Lebanese President Michel Suleiman ( L ) reviews the honour guard at the presidential palace in Beirut ' s eastern suburb of Baabda , Lebanon on 26 May 2008 . Lebanon ' s newly - elected President Michel Suleiman took his oath of office as the 12 th president on 25 May 2008 . The country was without a president since November 2007 , when Emile Lahoud left office without a successor . EPA / WAEL HAMZEH < 저작권자 ⓒ 2007 연 합 뉴 스 . 무단 전재 - 재 배포 금지 . >< 연합뉴스 긴급 속보 를 SMS 로 ! SKT 사용 자 는 무료 체험 ! >