List of speakers of the Parliament of Lebanon

Speaker of the Parliament of the Lebanese Republic
Incumbent Nabih Berri since 20 October 1992
Residence	Beirut
Term length	4 years
Inaugural holder	Sabri Hamadé 21 September 1943
Formation	Constitution of Lebanon 23 May 1926
Salary	£L212,844,000 annually[1]
Website	Parliament of Republic of Lebanon

This is a list of speakers of the Parliament of Lebanon since the office was created in 1922.^[2]

National Pact

Though the constitution does not require so, an unwritten understanding between the Shia, Sunni, and Maronite leaderships in Lebanon in 1943, known as the National Pact, has resulted in the holder of the post being a Shia in every electoral cycle since that time.

List of speakers

State of Greater Lebanon, part of the French Mandate (1922–1943)

Administrative Committee

The Administrative Committee was the first legislative body of Lebanon, established by the French Mandate in 1922, two years after founding the State of Greater Lebanon.

Term		Speaker		Political affiliation		Election
1	4 October 1920 – 11 March 1922		Daoud Amoun		Pro-France	1920

Representative Councils

In 1922, the Representative Council of Lebanon was announced, representing different sects and areas.

R.C.	Term		Speaker		Political affiliation		R.C.
1st	2	25 May 1922 – 15 October 1923		Habib Al Saad		Pro-France	1st
1st	3	15 October 1923 – 21 October 1924		Naoum Labaki		Pro-France
1st	4	21 October 1924 – 13 July 1925		Emile Edde		Pro-France
2nd	5	13 July 1925 – 18 October 1927		Moussa Namour		Pro-France	2nd

Senate

In 1926, the Senate of Lebanon was formed by the constitution, but abolished the next year.

Term		Portrait	Name	Political affiliation
1	25 May 1926 – 6 October 1927		Mohammed al-Jisr		Pro-France

Parliament

The Parliament was established in 1926 by the constitution, and was merged with the Senate in 1927.

Par.	Term		Portrait	Name	Political affiliation
1st	(5)	19 October 1926 – 18 October 1927		Moussa Namour		Pro-France
1st	6	18 October 1927 – 30 January 1934		Mohammed Aljesr		Pro-France
2nd
3rd	7	30 January 1934 – 10 November 1934		Charles Debbas		Pro-France
3rd	8	10 November 1934 – 22 October 1935		Petro Trad		Pro-France
3rd	9	22 October 1935 – 29 October 1937		Khaled Chehab		Pro-France
4th	10	29 October 1937 – 21 September 1939		Petro Trad		Pro-France

Lebanese Republic (1943–present)

Lebanese Parliament^[2]

In 1943, the Lebanese Republic was established, marking the end of the French mandate for Lebanon.

Par.	No.	Term	Speaker		Political affiliation
5th	1	21 September 1943 – 22 October 1946		Sabri Hamadé		Constitutional Bloc
5th	2	22 October 1946 – 9 June 1947		Habib Abou Chahla		National Bloc
6th	(1)	9 June 1947 – 5 June 1951		Sabri Hamadé		Constitutional Bloc
7th	3	5 June 1951 – 13 August 1953		Ahmed Asaad		Al-Asaadiyya
8th	4	13 August 1953 – 20 October 1959		Adel Osseiran		Unaffiliated
9th	(1)	20 October 1959 – 8 May 1964		Sabri Hamadé		Unaffiliated
10th
11th	5	8 May 1964 – 20 October 1964		Kamel Asaad		Al-Asaadiyya
11th	(1)	20 October 1964 – 9 May 1968		Sabri Hamadé		Unaffiliated
12th	(5)	9 May 1968 – 22 October 1968		Kamel Asaad		Al-Asaadiyya
12th	(1)	22 October 1968 – 20 October 1970		Sabri Hamadé		Unaffiliated
12th	(5)	20 October 1970 – 16 October 1984		Kamel Asaad		Social Democratic Party
13th
14th
15th
16th	6	16 October 1984 – 20 October 1992		Hussein el-Husseini		Amal Movement
17th
18th	7	20 October 1992 – Incumbent		Nabih Berri		Amal Movement
19th
20th
21st
22nd
23rd
24th

See also

• President of Lebanon
  • List of presidents of Lebanon
• Prime Minister of Lebanon
  • List of prime ministers of Lebanon
  • List of deputy prime ministers of Lebanon
• Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Lebanon
• Lists of office-holders

References

1. "Lebanese Politicians Reward Themselves - Al Akhbar English". 19 October 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-10-19.
2. (in Arabic)Republic of Lebanon - House of Representatives History