The Ministry of Finance (MOF; ar, وزارة المالية; french: Ministère des Finances) is a ministry of the government of

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 the north and east and Israel to the south, while Cyprus li ...

. The following are the Finance Ministers of Lebanon: * Riad El Solh, 25 September 1943 – 3 July 1944 * Hamid Franjieh, 3 July 1944 – 9 January 1945 *

Abdul Hamid Karami Abdul Hamid Karami (23 October 1890 – 23 November 1950) ( ar, عبد الحميد كرامي) was a Lebanese political and religious leader, who had nationalistic Arab inclinations. Biography Karami descended from one of the most prominen ...

, 9 January 1945 – 22 August 1945 *

Jamil Lahoud Lahoud (Arabic: لحود) or LaHood is the surname of a Maronite Lebanese family whose members have been prominent in Lebanese politics. A part of the Daou families, they allegedly trace their origin back to Ghassanids. Politicians * Émile ...

, 22 August 1945 – 14 December 1946 *

Camille Chamoun Camille Nimr Chamoun OM, ONC ( ar, كميل نمر شمعون, ''Kamīl Sham'ūn''; 3 April 1900 – 7 August 1987) was a Lebanese politician who served as President of Lebanon from 1952 to 1958. He was one of the country's main Christi ...

, 14 December 1946 – 7 June 1947 * Mohamad Al Aboud, 7 June 1947 – 26 July 1948 *

Hussein Al Oweini Hussein Al Oweini ( ar, حسين العويني; 24 December 1900 – 11 January 1971) was a Lebanese businessman and politician who served as Prime Minister of Lebanon twice. He also held other cabinet positions. Early life Oweini was born in ...

, 26 July 1948 – 7 June 1951 * Philippe Takla, 7 June 1951 – 11 February 1952 *

, 11 February 1952 – 9 September 1952 * Moussa Moubarak, 9–18 September 1952 *

Bassil Trad Bassil is a French language, French surname of Ancient Greek origin. It is a derivative of the name Basil (name), ''Basil'' (royal, kingly), which comes from the name Vassilios. It is not to be confused with Bassel (disambiguation), Bassel. This ...

, 18–30 September 1952 *

Georges Hakim Georges may refer to: Places * Georges River, New South Wales, Australia * Georges Quay (Dublin) *Georges Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania Other uses *Georges (name) * ''Georges'' (novel), a novel by Alexandre Dumas * "Georges" (song), a 19 ...

, 30 September 1952 – 16 August 1953 *

Pierre Edde Pierre is a masculine given name. It is a French form of the name Peter. Pierre originally meant "rock" or "stone" in French (derived from the Greek word πέτρος (''petros'') meaning "stone, rock", via Latin "petra"). It is a translation ...

, 16 August 1953 – 1 March 1954 * Abdallah El-Yafi, 1 March 1954 – 16 September 1954 * Mehiddine Nsouli, 16 September 1954 – 9 July 1955 *

, 9 July 1955 – 19 September 1955 *

Jamil Shehab Jamil ( ar, جميل) is an Arabic given name. It means "handsome" in Arabic as well as "beautiful". The Latin spelling variants include Gamil (used mainly in Egypt), Cemil (in Turkish), Djemil or Djamel (mainly in North African countries influence ...

, 19 September 1955 – 19 March 1956 *

Georges Karam Georges may refer to: Places * Georges River, New South Wales, Australia * Georges Quay (Dublin) *Georges Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania Other uses *Georges (name) * ''Georges'' (novel), a novel by Alexandre Dumas * "Georges" (song), a 19 ...

, 19 March 1956 – 18 November 1956 *

Nasri Maalouf Nasri Maalouf ( ar, نصري معلوف) (May 7, 1911 – April 2, 2005) was a Lebanese politician. He was a Melkite Greek Catholic, and was known as a moderate and peacemaker in Lebanese politics. Nasri Maalouf was also a prominent lawyer, wh ...

, 18 November 1956 – 18 July 1957 *

Jamil Makkawi Jamil ( ar, جميل) is an Arabic given name. It means "handsome" in Arabic as well as "beautiful". The Latin spelling variants include Gamil (used mainly in Egypt), Cemil (in Turkish), Djemil or Djamel (mainly in North African countries influence ...

, 18 July 1957 – 14 March 1958 *

, 14 March 1958 – 24 September 1958 *

Rafik Najjah Rafik is the given name of: *Rafik Al-Hariri (1944–2005), business tycoon, former Prime Minister of Lebanon *Rafik Bouderbal (born 1987), French-born Algerian player currently playing for ES Sétif in the Algerian Championnat National *Rafik Deg ...

, 24 September 1958 – 14 October 1958 *

Rashid Karami Rashid Abdul Hamid Karami (30 December 1921 – 1 June 1987) ( ar, رشيد كرامي) was a Lebanese statesman. He is considered one of the most important political figures in Lebanon for more than 30 years, including during much of the Lebane ...

, 14 October 1958 – 14 May 1960 *

Amin Bayham Amin may refer to: People * Amin (name), a masculine given name and also a surname * Al-Amin, the sixth Abbasid caliph, who ruled from 809 to 813 * Amin (Qing dynasty), an Imperial Prince of the Qing Dynasty * Amin, an arbitrator who assessed an ...

, 14 May 1960 – 1 August 1960 *

Pierre Gemayel Pierre Amine Gemayel, also spelled Jmayyel, Jemayyel or al-Jumayyil ( ar, بيار الجميّل; 6 November 1905 – 29 August 1984), was a Lebanese political leader. A Maronite Catholic, he is remembered as the founder of the Kataeb Party ...

, 10 August 1960 – 31 October 1961 *

, 31 October 1961 – 20 February 1964 *

, 20 February 1964 – 18 November 1964 *

Othman El Dannah Uthman ibn Affan ( ar, عثمان بن عفان, ʿUthmān ibn ʿAffān; – 17 June 656), also spelled by Colloquial Arabic, Turkish and Persian rendering Osman, was a second cousin, son-in-law and notable companion of the Islamic prop ...

, 18 November 1964 – 25 July 1965 *

, 25 July 1965 – 9 April 1966 * Abdallah El-Yafi, 9 April 1966 – 6 December 1966 *

, 6 December 1966 – 8 February 1968 * Abdallah El-Yafi, 8 February 1968 – 12 October 1968 *

, 12 October 1968 – 20 October 1968 * Abdallah El-Yafi, 20 October 1968 – 15 January 1969 *

, 15 January 1969 – 13 October 1970 *

Elias Saba Elias Saba is a Lebanese politician and economist. Born in Kfarhata, Lebanon in 1932. Saba served as finance minister on two occasions; firstly, in the government of Saeb Salam, from 13 October 1970 to 27 May 1972;(28 September 1971)Import Tax B ...

, 13 October 1970 – 27 May 1972 *

Fouad Naffah Fouad Naffah (Arabic: فؤاد نفاع; M 1 March 1925 – 9 April 2017) was a Lebanese politician and former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Finance and deputy for Keserwan (1960–1964, and 1972–1992). He held cabinet posts of Min ...

, 27 May 1972 – 8 July 1973 * Taki El Din El Solh, 8 July 1973 – 31 October 1974 * Khaled Jumblat, 31 October 1974 – 23 May 1975 * Luciane Dahdah, 23 May 1975 – 1 July 1975 *

, 1 July 1975 – 9 December 1976 * Farid Rouphael, 9 September 1976 – 16 July 1979 * Ali El Khalil, 16 July 1979 – 7 October 1982 * Adel Houmieh, 7 October 1982 – 30 April 1984 * Kamil Chamoun, 30 April 1987 – 22 September 1988 * Edgar Maalouf, 22 September 1988 – 25 November 1989 * Ali El Khalil, 25 November 1989 – 16 May 1992 * Asaad Diab, 16 May 1992 – 31 October 1992 *

Rafik Hariri Rafik is the given name of: *Rafik Al-Hariri (1944–2005), business tycoon, former Prime Minister of Lebanon *Rafik Bouderbal (born 1987), French-born Algerian player currently playing for ES Sétif in the Algerian Championnat National *Rafik Deg ...

, 31 October 1992 – 4 December 1998 *

Georges Corm Georges Corm is a Lebanese economist. He served as minister of finance in the government of Salim Hoss from 1998 to 2000. He studied at the Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris (1958-1961) where he graduated in Public Finance and has also a PhD ...

, 4 December 1998 – 26 October 2000 * Fuad Siniora, 26 October 2000 – 26 October 2004 *

, 26 October 2004 – 19 April 2005 * Dimianous Kattar, 19 April 2005 – 19 July 2005 * Jihad Azour, 19 July 2005 – 11 July 2008 *

Mohamad Chatah Mohamad Chatah ( ar, محمد شطح; 7 March 1951 – 27 December 2013) was a Lebanese economist and diplomat. Biography Chatah was born in Tripoli, Lebanon. He studied economics at the American University in Beirut and earned a doctorate at ...

, 11 July 2008 – 9 November 2009 * Raya Haffar al-Hassan, 9 November 2009 – 13 June 2011 *

Mohammad Safadi Mohammad Safadi ( ar, محمد الصفدي; born 28 March 1944) is a Lebanese businessman who served as minister of finance under Najib Mikati between 2011 and 2014. He was also the minister of economy and trade from 2008 to 2011. Early life an ...

, 13 June 2011 – 15 February 2014 *

Ali Hassan Khalil Ali Hassan Khalil ( ar, علي حسن خليل; born 15 July 1964) is a Lebanese politician, Member of Parliament, and former Minister of Finance. Khalil is described as the "second most powerful man" in Amal behind Parliament Speaker Nabih ...

, 15 February 2014 – 21 January 2020 *

Ghazi Wazni Ghazi Wazni (Arabic: غازي وزني, born 1954) is a Lebanese Shia Islam, Shiite politician who served as Ministry of Finance (Lebanon), Minister of Finance in the Lebanese government of January 2020, cabinet of Hassan Diab from 21 January to ...

, 21 January 2020 – 10 August 2020 Source:

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Finance Finance is the study and discipline of money, currency and capital assets. It is related to, but not synonymous with economics, the study of production, distribution, and consumption of money, assets, goods and services (the discipline of fina ...

1943 establishments in Lebanon