Cabinet of Hassan Diab

Cabinet of Hassan Diab
Cabinet of Hassan Diab
Popular Nasserite Organization
History
Predecessor	Third Cabinet of Saad Hariri
Successor	Third Cabinet of Najib Mikati

A new Lebanese cabinet led by

2020 Beirut explosions

on 4 August but continues to govern as a caretaker government.

The cabinet, which was composed of twenty ministers, appointed six female members to improve the gender ratio and cited the ratio of male to female members as "more than any previous Lebanese government".^[12]^[13]

Beirut port explosion

On 10 August 2020, the entire cabinet resigned following public anger over the

2020 Beirut explosions on 4 August that killed more than 200 people.^[14] The cabinet continues to govern in a caretaker capacity until a new government is formed.^[15]^[16]^[17]^[18]

In December 2020, Lebanon's outgoing Prime Minister Diab and three former ministers were charged with negligence over the Beirut port explosion. The former ministers were former finance minister Ali Hassan Khalil, Ghazi Zeiter and Youssef Fenianos, both former ministers of public works. Zeitar was transport and public works minister in 2014, followed by Fenianos in 2016, who held the job until the beginning of 2020. Khalil was finance minister in 2014, 2016 and until 2020.[19] Ali Hassan Khalil and Youssef Fenianos were both sanctioned by the US treasury for corruption, misappropriation of funds, and empowering Hezbollah - labelled as a terrorist organization by several nations.^[20]

Composition

Cabinet of Hassan Diab
Portfolio	Minister	Political affiliation	Religious affiliation	Governorate
Prime Minister share (5/20)
Prime Minister	Hassan Diab	Independent	Sunni	Beirut
Interior	Mohammed Fahmi	Independent	Sunni	Beirut
Telecommunications	Talal Hawat	Independent	Sunni	North
Education	Tarek Majzoub	Independent	Sunni	Beirut
Environment	Damianos Kattar	Independent	Maronite	South
Presidential and Strong Lebanon share (9/20)
Deputy Prime Minister	Zeina Akar	Free Patriotic Movement	Greek Orthodox	North
Defence	Zeina Akar	Free Patriotic Movement	Greek Orthodox	North
Energy and Water	Raymond Ghajar	Free Patriotic Movement	Greek Orthodox	North
Justice	Marie-Claude Najm	Free Patriotic Movement	Maronite	North
Foreign Affairs	Nassif Hitti (Resigned on 3 August)	Free Patriotic Movement	Maronite	North
	Charbel Wehbe (Appointed on 3 August, resigned on May 19)	Free Patriotic Movement	Maronite	Mount Lebanon
	Zeina Akar (Ad interim, appointed on May 19)	Free Patriotic Movement	Greek Orthodox	North
Economy	Raoul Nehme	Free Patriotic Movement	Greek Catholic	Beirut
Displaced	Ghada Chreim	Free Patriotic Movement	Greek Catholic	Beqaa
Youth	Vartine Ohanian	Tashnag	Armenian Orthodox	Mount Lebanon
Tourism	Ramzi Mcharrafieh	Lebanese Democratic Party	Druze	Mount Lebanon
Social Affairs	Ramzi Mcharrafieh	Lebanese Democratic Party	Druze	Mount Lebanon
Information	Manal Abdel Samad	Lebanese Democratic Party	Druze	Mount Lebanon
Marada Movement share (2/20)
Labor	Lamia Yammine	Marada Movement	Maronite	North
Public Works	Michel Najjar	Marada Movement	Greek Orthodox	North
Amal Movement share (2/20)
Finance	Ghazi Wazni	Amal Movement	Shia	Nabatieh
Culture	Abbas Mortada	Amal Movement	Shia	Beqaa
Agriculture	Abbas Mortada	Amal Movement	Shia	Beqaa
Hezbollah share (2/20)
Industry	Imad Hoballah	Hezbollah	Shia	North
Health	Hamad Hasan	Hezbollah	Shia	Baalbek-Hermel

Preceded by Third Cabinet of Saad Hariri	List of Lebanese governments	Succeeded by Third Cabinet of Najib Mikati

References

^ "Lebanon president taps Hezbollah-backed Diab for prime minister | DW | 19.12.2019". DW.COM.
^ "New Lebanese Government Formed after 3 Months of Political Vacuum". Naharnet. January 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
^ "Lebanon announces formation of new government". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
^ "Hariri nominates Samir Al Khatib as Lebanese premier. Who is he?". gulfnews.com.
^ "Reports: Hariri to Agree to Techno-Political Govt., Consultations Wednesday". Naharnet.
^ "Thousands protest in Lebanon against new Prime Minister Hassan Diab". 22 December 2019.
^ "Who's who in Lebanon's new government". 22 January 2020.
^ ميديا, المدن-. "الثوار لمن لبّى دعوة حسان دياب: #مثّل_نفسك". almodon.
^ "Scepticism over Lebanon's 'technocratic' cabinet". 22 January 2020.
^ "Lebanese president asks Hassan Diab to form government". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
^ Yee, Vivian (29 October 2019). "Lebanon's Prime Minister, Saad Hariri, Steps Down in Face of Protests". The New York Times. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
^ "وكالة القدس للأنباء - الإعلان عن تشكيل الحكومة اللبنانية ولأول مرة تنصيب إمراة وزيرة للدفاع". alqudsnews.net. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
^ "Lebanon announces new 'expert' government | DW | 21.01.2020". DW.COM.
^ "Beirut explosion: Lebanon's government resigns as public anger mounts". BBC News. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
^ "Who's who in Lebanon's new government". Al Arabiya English. 22 January 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
^ "My political backers are against a forensic audit of BDL: Wazni". www.msn.com.
^ "Lebanese interior minister admits to killing two people". gulfnews.com.
^ "Who are the ministers in Lebanon's new government?". gulfnews.com.
^ "Lebanon's outgoing Prime Minister charged with negligence over Beirut port explosion". 10 December 2020 – via www.abc.net.au.
^ "Treasury Targets Hizballah's Enablers in Lebanon".

[1] "Lebanon president taps Hezbollah-backed Diab for prime minister | DW | 19.12.2019". DW.COM.

[2] "New Lebanese Government Formed after 3 Months of Political Vacuum". Naharnet. January 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2020.

[3] "Lebanon announces formation of new government". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 24 April 2020.

[4] "Hariri nominates Samir Al Khatib as Lebanese premier. Who is he?". gulfnews.com.

[5] "Reports: Hariri to Agree to Techno-Political Govt., Consultations Wednesday". Naharnet.

[6] "Thousands protest in Lebanon against new Prime Minister Hassan Diab". 22 December 2019.

[7] "Who's who in Lebanon's new government". 22 January 2020.

[8] ميديا, المدن-. "الثوار لمن لبّى دعوة حسان دياب: #مثّل_نفسك". almodon.

[9] "Scepticism over Lebanon's 'technocratic' cabinet". 22 January 2020.

[10] "Lebanese president asks Hassan Diab to form government". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 24 April 2020.

[11] Yee, Vivian (29 October 2019). "Lebanon's Prime Minister, Saad Hariri, Steps Down in Face of Protests". The New York Times. Retrieved 24 April 2020.

[12] "وكالة القدس للأنباء - الإعلان عن تشكيل الحكومة اللبنانية ولأول مرة تنصيب إمراة وزيرة للدفاع". alqudsnews.net. Retrieved 22 January 2020.

[13] "Lebanon announces new 'expert' government | DW | 21.01.2020". DW.COM.

[14] "Beirut explosion: Lebanon's government resigns as public anger mounts". BBC News. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2020.

[15] "Who's who in Lebanon's new government". Al Arabiya English. 22 January 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.

[16] "My political backers are against a forensic audit of BDL: Wazni". www.msn.com.

[17] "Lebanese interior minister admits to killing two people". gulfnews.com.

[18] "Who are the ministers in Lebanon's new government?". gulfnews.com.

[19] "Lebanon's outgoing Prime Minister charged with negligence over Beirut port explosion". 10 December 2020 – via www.abc.net.au.

[20] "Treasury Targets Hizballah's Enablers in Lebanon".

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