Rafik Baha ad-Din Hariri - (November 1 1944 - February 14 2005), a self-made billionaire and business tycoon, was the Prime Minister of Lebanon from 1992 to 1998 and again from 2000 until his resignation on 20 October 2004. He headed five cabinets during his tenure. Hariri played a leading role in the reconstruction of Beirut. Hariri was assassinated on 14 February 2005 when explosives equivalent to around 1000 kg of TNT were detonated as his motorcade drove past the St.

George Hawi was a Lebanese politician and former secretary general of the Lebanese Communist Party (LCP). He was assassinated in 2005.

Gebran Ghassan Tueni was a Lebanese politician and the former editor and publisher of the mass circulation An-Nahar daily newspaper in Beirut, Lebanon. Tueni was a third generation journalist. An-Nahar was established by his grandfather, also named Gebran Tueni, in 1933. His father, Ghassan Tueni, ran the newspaper for decades. Tueni had degrees in journalism, international relations and management from French universities.

Pierre Amine Gemayel (Arabic: ; commonly known as Pierre Gemayel Jr., Pierre Amine or simply Pierre Gemayel; September 24 1972 - November 21 2006) was a Lebanese politician in the Kataeb Party, better known in English as the Phalange Party. Lebanon's second-youngest MP, he was a rising star in his party. He was a vocal critic of Syria's military presence in and political domination of Lebanon, …

Dany Chamoun (August 26, 1934 – October 21,1990) was a prominent Lebanese politician. A Maronite Christian and the younger son of former President Camille Chamoun, Dany Chamoun was also a politician in his own right, and was known for his opposition to the occupation of Lebanese territory by foreign forces, whether Syrian or Israeli.

Sheikh Bachir Gemayel (also known as Sheikh Bachir Gemayel; first name also spelled "Bashir" and surname also spelled "Joomuyyeel") (Arabic: بشير الجميّل) was a Lebanese military commander, politician, and president-elect. He was born in Beirut, the son of Pierre Gemayel, founder of the influential Lebanese Kataeb Party, also known as the Phalangist party, a right-wing nationalist organization that, …

Elie Hobeika (Arabic:إيلي حبيقة) was a Phalangist and Lebanese Forces militia commander during the Lebanese Civil War trained and supplied by Israel. He turned later to a pro-Syrian politician and government minister in the post-war period. He is best known for his alleged role in the Sabra and Shatila massacre in 1982 and for allegations that the atrocities were committed in collusion with Israeli authorities. He was killed by a bomb in Beirut on January 24, …

Kamal Jumblatt ; (December 6, 1917 – March 16, 1977) was an important Lebanese politician. He was the main leader of the anti-government forces in the Lebanese Civil War until his assassination in 1977. He is the father of the present Lebanese Druze leader Walid Jumblatt.

Rashid Abdul Hamid Karami was a Lebanese statesman. He was one of the most important political figures in Lebanon for more than 30 years, including during much of Lebanese Civil War (1975-1990), and he served as Prime Minister eight times.

≠Grand Mufti Sheikh Hassan Khaled was the leader of Lebanon's Sunni Muslim community. Mufti Hasan Khaled His Eminence was born in Beirut-Lebanon in 1921, received his primary school at Al makkased Islamic schools in Beirut, continued study of intermediate and secondary education at the Institute of Azhar Lebanon in Beirut, and pursued his university education at Al-Azhar University, from the Faculty of Theology in Cairo, and obtained the certificate high (BA) in 1946.

Walid Eido (Beirut, 1942 - Beirut, June 13, 2007) was a Lebanese politician and member of the Current for the Future Lebanese political movement and an MP in the Lebanese Parliament. He was also a member of the March 14 Coalition. He was killed on June 13, 2007 by a bomb near the Beirut waterfront, along with his son and two bodyguards and six others.

Riad as-Solh was the first Prime Minister of Lebanon (1943-1945), after the country's independence. Like all of his successors as prime minister of Lebanon, he was a Sunni Muslim. He later served as prime minister of Lebanon again from December 14, 1946 to February 14, 1951. Several months after leaving office, he was assassinated in Amman, Jordan.

Antoine Frangieh was a Lebanese politician and militia leader during the early years of the Lebanese Civil War.

René Moawad was President of Lebanon for 17 days in 1989, from the 5th to the 22nd of November, when he was assassinated. A Maronite Christian noted for his moderate views, Moawad had given some citizens hope that the long civil war in Lebanon could be ended. Chawki Choveri, Lebanon's UN representative, said that "This is the major catastrophe of the years of catastrophies we have had so far.

Fouad Jumblatt was a powerful Druze chieftain and director of the Chouf District in Lebanon. He was the father of Kamal Jumblatt, and grandfather of the current Druze political leader, Walid Jumblatt. He was assassinated on August 6, 1931.

Sheikh Pierre Gemayel (November 6, 1905 – August 29, 1984) (last name also spelt Jmayyel, Jemayyel or al-Jumayyil, Sheikh is an honorific title in Arab countries), was a Lebanese political leader. He is remembered as the founder of the Kataeb Party (also known as the Phalangist Party), as a parliamentary powerbroker, and as the father of Bachir Gemayel and Amine Gemayel, …