After 3 weeks of intense deliberations, during which many names were floated for various positions, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam has officially formed the new cabinet of 24 ministers.
Here’s the official list of the new ministers of Lebanon along with its Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister:
- Prime Minister: Nawaf Salam
- Deputy Prime Minister: Tarek Mitri
- Minister of Defense: Michel Menassah
- Minister of Interior: Ahmed Al-Hajjar
- Minister of Foreign Affairs & Emigrants: Youssef Rajji
- Minister of Finance: Yassin Jaber
- Minister of Culture: Ghassan Salemeh
- Minister of Tourism: Laura El Khazen Lahoud
- Minister of Displacement: Kamal Shehadeh (Minister of State for Technology Affairs)
- Minister of Youth and Sports: Nora Bayrakdarian
- Minister of Education & Higher Education: Rima Karameh
- Minister of Justice: Adel Nassar
- Minister of Public Health: Rakan Nassereddine
- Minister of Labor: Mohamad Haider
- Minister of Energy & Water: Joseph Saddi
- Minister of Economy & Trade: Amer Bisat
- Minister of Tele-Communications: Charles Hajj
- Minister of Industry: Joe Issa Al-Khoury
- Minister of Public Works & Transport: Fayez Rasamny
- Minister of Agriculture: Nizar Hani
- Minister of Administrative Development: Fadi Makki
- Minister of Environment: Tamara El-Zein
- Minister of Social Affairs: Hanin Al-Sayed
- Minister of Information: Paul Morcos