |
| Suleiman Frangieh | 08 Feb 1968 | 12 Oct 1968 |
| Abdallah Yafi | 12 Oct 1968 | 20 Oct 1968 |
| Pierre Gemayel | 20 Oct 1968 | 15 Jan 1969 |
| Adel Osseiran | 15 Jan 1969 | 25 Nov 1969 |
| Kamal Jumblatt | 25 Nov 1969 | 13 Oct 1970 |
| Saeb Salam | 13 Oct 1970 | 25 Apr 1973 |
| Bashir Al Awar | 25 Apr 1973 | 08 Jul 1973 |
| Bahij Taq-al-Din | 08 Jul 1973 | 31 Oct 1974 |
| Rashid al-Solh | 31 Oct 1974 | 23 May 1975 |
| Said Nasrallah | 23 May 1975 | 01 Jul 1975 |
| Camille Chamoun | 01 Jul 1975 | 09 Feb 1976 |
| Salah Salman | 09 Feb 1976 | 16 Jul 1979 |
| Bahij Taq-al-Din | 16 Jul 1979 | 25 Oct 1980 |
| Shafiq Wazzan | 25 Oct 1980 | 30 Apr 1984 |
| Abdullah Rassi | 30 Apr 1984 | 25 Nov 1989 |
| Elias El Khazen | 25 Nov 1989 | 24 Dec 1990 |
| Sami Al Khatib | 24 Dec 1990 | 31 Oct 1992 |
| Bishara Merhej | 31 Oct 1992 | 09 Feb 1994 |
| Michel Murr | 09 Feb 1994 | 26 Oct 2000 |
| Position vacant | 26 Oct 2000 | 25 Apr 2001 |
| Elias Murr | 25 Apr 2001 | 26 Oct 2004 |
| Suleiman Frangieh | 26 Oct 2004 | 19 Apr 2005 |
| Hassan Sabeh | 19 Apr 2005 | 11 Jul 2008 |
| Ziad Baroud | 11 Jul 2008 | 13 Jun 2011 |
| Marwan Charbel | 13 Jun 2011 | 15 Feb 2014 |
| Nohad Machnouk | 15 Feb 2014 | 31 Jan 2019 |
| Raya Haffar Al Hassan | 31 Jan 2019 | 21 Jan 2020 |
| Mohamed Fahmy | 21 Jan 2020 | 10 Sep 2021 |
| Bassam Mawlawi | 10 Sep 2021 | Incumbent |