Lebanese Regional Branch (Ba'ath Party)

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The Lebanese Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party (Arabic: الفرع القطري اللبناني في الحزب البعث العربي الاشتراكي al-fara‘ al-quṭrī al-lubnānī fīl-ḥizb al-ba‘ath al-‘arabī al-ishtirākī) is a branch of the Ba'ath Party, which currently forms government in Lebanon, a member republic of the Arab Union. It is headquartered in Beirut, Lebanon's capital and largest city. The Lebanese Regional Branch is famous for being the catalyst of the 1986 Arab Revolution which led to the 1986–89 Arab Revolutionary War which resulted in the establishment of the modern Arab Union.

The current Regional Secretary of the Regional Command of the Lebanese Regional Branch is Assem Qanso, who has also served as Premier of Lebanon since 14 May 2000.