Hariri Unveils Line-Up Rejected by Aoun in December
Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri on Monday distributed to reporters a draft cabinet line-up that President Michel Aoun had rejected on December 9.
“Because His Excellency the President said in his latest speech that I had only submitted broad lines to him, I will distribute to you the full line-up, with names and portfolios, that I had submitted to him here in Baabda on December 9, 2020 -- or more than 100 days ago,” Hariri said after meeting Aoun in Baabda.
“I will let the public opinion judge it,” the PM-designate added.
Below is the draft line-up distributed by Hariri:
- Saad Hariri (Prime Minister, Sunni)
- Firass Abiad (Health Minister, Sunni)
- Nasser Yassine (Social Affairs and Environment Minister, Sunni)
- Lubna Misqawi (Justice Minister, Sunni)
- Youssef Khalil (Finance Minister, Shiite)
- Maya Kanaan (Labor Minister, Shiite)
- Ibrahim Shahrour (Public Works and Transport Minister, Shiite)
- Jihad Murtada (Administrative Development and Tourism Minister, Shiite)
- Rabih Narsh (Foreign Affairs and Agriculture Minister, Druze)
- Antoine Klimos (Defense Minister, Maronite)
- Fadia Kiwan (Culture Minister, Maronite)
- Abdo Gerges (Education Minister, Maronite)
- Walid Nassar (Youth, Sport and Information Minister, Maronite)
- Saade al-Shami (Economy Minister, Greek Orthodox)
- Joe Saddi (Energy and Water Minister, Greek Orthodox)
- Ziad Abu Haidar (Interior and Municipalities Minister, Greek Orthodox)
- Fadi Samaha (Telecommunications Minister, Greek Catholic)
- Garabet Slikhanian (Industry and Displaced Minister, Armenian)
Source: Naharnet
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