Historical country records
Lebanon historical timeline
Lebanon
| Date or term | Officeholder or event | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 1118 | emirs of the Banu Ma`n replace the (somewhat legendary) Al Tanukh emirs | Leaders |
| 1698 | Banu Shihab replace Banu Ma`n | Leaders |
| 16 Jan 1842 | Mount Lebanon emirate ended by the Ottoman Empire | Leaders |
| 1861 | special status of Mount Lebanon within Ottoman Empire | Leaders |
| 1 Sep 1920 | State of Great Lebanon (under French mandate [see Syria]) | Leaders |
| 1 Sep 1926 | Lebanese Republic | Leaders |
| 26 Nov 1941 | independence (French troops remain until 31 Dec 1946) | Leaders |
| 1698 - 1706 | Bashir ibn al-Husayn | Banu Shihab dynasty |
| 1706 - 1732 | Haydar ibn Musa | Banu Shihab dynasty |
| 1732 - 1758 | Malham ibn Haydar | Banu Shihab dynasty |
| 1758 - 1770 | al-Mansur ibn Haydar + Ahmad ibn Haydar (to 1763) | Banu Shihab dynasty |
| 1760 | al-Qasim ibn `Umar (in rebellion) | Banu Shihab dynasty |
| 1770 - 1778 | Yusuf ibn Malham (1st time) | Banu Shihab dynasty |
| 1778 - 1780 | Ahmad ibn Malham + Afandi ibn Malham | Banu Shihab dynasty |
| 1780 - 1789 | Yusuf ibn Malham (2nd time) | Banu Shihab dynasty |
| 1789 - 1790 | Bashir ibn al-Qasim ibn `Umar | Banu Shihab dynasty |
| 1790 | Yusuf ibn Malham (3rd time) | Banu Shihab dynasty |
| 1790 | Bashir ibn al-Qasim ibn `Umar | Banu Shihab dynasty |
| 1790 - 1793 | Haydar ibn Malham + Qa`dan ibn Muhammad (1st time) | Banu Shihab dynasty |
| 1793 | al-Husayn ibn Yusuf (1st time) + Salim ibn Yusuf (1st time) + Sa`d ad-Din ibn Yusuf (1st time) | Banu Shihab dynasty |
| 1793 - 1795 | Bashir ibn al-Qasim ibn `Umar | Banu Shihab dynasty |
| 1795 | al-Husayn ibn Yusuf (2nd time) + Salim ibn Yusuf (2nd time) + Sa`d ad-Din ibn Yusuf (2nd time) | Banu Shihab dynasty |
| 1795 - 1799 | Bashir ibn al-Qasim ibn `Umar | Banu Shihab dynasty |
| 1799 - 1800 | al-Husayn ibn Yusuf (3rd time) + Salim ibn Yusuf (3rd time) + Sa`d ad-Din ibn Yusuf (3rd time) | Banu Shihab dynasty |
| 1800 - 1801 | Bashir ibn al-Qasim ibn `Umar | Banu Shihab dynasty |
| 1801 | al-`Abbas ibn Asad (1st time) | Banu Shihab dynasty |
| 1801 | Qa`dan ibn Muhammad (2nd time) + Salman ibn Ahmad (1st time) | Banu Shihab dynasty |
| 1801 - 1821 | Bashir ibn al-Qasim ibn `Umar | Banu Shihab dynasty |
| 1821 | al-Hasan ibn `Ali (1st time) + Salman ibn Ahmad (2nd time) | Banu Shihab dynasty |
| 1821 - 1822 | Bashir ibn al-Qasim ibn `Umar | Banu Shihab dynasty |
| 1822 | al-Hasan ibn `Ali (2nd time) + Salman ibn Ahmad (3rd time) | Banu Shihab dynasty |
| 1822 | al-`Abbas ibn Asad (2nd time) | Banu Shihab dynasty |
| 1822 - 1840 | Bashir ibn al-Qasim ibn `Umar | Banu Shihab dynasty |
| 8 Oct 1840 - 16 Jan 1842 | Bashir ibn al-Qasim | Banu Shihab dynasty |
| 1861 - 1868 | Davud Pasha | Governors (mutassarifs) |
| 1868 - 2 Feb 1873 | Franko Pasha | Governors (mutassarifs) |
| 1873 - 1883 | Rüstem Pasha | Governors (mutassarifs) |
| May 1883 - 26 Jun 1892 | Vasa Pasha | Governors (mutassarifs) |
| Aug 1892 - 1902 | Naum Pasha | Governors (mutassarifs) |
| 1902 - 28 Jun 1907 | Muzaffer Pasha | Governors (mutassarifs) |
| Jul 1907 - 1912 | Yusuf Pasha | Governors (mutassarifs) |
| 1912 - 1915 | Ohannes Pasha | Governors (mutassarifs) |
| 25 Sep 1915 - 15 May 1916 | Ali Münif Bey | Governors (mutassarifs) |
| May 1916 - Aug 1918 | Ismail Haqqi | Governors (mutassarifs) |
| 15 Aug 1918 - 30 Sep 1918 | Mümtaz Bey | Governors (mutassarifs) |
| 1 Sep 1920 - Apr 1923 | Georges Trabaud | Governors |
| Apr 1923 - 27 Jun 1924 | Antoine Privat-Aubouard | Governors |
| 27 Jun 1924 - 13 Jan 1925 | Charles Alexis Vandenberg | Governors |
| 13 Jan 1925 - 26 May 1926 | Léon Cayla | Governors |
| 26 May 1926 - 1 Sep 1926 | Charles Debbas | Governors |
| 1 Sep 1926 - 2 Jan 1934 | Charles Debbas | Presidents |
| 2 Jan 1934 - 30 Jan 1934 | Antoine Privat-Aubouard (acting) | Presidents |
| 30 Jan 1934 - 20 Jan 1936 | Habib Pacha Es-Saad | Presidents |
| 20 Jan 1936 - 4 Apr 1941 | Émile Eddé (1st time) | Presidents |
| 4 Apr 1941 - 9 Apr 1941 | Pierre Georges Arlabosse (acting) | Presidents |
| 9 Apr 1941 - 18 Mar 1943 | Alfred Naccache | Presidents |
| 19 Mar 1943 - 21 Jul 1943 | Ayub Thabit (acting) | Presidents |
| 22 Jul 1943 - 20 Sep 1943 | Petro Trad | Presidents |
| 21 Sep 1943 - 11 Nov 1943 | Béchara El-Khoury (1st time) | Presidents |
| 11 Nov 1943 - 22 Nov 1943 | Émile Eddé (2nd time) | Presidents |
| 22 Nov 1943 - 18 Sep 1952 | Béchara El-Khoury (2nd time) | Presidents |
| 18 Sep 1952 - 22 Sep 1952 | Fouad Chehab (1st time) (acting) | Presidents |
| 23 Sep 1952 - 22 Sep 1958 | Camille Chamoun | Presidents |
| 23 Sep 1958 - 22 Sep 1964 | Fouad Chehab (2nd time) | Presidents |
| 23 Sep 1964 - 22 Sep 1970 | Charles Hélou | Presidents |
| 23 Sep 1970 - 22 Sep 1976 | Suleiman Franjieh | Presidents |
| 23 Sep 1976 - 22 Sep 1982 | Elias Sarkis | Presidents |
| 23 Sep 1982 - 22 Sep 1988 | Amin Gemayel | Presidents |
| 23 Sep 1988 - 5 Nov 1989 | Salim Hoss (1st time) (acting) | Presidents |
| 5 Nov 1989 - 22 Nov 1989 | René Moawad | Presidents |
| 22 Nov 1989 - 24 Nov 1989 | Salim Hoss (2nd time) (acting) | Presidents |
| 24 Nov 1989 - 23 Nov 1998 | Elias Hrawi | Presidents |
| 24 Nov 1998 - 23 Nov 2007 | Émile Lahoud | Presidents |
| 24 Nov 2007 - 25 May 2008 | Fouad Siniora (acting) | Presidents |
| 25 May 2008 - | Michel Suleiman | Presidents |
| 31 May 1926 - 5 May 1927 | Auguste Adib Pacha (1st time) | Prime ministers |
| 5 May 1927 - 10 Aug 1928 | Béchara El-Khoury (1st time) | Prime ministers |
| 10 Aug 1928 - 9 May 1929 | Habib Pacha Es-Saad | Prime ministers |
| 9 May 1929 - 11 Oct 1929 | Béchara El-Khoury (2nd time) | Prime ministers |
| 11 Oct 1929 - 25 Mar 1930 | Émile Eddé | Prime ministers |
| 25 Mar 1930 - 9 Mar 1932 | Auguste Adib Pacha (2nd time) | Prime ministers |
| 9 Mar 1932 - 29 Jan 1934 | Charles Debbas | Prime ministers |
| 29 Jan 1934 - 30 Jan 1936 | Abdullah Bayhum (1st time) | Prime ministers |
| 30 Jan 1936 - 5 Jan 1937 | Ayub Thabit (1st time) (acting) | Prime ministers |
| 5 Jan 1937 - 18 Mar 1938 | Khayreddin al-Ahdab | Prime ministers |
| 18 Mar 1938 - 24 Oct 1938 | Khaled Chehab (1st time) | Prime ministers |
| 24 Oct 1938 - 21 Sep 1939 | Abdullah Yafi (1st time) | Prime ministers |
| 21 Sep 1939 - 4 Apr 1941 | Abdullah Bayhum (2nd time) | Prime ministers |
| 7 Apr 1941 - 26 Nov 1941 | Alfred Naccache | Prime ministers |
| 1 Dec 1941 - 26 Jul 1942 | Ahmed Daouk (1st time) | Prime ministers |
| 26 Jul 1942 - 22 Mar 1943 | Sami as-Solh (1st time) | Prime ministers |
| 22 Mar 1943 - 21 Jul 1943 | Ayub Thabit (2nd time) (acting) | Prime ministers |
| 1 Aug 1943 - 25 Sep 1943 | Petro Trad | Prime ministers |
| 25 Sep 1943 - 10 Jan 1945 | Riad as-Solh (1st time) | Prime ministers |
| 10 Jan 1945 - 20 Aug 1945 | Abdul Hamid Karami | Prime ministers |
| 23 Aug 1945 - 22 May 1946 | Sami as-Solh (2nd time) | Prime ministers |
| 22 May 1946 - 14 Dec 1946 | Saadi al-Munla | Prime ministers |
| 14 Dec 1946 - 14 Feb 1951 | Riad as-Solh (2nd time) | Prime ministers |
| 14 Feb 1951 - 7 Apr 1951 | Hussein al-Oweini (1st time) | Prime ministers |
| 7 Apr 1951 - 11 Feb 1952 | Abdullah Yafi (2nd time) | Prime ministers |
| 11 Feb 1952 - 9 Sep 1952 | Sami as-Solh (3rd time) | Prime ministers |
| 10 Sep 1952 - 14 Sep 1952 | Nazem Akkari | Prime ministers |
| 14 Sep 1952 - 18 Sep 1952 | Saeb Salam (1st time) | Prime ministers |
| 24 Sep 1952 - 30 Sep 1952 | Abdullah Yafi (3rd time) | Prime ministers |
| 1 Oct 1952 - 1 May 1953 | Khaled Chehab (2nd time) | Prime ministers |
| 1 May 1953 - 16 Aug 1953 | Saeb Salam (2nd time) | Prime ministers |
| 16 Aug 1953 - 16 Sep 1954 | Abdullah Yafi (4th time) | Prime ministers |
| 16 Sep 1954 - 19 Sep 1955 | Sami as-Solh (4th time) | Prime ministers |
| 19 Sep 1955 - 20 Mar 1956 | Rashid Karami (1st time) | Prime ministers |
| 20 Mar 1956 - 18 Nov 1956 | Abdullah Yafi (5th time) | Prime ministers |
| 18 Nov 1956 - 20 Sep 1958 | Sami as-Solh (5th time) | Prime ministers |
| 20 Sep 1958 - 24 Sep 1958 | Khalid al-Hibri (acting) | Prime ministers |
| 24 Sep 1958 - 14 May 1960 | Rashid Karami (2nd time) | Prime ministers |
| 14 May 1960 - 1 Aug 1960 | Ahmed Daouk (2nd time) | Prime ministers |
| 2 Aug 1960 - 31 Oct 1961 | Saeb Salam (3rd time) | Prime ministers |
| 31 Oct 1961 - 20 Feb 1964 | Rashid Karami (3rd time) | Prime ministers |
| 20 Feb 1964 - 25 Jul 1965 | Hussein al-Oweini (2nd time) | Prime ministers |
| 25 Jul 1965 - 9 Apr 1966 | Rashid Karami (4th time) | Prime ministers |
| 9 Apr 1966 - 2 Dec 1966 | Abdullah Yafi (6th time) | Prime ministers |
| 7 Dec 1966 - 8 Feb 1968 | Rashid Karami (5th time) | Prime ministers |
| 8 Feb 1968 - 15 Jan 1969 | Abdullah Yafi (7th time) | Prime ministers |
| 15 Jan 1969 - 13 Oct 1970 | Rashid Karami (6th time) | Prime ministers |
| 13 Oct 1970 - 25 Apr 1973 | Saeb Salam (4th time) | Prime ministers |
| 25 Apr 1973 - 21 Jun 1973 | Amin Hafez | Prime ministers |
| 21 Jun 1973 - 31 Oct 1974 | Takieddin as-Solh (1st time) | Prime ministers |
| 31 Oct 1974 - 24 May 1975 | Rashid as-Solh (1st time) | Prime ministers |
| 24 May 1975 - 30 Jun 1975 | Nureddin Rifai | Prime ministers |
| 1 Jul 1975 - 8 Dec 1976 | Rashid Karami (7th time) | Prime ministers |
| 8 Dec 1976 - 20 Jul 1980 | Salim Hoss (1st time) | Prime ministers |
| 20 Jul 1980 - 25 Oct 1980 | Takieddin as-Solh (2nd time) | Prime ministers |
| 25 Oct 1980 - 30 Apr 1984 | Shafiq Wazzan | Prime ministers |
| 30 Apr 1984 - 1 Jun 1987 | Rashid Karami (8th time) | Prime ministers |
| 1 Jun 1987 - 24 Dec 1990 | Salim Hoss (2nd time) | Prime ministers |
| 23 Sep 1988 - 13 Oct 1990 | Michel Aoun | Prime ministers |
| 24 Dec 1990 - 13 May 1992 | Omar Karami (1st time) | Prime ministers |
| 13 May 1992 - 31 Oct 1992 | Rashid as-Solh (2nd time) | Prime ministers |
| 31 Oct 1992 - 2 Dec 1998 | Rafiq Hariri (1st time) | Prime ministers |
| 2 Dec 1998 - 23 Oct 2000 | Salim Hoss (3rd time) | Prime ministers |
| 23 Oct 2000 - 21 Oct 2004 | Rafiq Hariri (2nd time) | Prime ministers |
| 21 Oct 2004 - 19 Apr 2005 | Omar Karami (2nd time) | Prime ministers |
| 19 Apr 2005 - 19 Jul 2005 | Najib Mikati | Prime ministers |
| 19 Jul 2005 - | Fouad Siniora | Prime ministers |