Events in the year 2018 in

Lebanon Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to Lebanon–Syria border, the north and east and Israel to Blue ...

Incumbents

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university * President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ...

: Michel Aoun *

Prime Minister A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister i ...

Saad Hariri Saad El-Din Rafik Al-Hariri ( ar, سعد الدين رفيق الحريري, translit=Saʿd ad-Dīn Rafīq al-Ḥarīrī; born 18 April 1970) is a Lebanese-Saudi politician who served as the prime minister of Lebanon from 2009 to 2011 and 2016 ...

Events

*6 May – The

2018 Lebanese general election General elections were held in Lebanon on 6 May 2018. Although originally scheduled for 2013, the election was postponed three times in 2013, 2014 and 2017 under various pretexts, including the security situation, the failure of the Parliamen ...

was held; 128 members from 15 districts were elected to the

Parliament In modern politics, and history, a parliament is a legislative body of government. Generally, a modern parliament has three functions: representing the electorate, making laws, and overseeing the government via hearings and inquiries. Th ...

. *30 September – The Miss Lebanon 2018 beauty pageant had 30 candidates, and was won by

Maya Reaidy Maya Reaidy ( ar, مايا رعيدي, born 14 November 1995) is a beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Lebanon 2018. She represented Lebanon at the Miss Universe 2018 pageant in Bangkok, Thailand. Personal life Reaidy was born and r ...

Deaths

*14 March – Emily Nasrallah, writer and women's rights activist (b. 1931). *4 July – Ali Qanso, politician (b. 1947/1948). *1 October – Antoine Sfeir, journalist and professor (b. 1948).Le journaliste et politologue spécialiste du Moyen-Orient Antoine Sfeir est mort

References

{{Year in Asia , 2018 2010s in Lebanon Years of the 21st century in Lebanon