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General Joseph Aoun: Head of state, Lebanon

General Joseph Aoun is the head of state of Lebanon, listed by the United Nations as “President of the Republic of Lebanon”.

Posts held

• President of the Republic of Lebanon (head of state), Lebanon. Part of level 6: National government.
  Source: Heads of State, Heads of Government, Ministers for Foreign Affairs: Public List (United Nations Protocol and Liaison Service), list dated 15 October 2026, read 20 October 2026.

Where General Joseph Aoun sits in the ladder of power

As head of state, General Joseph Aoun works at level 6: National government, above the regions, states and councils of Lebanon (regions, cities).

Above that, Lebanon is a member of:

• United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) level 8
• International Monetary Fund level 9
• World Bank Group level 9

Who else holds power in Lebanon

• Nawaf Salam President of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Lebanon, Lebanon
• Youssef Raggi Minister for Foreign Affairs and Emigrants of the Republic of Lebanon, Lebanon

Where these facts come from

Every post above is copied from an official record, linked beside it with the date it was read. The UN Protocol and Liaison Service publishes the list governments give it of their head of state, head of government and foreign minister. Names are as the source prints them, without honorifics. How this site is made.

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