PROFILE: Lebanon's national unity cabinet
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Beirut - Following is the list of Lebanon's 30-member cabinet, announced Monday by the country's Prime Minister Saad Hariri. The ministers, grouped by political allegiance, are listed with their sectarian affiliation. Western-backed majority - Prime Minister: Saad Hariri (Sunni Muslim) - Finance Minister: Rayya al-Hassan (Sunni) - Economy Minister: Mohammad al-Safadi (Sunni) - Culture Minister: Salim Warde (Orthodox) - Minister for the Displaced: Akram Chehayeb (Druze) - Education Minister: Hassan Mneimneh (Sunni) - Environment Minister: Mohamad Rahal (Sunni) - Information Minister: Tareq Mitri (Orthodox) - Justice Minister: Ibrahim Najjar (Orthodox Christian) - Labour Minister: Boutros Harb (Maronite) - Public Works and Transportation Minister: Ghazi Aridi (Druze) - Social Affairs Minister: Salim el Sayegh (Maronite Christian) - State Minister: Mona Ofeish (Sunni) - State Minister: Wael Abu Faour (Druze) - State Minister: Jean Ogassapian (ethnic Armenian) Syrian-backed Hezbollah and allies - Foreign Affairs Minister: Ali al-Shami (Shiite Muslim) - Administrative Reform State Minister: Mohammad Fneish (Shiite) - Agriculture Minister: Hussein al-Hajj Hassan (Shiite) - Energy Minister: Gebran Bassil (Maronite) - Health Minister: Mohammad Jawad Khalifeh (Shiite) - Industry Minister: Abraham Dedian (ethnic Armenian) - Telecommunications Minister: Charbel Nahhas (Catholic Christian) - Tourism Minister: Fadi Abboud (Maronite) - Youth and Sports Minister: Ali al-Abdullah (Shiite) - State Minister: Youssef Saadeh (Maronite) Loyal to President Suleiman - Minister of Defense, Deputy Prime Minister: Elias al-Murr (Orthodox) - Interior Minister: Ziad Baroud (Maronite) - State Minister: Adnan al-Kassar (Sunni) - State Minister: Talal al-Makdessi (Catholic) - State Minister: Adnan al-Sayyed Hussein (Shiite)
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Errors in cabinet members names and affiliations
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Vic ,
Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:19:43 GMT
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Four mistakes in your slate of ministers: Mona Ofeish is Orthodox, not Sunni, State Minister for President Suleiman, not for Majority. Talal Makdessi is not a member of the cabinet. Michel Pharaon, Melkite-Catholic (as are Charbil Nahhas and Salim Warde), State Minister for Majority.
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Wrong entries
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Ramzi ,
Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:03:38 GMT
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Kindly note that some of the above information in article Lebanon's national unity cabinet (about the Lebanese new government) is wrong.
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