Lebanon Civil Registration

Offices to Contact
Here are four places to obtain information from birth, marriage, and death records.


 * Ministry of Interior and Municipalities (Arabic: وزارة الداخلية والبلديات‎)
 * VFVQ+WF Beirut, Lebanon (Arabic: بيروت، لبنان)
 * Telephone: +961 1 754 200


 * The primary registration unit is the office of the Mukhtar (head of the local government). Each village in Lebanon has a Mukhtar that is in charge of keeping records. See Lebanon Mukhtar Records''' to learn more about Mukhtars and how to contact them.


 * "If you know the Arabic names and the appropriate dates, you may be able to obtain birth and death certificates from district or central offices of the Bureau of the Census. Address your inquiry to the Census Office in the community (i.e., village, city, county) where your ancestor lived."


 * Birth, death and marriage records are also kept at the Office of the Registrar in each governate (called muhafazat). Copies can be obtained by submitting an application and paying a nominal fee. . The contact information for the Office of the Registrar in each district can be found on the appropriate district page. Click below for the district you need:

Historical Background
Lebanon has kept civil records since about 1920. Before that, they were part of the Ottoman Record, where records were kept as well.


 * The civil registration system in Lebanon is centralized. The ... Ministry of Interior and Municipalities is responsible for the registration of vital events such as births, deaths, marriages and divorces.... There are 52 registry offices working under the central office through regional departments in 6 provinces. The primary registration unit is the mayor’s office in the village. The appointed civil registrars records vital events and issue certificate or permit (burial permit for deaths). The local registrar also reports civil registration data to higher level offices.