First Cabinet of Najib Mikati

A temporary Lebanese government was formed on 19 April 2005, after 50 days of the resignation of the Omar Karami government. The main goal of the cabinet was to supervise the 2005 Lebanese general election, so it was headed by Najib Mikati and 14 independent ministers. A total of 110 MPs supported it in a vote of confidence, 3 voted against it, and 11 were absent; at the time, the parliament contained only 126 members, following the assassinations of Rafic Hariri and Bassel Fleihan.[1][2][3]

Composition

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Minister Portfolio
Maronites
Damianos Kattar Finance and Economy
Charles Rizk Information and Tourism
Bassam Yamin Industry and Energy and Water
Greek Orthodox
Elias Murr Deputy Prime Minister and Defense
Tarek Mitri Environment and Administrative Reform
Greek Catholics
Ghassan Salamé (Resigned)

Assad Rizk (Appointed on 28 April 2005)

Education and Culture
Armenians
Alain Tabourian Telecommunications and Youth
Sunnis
Najib Mikati Prime Minister
Hassan Sabeh Interior
Khaled Kabbani Justice
Shias
Mahmoud Hammoud Foreign Affairs
Trad Hamadeh Agriculture and Labor
Mohamad Jawad Khalifeh Social Affairs and Health
Druze
Adel Hamieh Public Works and Displaced

References

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  1. ^ "almustaqbal.com at Directnic". 26 May 2020. Archived from the original on 26 May 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  2. ^ "حكومات لبنان بعد اتفاق الطائف". www.aljazeera.net (in Arabic). Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  3. ^ "نجيب ميقاتي". www.aljazeera.net (in Arabic). Retrieved 27 August 2020.