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Council Of Ministers Of Lebanon
The Council of Ministers of Lebanon ( ar, مجلس الوزراء اللبناني, Majlis al-wozarah al-Lubnanī; french: Conseil des Ministres du Liban) is the executive body of the Republic of Lebanon. Its president is the Prime Minister of Lebanon, and it is appointed by the President of Lebanon and the Prime Minister of Lebanon. The appointed government also has to pass a confidence vote in the Parliament of Lebanon. As stipulated in Article 95 of the Lebanese constitution, there are two requirements for the council of ministers to be considered constitutional: 1-It has to be composed of an equal number of muslim and christian ministers 2-The different sects of Lebanon shall be represented in a just and equitable manner in the formation of the Cabinet. The Council of Ministers is considered to be the "government" of Lebanon by the Constitution. History The body was created on 23 May 1926, when the Constitution of the state of Greater Lebanon was promulgated. From th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Official Logo Of The Council Of Ministers Of Lebanon
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The Washington Post
''The Washington Post'' (also known as the ''Post'' and, informally, ''WaPo'') is an American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C. It is the most widely circulated newspaper within the Washington metropolitan area and has a large national audience. Daily broadsheet editions are printed for D.C., Maryland, and Virginia. The ''Post'' was founded in 1877. In its early years, it went through several owners and struggled both financially and editorially. Financier Eugene Meyer purchased it out of bankruptcy in 1933 and revived its health and reputation, work continued by his successors Katharine and Phil Graham (Meyer's daughter and son-in-law), who bought out several rival publications. The ''Post'' 1971 printing of the Pentagon Papers helped spur opposition to the Vietnam War. Subsequently, in the best-known episode in the newspaper's history, reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein led the American press's investigation into what became known as the Watergate scandal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Progressive Socialist Party
The Progressive Socialist Party ( ar, الحزب التقدمي الاشتراكي, translit=al-Hizb al-Taqadummi al-Ishtiraki) is a Lebanese political party. Its confessional base is in the Druze sect and its regional base is in Mount Lebanon Governorate, especially the Chouf District. Founded by Kamal Jumblatt in 1949, the party has been led by his son Walid since 1977. Origins The party was founded on 5 January 1949, and registered on 17 March the same year, under notification N°789. The founders comprised six individuals, all of different backgrounds. The most notable of these was Kamal Jumblatt. The others were Farid Jubran, Albert Adeeb, Abdallah Alayli, Fouad Rizk, and George Hanna. The PSP held the first conference for the Socialist Arab Parties in Lebanon, Syria, Egypt and Iraq in Beirut in 1951. From 1951 through 1972 the party had between three and six deputies in parliament. The PSP in the Lebanese Civil War (1975–1990) Under Kamal Jumblatt's leadership, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abbas Halabi
Abbas Salim al-Halabi (born 1948) is a Lebanese politician currently serving as Minister of Education in the Third Cabinet of Najib Mikati On 10 September 2021, a new Council of Ministers of Lebanon, 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 is composed of 24 ministers. Co .... References Living people 1948 births Education ministers of Lebanon Lebanese Druze Progressive Socialist Party politicians Paris Nanterre University alumni Saint Joseph University alumni People from Baabda District Date of birth missing (living people) {{Lebanon-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of Education And Higher Education (Lebanon)
The Republic of Lebanon Ministry of Education & Higher Education ( ar, الجمهورية اللبنانية وزارة التربية والتعليم العالي; french: Ministère de l'éducation et l'éducation supérieure) is a government agency of Lebanon. Its headquarters are in Beirut. List of ministers As of 2022, there have been thirteen people who have served as minister of education. See also References External links Ministry of Education & Higher Education websiteGeneral Directorate of Higher Education website ** Lebanese University ** List of universities in Lebanon ** Ministry of Information (Lebanon) Lebanon Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to the north and east and Israel to the south, while Cyprus li ... Education and Higher Education Education ministers of Lebanon {{Lebanon-gov-s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Free Patriotic Movement
The Free Patriotic Movement ( ar, التيار الوطني الحر, ) is a Lebanese political party. Founded by Michel Aoun in 2005, the party is currently led by Aoun son-in-law Gebran Bassil since 2015. Ideology The Free Patriotic movement follows Lebanese nationalism and follows the agenda of Gen. Michel Aoun. FPM is anti-refugee, pro-civil state. Aoun return from exile For many years, while Aoun was and exiled in Paris and on 14 July 1994, he established the Free Patriotic Movement in what he called "The National Conference". He returned to Lebanon on 7 May 2005 after the Cedar Revolution forced the withdrawal of the Syrian forces, and then contested the legislative elections held in late May in early June although it placed him on the head of the largest Christian group of deputies. Aoun also contested the Cedar Revolution which itself gave him the opportunity to come back to Lebanon. History 2006 In 2006, the FPM signed a memorandum of understanding with Hezbo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurice Sleem
Maurice Sleem (born in Kfarshima, Lebanon, on February 5, 1954) is a Lebanese politician. He has been the Minister of National Defense since September 10, 2021 (the formation of the government of Prime Minister Najib Mikati). He is a Brigadier General in the Lebanese Armed Forces (retired). During his 40-year career, he held key posts and staff assignments in Army operational Units. He also worked at the Lebanese Presidency for many years. He retired from the Army in 2012. Decorations and medals * Lebanese Order of Merit 3rd Grade. * Lebanese Order of Merit 2nd Grade. * Lebanese Order of Merit 1st Grade. * National Order of the Cedar National may refer to: Common uses * Nation or country ** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen Places in the United States * National, Maryland, ce ... Knight Grade. * National Order of the Cedar Officer Grade. * National Order of the Cedar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of National Defense (Lebanon) ...
The Ministry of National Defense ( ar, وزارة الدفاع الوطني ''Wizārat al-Difāʾ al-Waṭanī'') is Lebanon's service section for the Lebanese Armed Forces. The Ministry is located in Yarzeh, Baabda District, Mount Lebanon. The building which is considered the biggest Ministry building in Lebanon was designed by the French architect André Wogenscky in 1968. The ministry building also houses the Lebanese Military Museum. Ministers The ministers of National Defence have been: References External links *http://www.lebarmy.gov.lbList of Ministers(in Arabic) {{authority control Military of Lebanon Defence Lebanon Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to the north and east and Israel to the south, while Cyprus li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lebanese Greek Orthodox Christians
Lebanese Greek Orthodox Christians (Arabic: المسيحية الأرثوذكسية الرومية في لبنان) refers to Lebanese people who are adherents of the Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch in Lebanon, which is an autocephalous Greek Orthodox Church within the wider communion of Eastern Orthodox Christianity, and is the second-largest Christianity in Lebanon, Christian denomination in Lebanon after the Maronite Christianity in Lebanon, Maronite Christians. Lebanese Greek Orthodox Christians are believed to constitute about 8% of the total population of Lebanon.Lebanon – International Religious Freedom Report 2010 U.S. Department of State. Retrieved on 14 February 2010. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saadeh Al Shami
Saadeh Al Shami () is an economist, academic and Lebanese politician who has been serving as the deputy prime minister in the cabinet led by Najib Mikati since 10 September 2021. Biography Al Shami hails from a Lebanese Greek Orthodox family. From 1987 to 1993 he was the head of the graduate school of business at the American University of Beirut. He worked at the Lebanese premiership and the finance ministry as a head of the reform commission between 2005 and 2006. Then from 2008 to 2013 he worked at the International Monetary Fund in different positions, including the assistant to the director of the Middle East and Central Asia department. Al Shami also served as the head of Capital Markets Authority in Lebanon between 2013 and 2017. In 2018 he began to work as the group chief economist at the National Bank of Kuwait. He was a member of the Syrian Social Nationalist Party. In the proposed cabinet by Saad Hariri in July 2021 Al Shami was named as the minister of economy, but t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deputy Prime Minister Of Lebanon
The office of Deputy Prime Minister of Lebanon was formed in 1943. The National Pact stipulates that the Deputy Prime Minister should always be Greek Orthodox Christian. List See also * Government of Lebanon Lebanon is a parliamentary democratic republic within the overall framework of confessionalism, a form of consociationalism in which the highest offices are proportionately reserved for representatives from certain religious communities. The ... References {{Ministries of Lebanon Government ministers of Lebanon 1943 establishments in Lebanon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lebanese Sunni Muslims
Lebanese Sunni Muslims ( ar, المسلمون السنة اللبنانيين) refers to Lebanese people who are adherents of the Sunni branch of Islam in Lebanon, which is one of the largest denomination in Lebanon tied with Lebanese people (Shia Muslims), Shias. Sunni Islam in Lebanon has a history of more than a millennium. According to a CIA 2018 study, Lebanese Sunni Muslims constitute an estimated 30.6% of Lebanon's population. (However, in a country that had last census in 1932, it is difficult to have correct population estimates) The Lebanese Sunni Muslims are highly concentrated in Lebanon's capital city - Beirut (West Beirut /or Beirut II). As well as Tripoli, Lebanon, Tripoli, Sidon, Beqaa Governorate, Western Beqaa, and in the countryside of the Akkar, Arsal. And a notable presence in Zahlé, Southern Lebanon, Marjaayoun and Chebaa. Under the terms of an unwritten agreement known as the National Pact between the various political and religious leaders of Lebanon, Sun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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