Source: Kataeb.org and Reuters
Saturday 8 February 2025 16:29:01
Lebanon formed a new government on Saturday, Lebanon’s presidency announced.
President Joseph Aoun signed three decrees, the presidency said in a post on X, one “accepting the resignation of (caretaker) prime minister Najib Mikati’s government,” another “appointing Prime Minister Nawaf Salam to form the government,” and a final one “to form a government of 24 ministers.”
Here is the list of the members of the new "Reform and Rescue" government:
• Prime Minister: Nawaf Salam
• Deputy Prime Minister: Tarek Mitri
• Minister of Finance: Yassine Jaber
• Minister of Culture: Ghassan Salameh
• Minister of the Interior: Ahmad Hajjar
• Minister of Foreign Affairs: Joe Raggi
• Minister of the Environment: Tamara Elzein
• Minister of Defense: Michel Mensa
• Minister of Economy: Amer Bisat
• Minister of Tourism: Laura el-Khazen Lahoud
• Minister of Education: Rima Karameh
• Minister of Energy and Water: Joe Saddi
• Minister of Social Affairs: Hanine Sayyed
• Minister of Public Works and Transport: Fayez Rasamny
• Minister of Justice: Adel Nassar
• Minister of Industry: Joe Issa el-Khoury
• Minister of Agriculture: Nizar Hani
• Minister of Youth and Sports: Noura Baïrakdarian
• Minister of Telecommunications: Charles el-Hajj
• Minister of the Displaced and Minister of State for Information Technology and Artificial Intelligence: Kamal Chehadeh
• Minister of Labor: Mohammad Haidar
• Minister of Health: Rakan Nasreddine
• Minister of Information: Paul Morcos
• Minister of Administrative Development: Fadi Makki