Speaker of the Parliament of Lebanon

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The Speaker of the Parliament of Lebanon is the country’s powerful legislative leader, traditionally a Shia Muslim and a central figure in Lebanese politics, long dominated by the Amal Movement.

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Label Occurrences
Speaker of the Parliament of Lebanon canonical 3

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf political office
presiding officer
aboveInHierarchy President of Lebanon NERFINISHED
Prime Minister of Lebanon
appointedBy Parliament of Lebanon NERFINISHED
associatedWith Amal Movement NERFINISHED
branchOfGovernment Parliament of Lebanon NERFINISHED
confessionalAllocation reserved for Shia Muslim community
constitutionalArticle Article 44 of the Lebanese Constitution
constitutionalBasis Lebanese Constitution NERFINISHED
country Lebanon
created 1920s
dominantPartySinceLate20thCentury Amal Movement NERFINISHED
firstHolder Sabri Hamadeh NERFINISHED
governmentTypeContext confessional political system
hasPower adjourn parliamentary sessions
convene Parliament
oversee legislative procedures
influences legislative agenda
parliamentary committees
languageOfWork Arabic
longestServingOfficeHolder Nabih Berri NERFINISHED
nativeName رئيس مجلس النواب اللبناني
nativeNameLanguage Arabic
officeHolderSince1992 Nabih Berri NERFINISHED
officeType legislative leadership position
parallelTopOffices President of Lebanon (Maronite Christian) NERFINISHED
Prime Minister of Lebanon (Sunni Muslim)
playsKeyRoleIn government formation negotiations
national dialogue among political factions
politicalInfluence central figure in Lebanese politics
positionInProtocolOrder third in state hierarchy
presidesOver plenary sessions of the Parliament of Lebanon
requires membership in Parliament of Lebanon
residence Beirut NERFINISHED
responsibleFor maintaining order in parliamentary sessions
organizing parliamentary agenda
representing Parliament in official functions
roleIn Lebanese political system
seat Lebanese Parliament Building NERFINISHED
seatLocation Nejmeh Square, Beirut NERFINISHED
selectionMethod elected by members of Parliament
style His Excellency
symbolizes representation of Shia community in top state leadership
termLength 4 years
termRenewable yes
traditionalReligionRequirement Shia Islam NERFINISHED
traditionalSect Shia Muslim

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Amal Movement associatedWithOffice Speaker of the Parliament of Lebanon
Prime Minister of Lebanon sharesPowerWith Speaker of the Parliament of Lebanon
Constitution of Lebanon establishesOffice Speaker of the Parliament of Lebanon