Ghada Chreim Ata (), born 30 September 1968, is a Lebanese female politician and professor of French literature at the

Lebanese University The Lebanese University (LU) (, ) is the only public university in Beirut, Lebanon. It is ranked #701–750 worldwide in terms of education. The creation of the Lebanese University was an idea first mentioned in the speech of the former Minist ...

. She was minister for refugees in the government of Hassan Diab between January 2020 and September 2021

Family, studies and work

Ghada Chreim was born on 30 September 1968 to a Greek-Catholic family in Zahlé, Lebanon. Daughter of a poet and the writer Youssef Chreim, she began her academic studies at the

. Chreim obtained a doctorate in French literature in 2000. She is professor of French literature at the Université libanaise and worked in the faculty of Letters and Human Sciences (section IV) from 2013 to 2016. At the same time, she worked as supervising editor for the magazine ''Fairuz à Dar As-Sayyad''. Ghada Chreim began working for the participation of women in politics after seeing a Facebook page relating to human rights and social justice.

Political career

Considered close to President

Michel Aoun Michel Naim Aoun ( ar, ميشال نعيم عون ; born 30 September 1933) is a Lebanese politician and former military general who served as the President of Lebanon from 31 October 2016 until 30 October 2022. Born in Haret Hreik to a Mar ...

and his Free Patriotic Party, Aoun named her minister for refugees in the government of Hassan Diab on 21 January 2020. During her time in office, Chreim expressed hopes that the country could eventually close the Ministry of Refugees and Displaced People and replace it with a Ministry for Rural Development to help better address the issues facing displaced people (who largely live in rural areas). When Prime Minister Diab's government resigned in August 2020 following the

2020 Beirut explosion On 4 August 2020, a large amount of ammonium nitrate stored at the Port of Beirut in the capital city of Lebanon exploded, causing at least 218 deaths, 7,000 injuries, and United States dollar, US$15 billion in property damage, as well as lea ...

, Chreim and other cabinet ministers stayed on in a caretaker capacity until a new government was formed.

References

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Who's who in Lebanon's new government
Al Arabiya, 22 January 2020
New Lebanese Government Formed after 3 Months of Political Vacuum
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Naharnet Naharnet is one of the first Lebanese online media after ''An Nahar'' newspaper was online in September 1995. It was launched in September 2000. At its initial phase it was a portal and virtual community for Lebanese and Arabs everywhere.

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Ghada Chreim Ata
Women In Front, 20 July 2017 (in French)
Lebanon breaks regional record with women government officials
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