The Ministry of Interior was established in 1943 in the first post-independence government and has had a succession of 66 ministers to date.

There have been several amendments to the organization of this ministry, the first of which was on 8/9/1961 and the last on 10/14/2000 under Decree No. 4082 based on Law No. 247 of 7/8/2000.
which became known as : “Ministry of Interior and Municipalities”

The Ministry of Interior and Municipalities is responsible for the preparation, coordination and implementation of Lebanon’s internal policy, ensures the maintenance of order and security, supervises the affairs of governorates, districts, municipalities, municipal unions, the independent municipal fund, mukhtars, optional councils and other elected or appointed local councils, villages, university places, parties and associations, manages personal status, refugee affairs, civil defense affairs, vehicles and traffic, and does everything entrusted to it by laws and regulations.