President of the Lebanese Republic | |
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رئيس الجمهورية اللبنانية (Arabic) | |
since 9 January 2025 | |
Style | His Excellency |
Type | Head of state |
Residence | Baabda Palace Beiteddine Palace (summer) |
Appointer | Parliament |
Term length | 6
years, non-renewable immediately but renewable non-consecutively |
Constituting instrument | Constitution of Lebanon |
Formation | 1 September 1926 |
First holder | Charles Debbas |
Salary | £L225,000,000 annually |
Website | Official website |
The president of the Lebanese Republic (Arabic: رئيس الجمهورية اللبنانية, romanized: Ra’īs al-Jumhūriyyah al-Lubnāniyyah) is the head of state of Lebanon. The president is elected by the parliament for a term of six years, which cannot be renewed immediately because they can only be renewed non-consecutively. By convention, the president is always a Maronite Christian who fulfills the same requirements as a candidate for the house of representatives, as per article 49 of the Lebanese constitution.[1]
The current holder is Joseph Aoun, who took office on 9 January 2025.[2]
Lebanese Constitution
was invoked but never defined (see the help page).