Government
Beirut is the capital of Lebanon and its seat of government. The Lebanese Parliament, all the Ministries and most of the public administrations, embassies and consulates are there. The Beirut Governorate is one of six mohafazat (plural of mohafazah, a state governorate). The others are Beqaa, North Lebanon, South Lebanon, Mount Lebanon and Nabatiye.
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| Name | Took office | Left office | |
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| 1 | Kamel Abbas Hamieh | 1936 | 1941 |
| 2 | Nicolas Rizk | 1946 | 1952 |
| 3 | George Assi | 1952 | 1956 |
| 4 | Bachour Haddad | 1956 | 1958 |
| 5 | Philip Boulos | 1959 | 1960 |
| 6 | Emile Yanni | 1960 | 1967 |
| 7 | Chafik Abou Haydar | 1967 | 1977 |
| 8 | Mitri El Nammar | 1977 | 1987 |
| 9 | George Smaha | 1987 | 1991 |
| 10 | Nayef Al Maaloof | 1992 | 1995 |
| 11 | Nicolas Saba | 1995 | 1999 |
| 12 | Yaacoub Sarraf | 1999 | 2005 |
| 13 | Nassif Kaloosh | 2005 |
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