After the nine-month deadlock, Lebanon’s Prime Minister Saad Hariri has officially announced the new Lebanese government.
After meeting the country’s president Micheal Aoun tonight, Hariri announced from the presidential palace the formation of the new government. This comes after the country’s parliamentary elections that took place in May 2018.
The Prime Minister also apologized to the Lebanese for the delay of the formation, declaring that the new government will have to make some difficult decisions in order to reduce the state budget.
This new government now includes four female ministers, up from only one in the previous government. This reflects 13% of the ministers. Among them is the notable May Chidiac – a tv journalist who survived an assassination attempt back in 2005 for her criticism of Syrian’s continuous meddling in Lebanon’s affairs.
A couple other things to note is that the ministries of State for Combating Corruption as well as for human rights no longer exist. And the Minister of Women’s Affairs is actually a woman this time. Ministry of State for Social Rehabilitation and Women is now Violet Khairallah Safadi.
These are our new 30 cabinet ministers:
Head of government
Saad Hariri
@saadhaririDeputy Prime Minister
Ghassan Hasbani
@ghassanhasbaniMinistry of Interior and Municipalities
Raya El Hassan
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants
Gebran Bassil
@gebranbassilMinistry of National Defense
Elias Bou Saab
@eliasbousaabMinistry of Finance
Ali Hassan Khalil
@alihassankhalilMinistry of Energy and Water
Nada Bustani
Ministry of Justice
Albert Sarhan
Ministry of Education and Higher Education
Akram Shahib
Ministry of Culture
Mohammad Daoud Dawood
Ministry of Communications
Mohammed Shuqair
Ministry of Public Health
Jamil Jabbak
Ministry of Works
Youssef Fenianos
Ministry of Industry
Wael Abu Faour
Ministry of Sports
Mohamed Fneish
Ministry of the Displaced
Ghassan Attallah
Ministry of Social Affairs
Richard Kyumjian
Ministry of Agriculture
Hassan Lakkis
Ministry of Environment
Fadi Gritsati
Ministry of Labor
Kamil Abu Suleiman
Ministry of Tourism
Ouadis Kedanian
Ministry of Information
Jamal Jarrah
Ministry of Economy
Mansour Qutish
The Ministry of State for Presidential Affairs
Salim Jerisati
Ministry of State for Parliamentary Affairs
Mahmoud Qamati
Ministry of State for Displaced Affairs
Saleh Al-Gharib
Ministry of State for Social Rehabilitation and Women
Violet Khairallah Safadi
@vksafadiMinistry of State for Administrative Development Affairs
May Chidiac
@may.chidiacMinistry of State for Information and Technology Affairs
Mohammad Afiouni
Ministry of State for Foreign Trade Affairs
Hassan Murad
