Third Cabinet of Najib Mikati

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Third Cabinet of Najib Mikati

Cabinet of Lebanon
Najib Mikati
Date formed10 September 2021 (2021-09-10)
Date dissolved8 February 2025 (2025-02-08)
People and organisations
PresidentMichel Aoun
Joseph Aoun
Head of governmentNajib Mikati
Deputy head of governmentSaadeh Al Shami
No. of ministers24
Ministers removedGeorge Kurdahi resigned
Total no. of members24
History
PredecessorCabinet of Hassan Diab
SuccessorCabinet of Nawaf Salam

On 10 September 2021, a new government headed by Najib Mikati was formed in Lebanon, 13 months after the resignation of former Prime Minister Hassan Diab in August 2020.[1][2][3][4][5][6] The cabinet was composed of 24 ministers.[7][8][9]

Composition

Lebanese Government of September 2021
Portfolio (ministry) Minister Political affiliation Religious affiliation
Prime Minister Shares (5/24)
Prime MinisterNajib Mikati  Azm MovementSunni
Minister of Economy and TradeAmin Salam  Azm MovementSunni
Minister of Interior and MunicipalitiesBassam Mawlawi  Azm MovementSunni
Minister of Public HealthFiras Abiad  Future MovementSunni
Minister of the EnvironmentNasser Yassine  Future MovementSunni
President Michel Aoun and Strong Lebanon Bloc Shares (9/24)
Minister of Foreign AffairsAbdallah Bou Habib  Free Patriotic MovementMaronite
Minister of JusticeHenri Khoury  Free Patriotic MovementMaronite
Minister of TourismWalid Nassar  Free Patriotic MovementMaronite
Minister of Energy and WaterWalid Fayyad  Free Patriotic MovementGreek Orthodox
Minister of DefenseMaurice Sleem  Free Patriotic MovementGreek Orthodox
State Minister for Social AffairsHector Hajjar  Free Patriotic MovementGreek Catholic
Minister of IndustryGeorge Bouchikian  Tashnag PartyArmenian Orthodox
Minister of DisplacedIssam Charafeddine  Lebanese Democratic PartyDruze
Amal Movement (3/24)
Minister of FinanceYoussef Khalil  Amal MovementShia
Minister of AgricultureAbbas Hajj Hassan  Amal MovementShia
Minister of CultureMohammad Mortada  Amal MovementShia
Loyalty to Resistance Bloc (Hezbollah) (2/24)
Minister of Public WorksAli Hamiyeh  HezbollahShia
Minister of LabourMustafa Bairam  HezbollahShia
National Coalition (2/24)
Minister of TelecommunicationsJohnny Korm  Marada MovementMaronite
Minister of InformationZiad Makary  Marada MovementMaronite
Others (3/24)
Deputy Prime MinisterSaadeh Al Shami  Syrian Social Nationalist Party in LebanonGreek Orthodox
Minister of Education and Higher LearningAbbas Halabi  Progressive Socialist PartyDruze
Minister of Youth and SportGeorge Kalass  IndependentGreek Catholic
State Minister for Administrative ReformNajla Riachi  IndependentLatin Catholic

Resignations

George Kurdahi, Minister of information, announced his resignation on 3 December 2021, weeks after his criticism on the Yemeni War. As a result, Saudi, Emirati, Kuwaiti and Yemeni diplomats withdrew from Lebanon, and the Lebanese ambassadors in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Bahrain were expelled.[10]

Aoun dispute and dissolution

President Michel Aoun signed the government's resignation decree, a day before his six-year term officially ends, and Former Prime Minister Najib Mikati's government remained in office in a caretaker capacity until the formation of Nawaf Salam's government on the 8th of February 2025.[11][12]

References

  1. Haddad, Natalie (2021-09-02). "Another Draft Cabinet Line-Up Just Emerged, Here Are The Names". The961. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
  2. "Aoun and Mikati sign decree to form new Lebanese government". The National. 10 September 2021. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
  3. "Lebanon cabinet formed after 13-month wait". France 24. 2021-09-10. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
  4. "Tycoon Mikati leads Lebanon's first government in a year". www.dailystar.com.lb. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
  5. "حكومة ميقاتي تبصر النور... مِمَن تتألف؟ وكيف توزعت الحقائب؟". LBCI Lebanon (in Arabic). Retrieved 2021-09-10.
  6. "أمين عام مجلس الوزراء يعلن أسماء أعضاء الحكومة الجديدة". Elnashra News (in Arabic). Retrieved 2021-09-10.
  7. "Who is in the new Lebanese Cabinet?". The National. 10 September 2021. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
  8. "Lebanon forms new government, ending 13-month standoff". the Guardian. 2021-09-10. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
  9. Hubbard, Ben (2021-09-10). "Lebanon Gets New Prime Minister Amid Economic Meltdown". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
  10. "Lebanon's information minister resigns after Saudi Arabia comments". Al Arabiya English. 2021-12-03. Retrieved 2021-12-03.
  11. "President Aoun signs decree declaring Mikati's government as resigned". MTV Lebanon. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
  12. "Aoun leaves Lebanon presidential palace in style as term ends". Arab News. 2022-10-29. Retrieved 2022-11-04.