Deutsche Presse-Agentur
October 26, 2004, Tuesday
15:55:43 Central European Time
List of Lebanon’s new cabinet ministers
Beirut
Here is a list of the new 30-member cabinet which was formed Tuesday
by Lebanese Prime Minister Omar Karameh. 1 – Omar Karameh, Prime
Minister, Sunni Moslem (new). 2 – Issam Fares, Deputy Prime Minister,
Christian Greek Orthodox. 3 – Elias Saaba, Finance Minister, Christian
Greek Orthodox (new). 4 – Mahmoud Hammoud, Foreign Affairs Minister ,
Moslem Shiite. (change of portfolio). 5 – Suleiman Franjieh, Interior
Minister, Christian Maronite. (change of portfolio). 6 – Abdel Raheem
Murad, Defense Minister, Moslem Sunni. (change of portfolio). 7 –
Elie Ferzli, Information Minister, Christian Greek Orthodox(new). 8 –
Jean-Louis Kordachi, Telecommunication Minister, Christian Maronite. 9
– Yassin Jaber, Public Works Minister, Moslem Shiite (new). 10 –
Adnan Adoum, Justice Minister, Moslem Sunni (new). 11 – Elie Skaff,
Agriculture Minister, Christian Greek Orthodox. 12 – Farid Khazen,
Tourism Minister, Christian Maronite. 13 – Ghazi Zaater, Social Affairs
Minister, Moslem Shiite. 14 – Assem Kanso, Labour Minister, Moslem
Shiite. 15 – Adnan Kasser, Economy Minister, Moslem Sunni. 16 – Talal
Arslane, Minister of Displaced, Druze. 17 – Mahmoud Abdel Khalek, State
Minister, Druze. 18 – Wi”am Wahaab, Environment Minister, Druze. 19 –
Karam Karam, State Minister, Christian Greek Orthodox. 20 – Albert
Mansour, State Minister, Christian Greek Orthodox. 21 – Leila al Solh,
Industry Minister, Moslem Sunni (Woman). 22 – Sami Minakara, Education
Minister , Moslem Sunni (new). 23 – Wafaa Hamzah, State Minister,
Moslem Shiite (Woman). 24 – Youssef Salameh, State Minister, Christian
Maronite (new). 25 – Alain Taburian, State Minister, Armenian (new). 26
– Ibrahim Daher, State Minister for Adminstrative Reforms, Christian
Maronite(new). 27 – Sebouh Hovnanian, Youth and Sports Minister,
Armenian. 28 – Maurice Sehnawi, Energy Minister, Christian Catholic
(new). 29 – Nagi Bustani, Culture Minister, Christian Maronite (new).
30 – Mohammed Khalef, Health Minister, Moslem Shiite (new). dpa wh sr