Organization of the Affairs of the Shiite Muslim Community in Lebanon

Type

Law

Number

72

Date of the text

19/12/1967

Official Gazette

published in 1967

Status today

In force, amended as of 27/08/2026

Articles

36

What it provides

Regulates the affairs of the Shiite Muslim community in Lebanon, granting it independence in religious matters, endowments and institutions, and establishes a Supreme Islamic Shiite Council with a president and general, religious and executive bodies managing endowments, institutions and universities.

What has changed this text

• Amended by Decision No. 16/1979, articles 24
• Amended by Decision No. 5/1979, articles 24
• Amended by Decision No. 14/1980, articles 24
• Amended by Decision No. 1/1981, articles 24
• Amended by Decision No. 16/1975 of 01/04/1975, articles 12, 15, 19
• Amended by Decision No. 16/1969 of 01/09/1969, articles 24
• Amended by Law No. 7/1990 of 20/04/1990, articles 24
• Amended by Law No. 314/1994 of 24/03/1994, articles 12
• Amended by Decision No. 16/1973 of 25/04/1973, articles 24
• Amended by Law No. 168/2000 of 31/12/1999

The full text

This act was published in the Lebanese Official Gazette in 1967. Its full text and the original scan are in the Gherbal National Gazette archive.