Previous Presidents
DR. GEORGE TOMEH
1988 - 1990
Dr. Tomeh was appointed as the first President of the University of Balamand. Dr. Tomeh was a philosopher, a diplomat, and professor at the American University of Beirut
DR. GHASSAN TUEINI
1990 - 1993
The Board then appointed as President one of its members, the leading Lebanese statesman and journalist, Mr. Ghassan Tueini. Mr. Tueini took on the management of the University in addition to his responsibilities as publisher of the well-known newspaper, al-Nahar
DR. ELIE A. SALEM
1993 - 2018
Dean of Arts and Scinces at AUB, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Special Advisor to the President of the Republic on Foreign Affairs are just a few positions Dr. Salem held before he joined UOB. He also founded the think tank: Lebanese Center for Policy Studies.