President of the Council of Ministers of Lebanon | |
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since 10 September 2021 | |
Style | His/Her Excellency |
Member of | Council of Ministers |
Residence | Grand Serail, Beirut |
Nominator | Parliament |
Appointer | President |
Inaugural holder | Auguste Adib Pacha 31 May 1926[1] |
Formation | Constitution of Lebanon 23 May 1926 |
Deputy | Deputy Prime Minister of Lebanon |
Salary | £L212,844,000/US$ 3,547 annually[2] |
Website | Lebanese Government Website |
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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.