On 10 September 2021, a new government headed by Najib Mikati was formed in Lebanon, 13 months after the resignation of former Prime Minister Hassan Diab in August 2020. The cabinet was composed of 24 ministers.
Composition Lebanese Government of September 2021Portfolio (ministry)MinisterPolitical affiliationReligious affiliationPrime Minister Shares (5/24)Prime Minister Najib Mikati Azm Movement SunniMinister of Economy and Trade Amin Salam Azm Movement SunniMinister of Interior and Municipalities Bassam Mawlawi Azm Movement SunniMinister of Public Health Firas Abiad Future Movement SunniMinister of the Environment Nasser Yassine Future Movement SunniPresident Michel Aoun and Strong Lebanon Bloc Shares (9/24)Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdallah Bou Habib Free Patriotic Movement MaroniteMinister of Justice Henri Khoury Free Patriotic Movement MaroniteMinister of Tourism Walid Nassar Free Patriotic Movement MaroniteMinister of Energy and Water Walid Fayyad Free Patriotic Movement Greek OrthodoxMinister of Defense Maurice Sleem Free Patriotic Movement Greek OrthodoxState Minister for Social Affairs Hector Hajjar Free Patriotic Movement Greek CatholicMinister of Industry George Bouchikian Tashnag Party Armenian OrthodoxMinister of Displaced Issam Charafeddine Lebanese Democratic Party DruzeAmal Movement (3/24)Minister of Finance Youssef Khalil Amal Movement ShiaMinister of Agriculture Abbas Hajj Hassan Amal Movement ShiaMinister of Culture Mohammad Mortada Amal Movement ShiaLoyalty to Resistance Bloc (Hezbollah) (2/24)Minister of Public Works Ali Hamiyeh Hezbollah ShiaMinister of Labour Mustafa Bairam Hezbollah ShiaNational Coalition (2/24)Minister of Telecommunications Johnny Korm Marada Movement MaroniteMinister of Information Ziad Makary Marada Movement MaroniteOthers (3/24)Deputy Prime Minister Saadeh Al Shami Syrian Social Nationalist Party in Lebanon Greek OrthodoxMinister of Education and Higher Learning Abbas Halabi Progressive Socialist Party DruzeMinister of Youth and Sport George Kalass Independent Greek CatholicState Minister for Administrative Reform Najla Riachi Independent Latin Catholic
Resignations George Kurdahi, Minister of information, announced his resignation on 3 December 2021, weeks after his criticism on the Yemeni War. As a result, Saudi, Emirati, Kuwaiti and Yemeni diplomats withdrew from Lebanon, and the Lebanese ambassadors in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Bahrain were expelled.
Aoun dispute and dissolution President Michel Aoun signed the government's resignation decree, a day before his six-year term officially ends, and Former Prime Minister Najib Mikati's government remained in office in a caretaker capacity until the formation of Nawaf Salam's government on the 8th of February 2025.
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