Prime Minister of Lebanon

President of the Council of Ministers of Lebanon
Presidency of the Council of Ministers of the Lebanese Republic
Incumbent
Najib Mikati
since 10 September 2021
StyleHis/Her Excellency
Member ofCouncil of Ministers
ResidenceGrand Serail, Beirut
NominatorParliament
AppointerPresident
Inaugural holderAuguste Adib Pacha
31 May 1926[1]
FormationConstitution of Lebanon
23 May 1926
DeputyDeputy Prime Minister of Lebanon
Salary£L212,844,000/US$ 3,547 annually[2]
WebsiteLebanese Government Website

The prime minister of Lebanon, officially the president of the Council of Ministers, is the head of government and the head of the Council of Ministers of Lebanon. The prime minister is appointed by the president of Lebanon, with the consent of the plurality of the members of the Parliament of Lebanon (after the Taif Agreement, 1990). By convention, the office holder is always a Sunni Muslim.

The current prime minister is Najib Mikati, having taken office on 10 September 2021. Mikati became prime minister 13 months after Hassan Diab resigned on 10 August 2020, serving as caretaker prime minister until Mikati took over.

The prime minister is assisted by the deputy prime minister of Lebanon.

  1. ^ مكتبة فلسطين للكتب المصورة (24 May 2017). معجم حكام لبنان والرؤساء 1842_2012 - عدنان محسن ضاهر و د.رياض غنام (in Arabic).
  2. ^ "Lebanese Politicians Reward Themselves - Al Akhbar English". 19 October 2017. Archived from the original on 19 October 2017.