Speaker of the Parliament of Lebanon

Speaker of the Parliament of the
Lebanese Republic
Incumbent
Nabih Berri
since 20 October 1992
StyleHis Excellency
ResidenceBeirut
Term length
  • 4 years
Inaugural holderSabri Hamadé
21 September 1943
FormationConstitution of Lebanon
23 May 1926
Salary£L 212,844,000 annually

The legislative speaker of Lebanon is the highest office in the legislative body of Lebanon.

The current legislative body is the Parliament of Lebanon, headed by the Speaker of the Parliament of Lebanon, officially called the President of the Chamber of Deputies of the Lebanese Republic (Arabic: رئيس مجلس نواب الجمهورية اللبنانية, romanized: Raʼīs Majlis Nawwāb al-Jumhūrīyah al-Lubnānīyah).

The speaker and his deputy are elected by the majority of deputies vote. By convention, the speaker is always a Shia Muslim.

As of 2026 Nabih Berri was speaker, and had been since 1992.

List of speakers

See also

References

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