List of speakers of the Parliament of Lebanon

This is a list of speakers of the Parliament of Lebanon since the office was created in 1922.Republic of Lebanon - House of Representatives History

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.

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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.

TermSpeakerPolitical 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.TermSpeakerPolitical affiliation R.C. 1st 2 25 May 1922–15 October 1923 Habib Al Saad Pro-France1st 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 NamePolitical 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 NamePolitical affiliation 1st (5) 19 October 1926–18 October 1927 Moussa Namour Pro-France 1st618 October 1927–30 January 1934Mohammed AljesrPro-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 Source:

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

Par. TermSpeakerPolitical 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 Call Party 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 1964Sabri HamadéUnaffiliated 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 1984Kamel AsaadSocial Democratic Party 13th 14th 15th 16th616 October 1984–20 October 1992Hussein el-HusseiniAmal Movement 17th 18th720 October 1992–IncumbentNabih BerriAmal Movement 19th 20th 21st 22nd 23rd24th

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List of speakers of the Parliament of Lebanon

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