Leaders

Nawaf Salam

Who leads Lebanon? Nawaf Salam, Prime Minister. Profile, record and power assessment from the Magna Bureau leader index.

Prime Minister — Lebanon

Record & power

Record score	57
Power score	48

Country momentum 0 — Quarterly momentum: the Bureau's read on the country's trajectory over the last quarter, from −10 (deteriorating fast) to +10 (accelerating).

Why it matters

Restarted IMF talks and pushed army deployment in the south amid renewed Israel conflict.
World Bank sees a 6.4% contraction in 2026 after 4.2% growth in 2025, as conflict with Israel resumed.
Diaspora and civil society are the empowered actors; the state is still rebuilding.
US, French and Gulf backing, with Saudi re-engagement, underwrites his government.

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Lebanon Rankings

Across the Bureau

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