Religious affiliations of presidents of Lebanon explained

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)
					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 LebanonActing President of Greater Lebanon	19431943
Petro Trad	Christian	Greek Orthodox	President of Greater Lebanon	1943
Bechara El Khoury	Christian	Maronite	President of Greater LebanonPresident of Lebanon	19431943–1952
Fouad Chehab	Christian	Maronite	Prime Minister of LebanonActing President of Lebanon	19521952
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 Minister of LebanonActing President of Lebanon	1987–19901988–1989
Michel Aoun	Christian	Maronite	Prime Minister of LebanonActing President of Lebanon	1988–19901988–1990
René Moawad	Christian	Maronite	President of Lebanon	1989
Selim Hoss	Muslim	Sunni	Prime Minister of LebanonActing 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 Minister of LebanonActing President of Lebanon	2005–20092007–2008
Michel Suleiman	Christian	Maronite	President of Lebanon	2008–2014
Tammam Salam	Muslim	Sunni	Prime Minister of LebanonActing President of Lebanon	2014–20162014–2016
Michel Aoun	Christian	Maronite	President of Lebanon	2016–

See also

• President of Lebanon
  • List of presidents of Lebanon

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Matamoros. Cristina Abellan. 2019-10-21. How does Lebanon's government work?. 2020-11-17. euronews. en.
2. Web site: 2019-10-31. Lebanese president calls for an end to allocation of government posts by religion. 2020-11-17. France 24. en.
3. Book: Bidwell, Robin. Dictionary Of Modern Arab History. Routledge. 2012. 978-1-136-16291-6. 119. Dabbas, Charles (1885-1935).