The Lebanese identity card (Arabic: بطاقة الهوية; French: Carte D'identité) is a compulsory Identity Document issued to Lebanese Citizens and non-citizen nationals of Lebanon by the police on behalf of the Lebanese Ministry of Interior and is the main form of identification on the territory of the Republic of Lebanon. All Lebanese are obliged by law to carry their identity cards with them at all times and are subject to fines should they not. According to the Lebanese of obligation of identification, it is compulsory for all Lebanese citizens aged 16 or older to possess either an identity card or a passport. While police officers and some other officials have a right to demand to see one of these documents, the law does not state that one is obliged to submit the document at that very moment.
| Lebanese Identity Card | |
|---|---|
| File:Lebanese Identity Card Template.jpg A template of the Lebanese Identity Card | |
| Type | Identity Card |
| Issued by |  Lebanon |
| First issued | 1996 |
| Purpose | Identification |
| Valid in | Lebanon  Syria Jordan Oman Turkey |
| Eligibility | Lebanese citizenship |
Physical appearance
The current ID card is an ID-1 (credit card size) plastic card with an embedded RFID chip to store data, as well as finger prints and a facial image and a 2.86 megabyte optical stripe.
All fields of the card are in Arabic, French, English
All the information that are stated in the Lebanese Passport are included in the the Lebanese Identity Card and are given in Arabic, French, English.
Front side
The front side shows the Lebanese Cedar and the words "الجمهورية اللبنانية" / REPUBLIQUE LIBANAISE / REPUBLIC OF LEBANON" "بطاقة الهوية / CARTE D'IDENTITE / IDENTITY CARD". It contains the following information:
- Photo of ID card holder
- Document number (9 alphanumeric digits)
- Birthname (only if differing from current surname)
- Given name(s)
- Surname
- Father's First Name
- Mother's First Name
- Place of birth (Only the city/town of birth, no country)
- Date of birth (dd.mm.yyyy)
- Signature of holder
Rear side
It contains the following information:
- Gender
- Maritial Status
- Date of issue (dd.mm.yy)
- Hometown and District
- Machine-readable zone
