Nidal Yehya is a Lebanese diplomat currently serving as Lebanon's ambassador to Japan.[1][2] He was previously the ambassador for Lebanon in Senegal and Australia, Consul of the embassies in Iran and Venezuela, the Consul General of the embassy in Egypt, and the Deputy Minister of the embassy in Serbia.[3]

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Yehya served as the ambassador to Japan in December, 2017.[3]

In 2019, he was accused of helping former Nissan chief executive Carlos Ghosn escape Japan and travel to Lebanon. Yehya denied any involvement of the embassy in the escape of Ghosn.[4][5]

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  1. ^ "Exclusive: Lebanon's Ambassador to Japan denies his embassy helped Carlos Ghosn escape|Arab News Japan". www.arabnews.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  2. ^ "The Ministry of Justice:Justice Minister Received a Courtesy Call by the Arab Diplomatic Corps". www.moj.go.jp. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  3. ^ a b "ニダル・ヤヒヤー・駐日レバノン共和国大使を湯下FEC専務理事が表敬訪問 | 活動報告". FEC・民間外交推進協会. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Ambassador of Lebanon to Sierra Leone Nidal Yehya at his refurbished residence at Spoor Road". Awoko Newspaper. 11 February 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Lebanon's ambassador to Japan provided Carlos Ghosn with food and a mattress in his jail cell, a close friend of the ousted Nissan Motor Co. chairman said Friday". www.dailystar.com.lb. Archived from the original on 1 December 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2021.