The Cabinet line-up presented by Hariri to Aoun
Lebanese President Michel Aoun and prime minister-designate Saad Hariri
Al-Jadeed TV has obtained the Cabinet lineup presented on Wednesday by Prime Minister Designate Saad Hariri to President of the Republic, Michel Aoun.
The list included the following names:
From the Sunni sect:
- Prime Minister Saad Hariri
- Walid Abboud for the Ministry of Interior and Municipalities
- Firas Abiad for the Ministry of Public Health
- Lubna Mesqawi for Ministry of Justice
- Nasser Yassin for the Ministry of Environment
On the other hand, Hariri suggested 5 portfolios from the Shi’ite sect:
- Youssef Khalil for the Ministry of Finance
- Ibrahim Chahrour to the Ministry of Public Works and Transport
- Maya Kanaan for the Ministry of Labor
- Abdullah Nasreddine for the the Ministry of Administrative Development
- Jihad Murtada for the Ministry of Culture
Hariri suggested two Druze including:
- Abbas Halabi for the Ministry of Education and Higher Education
- Fouad Hassan for the Ministry of the Displaced
The Christian sect was given 12 seats, 5 of which for the Maronite sect:
- Fadia Kiwan for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Firas Abi Nassif for Ministry of Telecom
- Lara Hanna for Ministry of Agriculture
- Salim Hani for Ministry of Social Affairs
As for Rome orthodox, Hariri named:
- Joe Sadi Deputy Prime Minister
- Antoine Chadid for the Ministry of Defense
- Saade al-Chamy for the Ministry of Economy and Trade
For Rome Catholic Hariri named:
- Carol Ayat for the the Ministry of Energy and Water
- Fadi Samaha for Ministry of Industry
For Armenians Hariri named:
- Karapet Selkhanian for the Ministry of Youth and Sports
- Joe Milla for the Ministry of Information.