List of legislative speakers of Lebanon

This is a list of speakers of the Parliament of Lebanon since the office was created in 1922.^[1]

French Mandate (1920–1943) [ edit ]

Administrative Committee [ edit ]

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.

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

Representative Councils [ edit ]

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

R.C.	Speakership				R.C.
1st	2	25 May 1922 – 15 October 1923	Habib Assaad	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 [ edit ]

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

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

Parliaments [ edit ]

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

Par.	Speakership		Name
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	6	18 October 1927 – 30 January 1934	Mohammed Aljesr	Pro-France
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) [ edit ]

Independence [ edit ]

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

Par.	No.	Term
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	Unaffilated
9th	(1)	20 October 1959 – 8 May 1964	Sabri Hamadé	Unaffilated
10th	(1)	20 October 1959 – 8 May 1964	Sabri Hamadé	Unaffilated
11th	5	8 May 1964 – 20 October 1964	Kamel Asaad	Al-Asaadiyya
11th	(1)	20 October 1964 – 9 May 1968	Sabri Hamadé	Unaffilated
12th	(5)	9 May 1968 – 22 October 1968	Kamel Asaad	Al-Asaadiyya
12th	(1)	22 October 1968 – 20 October 1970	Sabri Hamadé	Unaffilated

Civil War [ edit ]

In 1975, three years after the 1972 general election, the Lebanese Civil War. No new election was held until 1992. Every four years were considered a separate parliament.

Par.	Speakership
12th	(5)	20 October 1970 – 16 October 1984	Kamel Asaad	Al-Asaadiyya
13th
14th
15th
16th	6	16 October 1984 – 20 October 1992	Hussein el-Husseini	Unaffilated
17th	6	16 October 1984 – 20 October 1992	Hussein el-Husseini	Unaffilated

Taif Agreeement [ edit ]

Par.	No.	Term
18th	7	20 October 1992 – Incumbent	Nabih Berri	Amal Movement
19th
20th
21st
22nd
23rd

References [ edit ]

^ (in Arabic) Republic of Lebanon – House of Representatives History

[lbparliament-1] (in Arabic) Republic of Lebanon – House of Representatives History

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v t e List of legislative speakers of Lebanon
Pre-Independence	Daoud Amoun Habib Assaad Naoum Labaki Émile Eddé Moussa Namour Mohammed Aljesr Charles Debbas Petro Trad Khaled Chehab Petro Trad
Post-independence	Sabri Hamadé Habib Abou Chahla Sabri Hamadé Ahmed al-Asaad Adil Osseiran Sabri Hamadé Kamel Asaad Sabri Hamadé Kamel Asaad Sabri Hamadé Kamel Asaad Hussein el-Husseini Nabih Berri