Cabinet of Hassan Diab explained

A new Lebanese cabinet led by Prime Minister Hassan Diab was formed in Lebanon on 21 January 2020,^{[1] [2] [3]} after agreement was reached by the heads of the involved political parties after nearly three months.^{[4] [5]} Diab was appointed prime minister by President Michel Aoun following the resignation of Saad Hariri following the 2019–20 Lebanese protests, that started in October 2019.^{[6] [7]}

The protest movement had demanded an independent and technocratic government, and the incoming Diab cabinet was criticized for appointing ministers who, although they had technical expertise, also had clear political allegiances.^{[8] [9] [10]}

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".^{[11] [12]}

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.^[13] In December of that year, Diab was charged with negligence over the explosion, alongside three ministers from previous cabinets.^[14] The cabinet continued to govern in a caretaker capacity for 13 months until 10 September 2021, when the Third Mikati Cabinet was sworn in.^{[15] [16] [17] [18]}

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
Energy and Water	Raymond Ghajar	Free Patriotic Movement	Greek Orthodox	North
Justice	Marie-Claude Najm
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		Druze	Mount Lebanon
Social Affairs
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
Hezbollah share (2/20)
Industry	Imad Hoballah	Hezbollah	Shia	North
Health	Hamad Hasan	Hezbollah	Shia	Baalbek-Hermel

Notes and References

1. Web site: Lebanon president taps Hezbollah-backed Diab for prime minister . Dec 19, 2019. DW .
2. Web site: New Lebanese Government Formed after 3 Months of Political Vacuum. January 21, 2020. Naharnet. 2020-01-22.
3. Web site: Lebanon announces formation of new government. Al Jazeera . 22 Jan 2020 . 24 Apr 2020.
4. Web site: 2019-12-04 . Hariri nominates Samir Al Khatib as Lebanese premier. Who is he? . Gulf News . Sami . Moubayed . en.
5. Web site: Reports: Hariri to Agree to Techno-Political Govt., Consultations Wednesday. 10 November 2019 . Naharnet.
6. Web site: Lebanese president asks Hassan Diab to form government . 24 Apr 2020 . www.aljazeera.com.
7. News: Yee . Vivian . 29 Oct 2019 . Lebanon's Prime Minister, Saad Hariri, Steps Down in Face of Protests . 24 Apr 2020 . The New York Times.
8. Web site: Thousands protest in Lebanon against new Prime Minister Hassan Diab. 22 December 2019.
9. Web site: Who's who in Lebanon's new government. 22 January 2020.
10. Web site: Scepticism over Lebanon's 'technocratic' cabinet. 22 January 2020.
11. Web site: وكالة القدس للأنباء - الإعلان عن تشكيل الحكومة اللبنانية ولأول مرة تنصيب إمراة وزيرة للدفاع. alqudsnews.net. 2020-01-22.
12. Web site: Lebanon announces new 'expert' government . DW . January 21, 2020 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230327223808/https://www.dw.com/en/lebanon-announces-new-expert-government/a-52102252 . Mar 27, 2023 .
13. News: Beirut explosion: Lebanon's government resigns as public anger mounts. BBC News. 10 August 2020. 10 August 2020 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201127120309/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/world-middle-east-53722909?__twitter_impression=true . Nov 27, 2020 .
14. Web site: 10 December 2020 . Beirut port explosion prosecutor charges Lebanon's outgoing Prime Minister Hassan Diab, three ex-ministers with negligence . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240223150640/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-12-11/lebanon-prime-minister-charged-over-beirut-port-blast/12973068 . Feb 23, 2024 . ABC News.
15. Web site: 22 Jan 2020. Who's who in Lebanon's new government. Lauren . Holtmeier . Tommy . Hilton . 24 Apr 2020. Al Arabiya English.
16. Web site: My political backers are against a forensic audit of BDL: Wazni. msn.com.
17. Web site: Al Sherbini . Ramadan . June 29, 2020 . Lebanese interior minister admits to killing two people . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230713000708/https://gulfnews.com/world/mena/lebanese-interior-minister-admits-to-killing-two-people-1.1593449734079 . Jul 13, 2023 . Gulf News.
18. Web site: 2020-01-22 . Who are the ministers in Lebanon’s new government? . 2024-05-21 . Gulf News . Sami . Moubayed . en . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231118102212/https://gulfnews.com/world/mena/who-are-the-ministers-in-lebanons-new-government-1.69174412 . Nov 18, 2023 .