Organisation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants

Type

Decree-Law

Number

19

Date of the text

15/01/1953

Official Gazette

published in 1983

Status today

Repealed as of 27/08/2026

Articles

44

What it provides

This decree sets out the responsibilities of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, covering Lebanon's foreign relations, diplomatic and consular representation, the protection of Lebanese citizens abroad and expatriate affairs. It also organises the ministry's central administration and its missions.

What has changed this text

• Amended by Decree-Law No. 68/1953 of 10/04/1953, articles 27, 28, 29, 41
• Repealed by Decree-Law No. 17/1955 of 13/01/1955
• Extended by Decree-Law No. 27/1983 of 13/05/1983, articles 1

The full text

This act was published in the Lebanese Official Gazette in 1983. Its full text and the original scan are in the Gherbal National Gazette archive.