Cabinet of Hassan Diab
A new parliamentary cabinet was formed in Lebanon on 21 January 2020, headed by Prime Minister Hassan Diab,[1][2] and agreed upon by the heads of the involved political parties.[3][4] The new head of cabinet was appointed by President Michel Aoun following the resignation of former PM Saad Hariri due to the 2019–20 Lebanese protests, also known as the October revolution.[5][6]
There were six women members, more than any previous Lebanese government.[7]
On 10 August 2020, Diab announced that the entire cabinet had resigned following anger over the 2020 Beirut explosions.[8]
Composition
| Lebanese government of January 2020 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio | Minister | Political affiliation |
| Prime Minister | Hassan Diab | Backed by FPM, Amal, Hezbollah |
| Minister of Education and Higher Learning | Tarek Majzoub | Diab |
| Minister of Telecommunications | Talal Hawat | Al Lekaa al Tashawiri |
| Minister of Interior and Municipalities | Mohammed Fahmi | Free Patriotic Movement, pledged full loyalty to Michel Aoun |
| Minister of Environment and Administrative Development | Damianos Kattar (Resigned on the 9th of August 2020) | |
| Minister of Tourism and Social Affairs | Ramzi Mcharrafieh | Lebanese Democratic Party |
| Minister of Information | Manal Abdel Samad (Resigned on the 9th of August 2020) | |
| Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense | Zeina Akar
(Resigned on the 10th of August) |
FPM |
| Minister of Energy and Water | Raymond Ghajar | FPM |
| Minister of Justice | Marie-Claude Najm (Resigned on the 10th of August 2020) | FPM |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates | Nassif Hitti (Resigned on the 3rd of August 2020)
*Charbel Wehbe (Appointed on the 3rd of August 2020) |
FPM[9] |
| Minister of Economy and Trade | Raoul Nehme (Resigned on the 10th of August 2020) | FPM |
| Minister of the Displaced Affairs | Ghada Chreim | FPM |
| Minister of Labor | Lamia Yammine | Marada Movement |
| Minister of Public Works and Transportation | Michel Najjar | Marada Movement |
| Minister of Youth and Sports | Vartine Ohanian | Tashnag Party |
| Minister of Finance | Ghazi Wazni (Resigned on the 10th of August 2020) | Amal Movement |
| Minister of Culture and Agriculture | Abbas Mortada | Amal Movement |
| Minister of Industry | Imad Hoballah | Hezbollah |
| Minister of Public Health | Hamad Hasan | Hezbollah |
References
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- ^ "Lebanese president asks Hassan Diab to form government". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved Apr 24, 2020.
- ^ Yee, Vivian (Oct 29, 2019). "Lebanon's Prime Minister, Saad Hariri, Steps Down in Face of Protests". The New York Times. Retrieved Apr 24, 2020.
- ^ "وكالة القدس للأنباء - الإعلان عن تشكيل الحكومة اللبنانية ولأول مرة تنصيب إمراة وزيرة للدفاع". alqudsnews.net. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
- ^ "Beirut explosion: Lebanon's government resigns as public anger mounts". BBC News. August 10, 2020. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
- ^ "Lebanon appoints Charbel Wehbe as new Foreign Minister". Al Arabiya English. August 3, 2020.
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- ^ "My political backers are against a forensic audit of BDL: Wazni". www.msn.com.
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