Second Cabinet of Omar Karami

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Second cabinet of Omar Karami (26 October 2004 to 19 April 2005) is the 67th cabinet formation in Lebanon led by Prime Minister Omar Karami. The cabinet came after extending the presidency of Émile Lahoud for three years. The cabinet fell after large demonstrations following the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.

The cabinet members were as follows:[1]

Second Cabinet of Omar Karami
Portfolio Minister Political affiliation Religious affiliation
Prime Minister Omar Karami   Arab Liberation Party Sunni
Deputy Prime Minister Issam Fares   Syrian Social Nationalist Party Greek Orthodox
Defense Abdul Rahim Murad   Independent Sunni
Education Ahmed Sami Minkara   Arab Liberation Party Sunni
Telecommunications Jean-Louis Cordahi   Independent Maronite
Interior Suleiman Franjieh   Marada Movement Maronite
Environment Wiam Wahhab  Independent Druze
Administrative Development Ibrahim Daher   Independent Maronite
Tourism Farid Al Khazen
(resigned on 18 February 2005)
  Independent Maronite
Wadih Al Khazen
(appointed on 18 February 2005)
  Independent Maronite
Social Affairs Ghazi Zaiter   Amal Movement Shia
Information Elie Ferzli   Marada Movement Greek Orthodox
Energy and Water Maurice Sehnaoui   Independent Greek Catholic
Justice Adnan Addoum   Pro-Syrian Sunni
Foreign Affairs Mahmoud Hamoud   Independent Shia
Economy Adnan Kassar   Independent Sunni
Displaced Talal Arslan   Lebanese Democratic Party Druze
Labor Assem Qanso   Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party (Pro-Syrian) Shia
Public Works Yassin Jaber   Amal Movement Shia
Youth Sebouh Hovnanian   Tashnag Party Armenian Orthodox
Finance Elias Saba   Independent Greek Orthodox
Culture Naji Bustani Maronite
Agriculture Elias Skaff   Popular Bloc Greek Orthodox
Industry Leila Al Solh   Independent Sunni
Health Mohamad Jawad Khalifeh   Amal Movement Shia
Minister of State Albert Mansour   Syrian Social Nationalist Party Greek Orthodox
Minister of State Karam Karam   Independent Greek Orthodox
Minister of State Mahmoud Abdel Khalek   Syrian Social Nationalist Party Druze
Minister of State Youssef Salameh   Independent Maronite
Minister of State Wafaa Hamza   Independent Shia
Minister of State Alain Tabourian   Tashnag Party Armenian Orthodox

See also

References

  1. ^ "Prominent Lebanese/Current Ministers". 24 September 2008. Archived from the original on 24 September 2008. Retrieved 14 September 2021.