Speaker of the Parliament of Lebanon explained

Post:Speaker of the Parliament
Body:the
Lebanese Republic
Flagsize:125px
Flagcaption:Coat of arms of Lebanon
Incumbent:Nabih Berri
Style:His Excellency
Incumbentsince:20 October 1992
Residence:Beirut
Termlength:4 years
Formation:Constitution of Lebanon
23 May 1926
Inaugural:Sabri Hamadé
21 September 1943
Salary:£L 212,844,000 annually[1]
Website:Parliament of Republic of Lebanon

The legislative speaker of Lebanon is the highest office in the legislative body of Lebanon.

The current legislative body is the Parliament of Lebanon, headed by the Speaker of the Parliament of Lebanon, officially called the President of the Chamber of Deputies of the Lebanese Republic .

The speaker and his deputy are elected by the majority of deputies vote.[2] By convention, the speaker is always a Shia Muslim.[3]

The current speaker is Nabih Berri, serving since 1992.[4] [5]

List of speakers

See main article: article and List of speakers of the Parliament of Lebanon.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lebanese Politicians Reward Themselves - Al Akhbar English. https://web.archive.org/web/20171019235820/http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/lebanese-politicians-reward-themselves. 2017-10-19. 19 October 2017.
  2. https://www.lp.gov.lb/CustomPage.aspx?id=37&masterId=1
  3. Web site: القاعوري. صبحي. الميثاق الوطني اللبناني. 2020-11-28. الخيام khiyam.com. ar.
  4. Web site: نبيه بري. 2020-11-28. www.aljazeera.net. ar.
  5. News: من هو نبيه بري الذي يرأس برلمان لبنان للمرة السادسة؟. ar. BBC News عربي. 2020-11-28.