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    Lebanon officially has a new government!

    By Tamara KabboulFebruary 1, 2019Updated:March 5, 2020
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    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

    @saadhaririembedded via  

     

    Deputy Prime Minister

    Ghassan Hasbani

    @ghassanhasbaniembedded via  

    Ministry of Interior and Municipalities

    Raya El Hassan

    Via Xinhua

     

    Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants

    Gebran Bassil

    @gebranbassilembedded via  

    Ministry of National Defense

    Elias Bou Saab

    @eliasbousaabembedded via  

     

    Ministry of Finance

    Ali Hassan Khalil

    @alihassankhalilembedded via  

    Ministry of Energy and Water

    Nada Bustani

    Via جنوبية

     

    Ministry of Justice

    Albert Sarhan

    Via Al Joumhouria

    Ministry of Education and Higher Education

    Akram Shahib

    Via لبنان الجديد

     

    Ministry of Culture

    Mohammad Daoud Dawood

    Via RADARSCOOP

    Ministry of Communications

    Mohammed Shuqair

    Via Lebanon Files

     

    Ministry of Public Health

    Jamil Jabbak

    Via Al Kalima Online

    Ministry of Works

    Youssef Fenianos

    Via lorientlejour

     

    Ministry of Industry

    Wael Abu Faour

    Via NNA

    Ministry of Sports

    Mohamed Fneish

    Via NNA

     

    Ministry of the Displaced

    Ghassan Attallah

    Via tayyar.org

    Ministry of Social Affairs

    Richard Kyumjian

    Via Im Lebanon

     

    Ministry of Agriculture

    Hassan Lakkis

    Via LBCI

    Ministry of Environment

    Fadi Gritsati

    Via Lebanon24

     

    Ministry of Labor

    Kamil Abu Suleiman

    Via الجديد

    Ministry of Tourism

    Ouadis Kedanian

    Via جنوبية

     

    Ministry of Information

    Jamal Jarrah

    Via NNA

    Ministry of Economy

    Mansour Qutish

    Via Al Kalima Online

     

    The Ministry of State for Presidential Affairs

    Salim Jerisati

    Via Melkite Council

    Ministry of State for Parliamentary Affairs

    Mahmoud Qamati

    Via LBCI

     

    Ministry of State for Displaced Affairs

    Saleh Al-Gharib

    Via LBCI

    Ministry of State for Social Rehabilitation and Women

    Violet Khairallah Safadi

    @vksafadiembedded via  

     

    Ministry of State for Administrative Development Affairs

    May Chidiac

    @may.chidiacembedded via  

    Ministry of State for Information and Technology Affairs

    Mohammad Afiouni

    Via LBCI

     

    Ministry of State for Foreign Trade Affairs

    Hassan Murad

    Via Im Lebanon

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