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