2019 in Lebanon

Events in the year 2019 in Lebanon.

Incumbents

June 3 - 2019 Tripoli shooting: A gunman opened fire and killed four security members in Tripoli, before he blew himself up in an apartment.{{Cite news|url=https://www.thenational.ae/world/mena/lebanon-gripped-by-night-of-terror-as-isis-fighter-attacks-tripoli-1.870309|title=Lebanon gripped by 'night of terror' as ISIS fighter attacks Tripoli|date=4 June 2019|work=The National|access-date=14 September 2019}}

August 25 - 2019 Beirut drone crash: two drones, alleged to be from Israel by Lebanese authorities, crashed in the Dahieh district of Beirut. The first drone crashed into Hezbollah's Media Center, and the second drone exploded mid-air 45 minutes later. This was the first such incident between Lebanon and Israel since the 2006 war between them.{{Cite news|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/08/israel-strikes-palestinian-base-lebanon-reports-190826071121071.html|title=Lebanon president: Israel drone attack a declaration of war|date=26 August 2019|work=Al Jazeera|access-date=14 September 2019}}
August 26 - 2019 Qousaya attack: A Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine base was attacked by Israeli drones in Qousaya, Beqaa Valley, near the Syrian border

October 13 - 2019 Lebanon forest fires: About 100 forest fires flared up across Lebanon overnight, and lasted until October 15. One person was killed from the fire.{{Cite news|url=https://gulfnews.com/world/mena/lebanon-turns-to-neighbours-to-douse-forest-fires-1.67150002|title=Lebanon turns to neighbours to douse forest fires|date=15 October 2019|work=Gulf News|access-date=29 October 2019}}
October 17 - 2019–20 Lebanese protests
October 29 - Prime Minister Saad Hariri resigns in response to protests against the government.{{Cite news|last=Yee|first=Vivian|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/29/world/middleeast/saad-hariri-stepping-down-lebanon.html?smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=cur|title=Lebanon's Prime Minister, Saad Hariri, Steps Down in Face of Protests|date=Oct 29, 2019|work=The New York Times|access-date=25 February 2020}}

December 19 - Hassan Diab is named Prime Minister of Lebanon.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-50851319|title=Lebanon protests: University professor Hassan Diab nominated to be PM|date=19 December 2019|website=BBC|access-date=25 February 2020}}
December 30 - Carlos Ghosn escapes from Japan and arrives in Beirut.{{Cite web |url=https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20191231/p2g/00m/0dm/054000c |title=Full text of Carlos Ghosn's statement issued through representative - the Mainichi |access-date=12 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200226012207/https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20191231/p2g/00m/0dm/054000c |archive-date=26 February 2020 |url-status=dead }}

7 January – Jocelyne Saab, journalist and film director (born 1948).{{cite web|url= https://www.france24.com/fr/20190108-deces-jocelyne-saab-realisatrice-libanaise-pionniere-proche-orient |title=Décès de Jocelyne Saab, réalisatrice libanaise pionnière au Proche-Orient | language = fr |website = france24.com |date=8 January 2019 |access-date=12 January 2019 }}

9 January – Gebran Araiji, politician (born 1951).[https://www.elnashra.com/news/show/1273466/%D9%88%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%A9-%D8%B1%D8%A6%D9%8A%D8%B3-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%B2%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D9%88%D9%85%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AC%D8%AA%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B9%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%82-%D8%AC%D8%A8%D8%B1 وفاة رئيس الحزب السوري القومي الاجتماعي السابق جبران عريجي] {{in lang|ar}}

19 January – May Menassa, writer and journalist (born 1939).[https://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/books/tributes-flow-for-award-winning-lebanese-author-and-journalist-may-menassa-1.815661 Tributes flow for award-winning Lebanese author and journalist May Menassa]

23 January – Georges Nasser, film director (born 1927).[https://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/film/pioneering-lebanese-filmmaker-georges-nasser-dies-at-91-1.817070 Pioneering Lebanese filmmaker Georges Nasser dies at 91]

10 February – Robert Ghanem, lawyer and politician (born 1942).[http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2019/Feb-10/476324-politicians-mourn-death-of-former-mp-robert-ghanem.ashx Politicians mourn death of former MP Robert Ghanem]