President of the Lebanese Republic | |
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رئيس الجمهورية اللبنانية (Arabic) | |
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Incumbent since 31 October 2022Vacant | |
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 latest holder of the position is Michel Aoun from October 31, 2016 until October 31, 2022. On the eve of the end of his mandate, he left the presidency and returned to his private residence, while Parliament was unable to nominate a candidate with enough votes to succeed him and so the position has been vacant since.