Michel Georges Sassine Bustros (Arabic: ميشال جورج ساسين; 27 February 1927 – 2 August 2014) was a prominent Lebanese politician.

Michel Sassine was first elected to the Lebanese Parliament in 1968 running for the Greek Orthodox seat in the nation's capital Beirut.

Sassine ran alongside Nasri Maalouf and together, as independents, won against the government-backed coalition led by Sheikh Pierre Gemayel - including Minister of Foreign Affairs Fouad Boutros.

The presidency being the most powerful political institution in pre-1990 Lebanon the presidential race was of particular importance as it came after 12 years of continuous Shihabist rule (Fuad Shihab 1958-1964, and Charles Helou, 1964–1970).

[8] Sassine Square in Ashrafieh is one of the most prominent political, social and commercial focal points of the Lebanese capital.