Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants (Lebanon)
Encyclopedia
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants is the Lebanese
government ministry in charge of the country's foreign affairs and maintaining relations with its large emigrant communities.
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|Charles Helou
|Maronite
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|1951
|1952
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|Philippe Takla
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|1952
|1952
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|Nazem Akkari
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|1952
|1952
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|Moussa Moubarak
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|1952
|1953
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|Georges Hakim
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|1953
|1953
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|Alfred Naqqache
|Maronite
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|1953
|1955
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|Hamid Beik Frangieh
|Maronite
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|1955
|1955
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|Salim Lahoud
|Maronite
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|1955
|1957
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|Charles Malik
|Greek Orthodox
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|1957
|1958
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|Philippe Takla (2nd term)
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|1958
|1958
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|Hussein al-Oweini
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|1958
|1960
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|Philippe Takla (3rd term)
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|1960
|1964
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|Fouad Ammoun
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|1964
|1964
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|Philippe Takla (4th term)
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|1964
|1965
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|Hussein al-Oweini (2nd term)
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|1965
|1965
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|Georges Hakim (2nd term)
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|1965
|1966
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|Philippe Takla (5th term)
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|1966
|1966
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|Georges Hakim (3rd term)
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|1966
|1968
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|Fouad Boutros
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|1968
|1968
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|Hussein al-Oweini (3rd term)
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|1968
|1969
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|Rashid Karami
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|1969
|1969
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|Yussuf Salem
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|1969
|1969
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|Nassim Majdalani
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|1969
|1970
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|Khalil Abou Hamad
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|1970
|1973
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|Fouad Naffah
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|1973
|1974
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|Philippe Takla (6th term)
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|1974
|1975
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|Lucien Dahdah
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|1975
|1975
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|Philippe Takla (7th term)
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|1975
|1976
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|Camille Chamoun
|Maronite
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|1976
|1976
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|Fouad Boutros (2nd term)
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|1976
|1982
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|Elie Salem
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|1982
|1984
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|Rashid Karami
(2nd term)
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|1984
|1987
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|Selim al-Hoss
|Sunni
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|1987
|1990
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|Farès Boueiz
|Maronite
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|1990
|1992
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|Nasri Maalouf
|Melkite Greek Catholic
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|1992
|1992
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|Farès Boueiz (2nd term)
|Maronite
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|1992
|1998
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|Selim al-Hoss
(2nd term)
|Sunni
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|1998
|2000
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|Mahmoud Hammoud
|Shia
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|2000
|2003
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|Jean Obeid
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|2003
|2004
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|Mahmoud Hammoud
(2nd term)
|Shia
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|2004
|2005
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|Fawzi Salloukh
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|2005
|2009
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|Ali al-Shami
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|2009
|2011
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|Adnan Mansour
|Shia
|Amal Movement
|2011
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Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
government ministry in charge of the country's foreign affairs and maintaining relations with its large emigrant communities.
List of ministers
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|Charles Helou
Charles Helou
Charles Helou was President of Lebanon from 1964 to 1970.Born in Beirut, Helou was the scion of a powerful Maronite family from Baabda. He graduated with honours from St. Joseph's University in Beirut in 1929, and went on to complete a Law degree in 1934...
|Maronite
Maronite Church
The Syriac Maronite Church of Antioch is an Eastern Catholic Church in full communion with the Holy See of Rome . It traces its heritage back to the community founded by Maron, a 4th-century Syriac monk venerated as a saint. The first Maronite Patriarch, John Maron, was elected in the late 7th...
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|1951
|1952
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|Philippe Takla
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|1952
|1952
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|Nazem Akkari
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|1952
|1952
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|Moussa Moubarak
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|1952
|1953
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|Georges Hakim
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|1953
|1953
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|Alfred Naqqache
Alfred Naqqache
Alfred Georges Naccache was a Lebanese statesman, prime minister and head of state during the French Mandate of Lebanon. He was serving as Prime Minister when he was appointed President by the French authorities after the resignation of Emile Edde. Pierre-Georges Arlabosse served as acting...
|Maronite
Maronite Church
The Syriac Maronite Church of Antioch is an Eastern Catholic Church in full communion with the Holy See of Rome . It traces its heritage back to the community founded by Maron, a 4th-century Syriac monk venerated as a saint. The first Maronite Patriarch, John Maron, was elected in the late 7th...
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|1953
|1955
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|Hamid Beik Frangieh
Hamid Beik Frangieh
Hamid Beik Frangieh was a Lebanese member of the Parliament of Lebanon and held numerous ministerial positions in the Lebanese Government.-Early life:...
|Maronite
Maronite Church
The Syriac Maronite Church of Antioch is an Eastern Catholic Church in full communion with the Holy See of Rome . It traces its heritage back to the community founded by Maron, a 4th-century Syriac monk venerated as a saint. The first Maronite Patriarch, John Maron, was elected in the late 7th...
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|1955
|1955
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|Salim Lahoud
Salim Lahoud
Salim Lahoud was a Lebanese Maronite-Catholic political figure who was a Member of parliament and Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Defense of Lebanon in the 1950s among other ministerial posts....
|Maronite
Maronite Church
The Syriac Maronite Church of Antioch is an Eastern Catholic Church in full communion with the Holy See of Rome . It traces its heritage back to the community founded by Maron, a 4th-century Syriac monk venerated as a saint. The first Maronite Patriarch, John Maron, was elected in the late 7th...
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|1955
|1957
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|Charles Malik
|Greek Orthodox
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|1957
|1958
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|Philippe Takla (2nd term)
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|1958
|1958
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|Hussein al-Oweini
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|1958
|1960
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|Philippe Takla (3rd term)
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|1960
|1964
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|Fouad Ammoun
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|1964
|1964
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|Philippe Takla (4th term)
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|1964
|1965
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|Hussein al-Oweini (2nd term)
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|1965
|1965
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|Georges Hakim (2nd term)
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|1965
|1966
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|Philippe Takla (5th term)
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|1966
|1966
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|Georges Hakim (3rd term)
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|1966
|1968
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|Fouad Boutros
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|1968
|1968
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|Hussein al-Oweini (3rd term)
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|1968
|1969
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|Rashid Karami
Rashid Karami
Rashid Abdul Hamid Karami was a Lebanese statesman. He was one of the most important political figures in Lebanon for more than 30 years, including during much of Lebanese Civil War , and he served as Prime Minister eight times.- Background :Rashid Karami was born in Tripoli, into one of...
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|1969
|1969
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|Yussuf Salem
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|1969
|1969
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|Nassim Majdalani
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|1969
|1970
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|Khalil Abou Hamad
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|1970
|1973
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|Fouad Naffah
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|1973
|1974
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|Philippe Takla (6th term)
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|1974
|1975
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|Lucien Dahdah
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|1975
|1975
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|Philippe Takla (7th term)
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|1975
|1976
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|Camille Chamoun
Camille Chamoun
Camille Nimr Chamoun was President of Lebanon from 1952 to 1958, and one of the country's main Christian leaders during most of the Lebanese Civil War ....
|Maronite
Maronite Church
The Syriac Maronite Church of Antioch is an Eastern Catholic Church in full communion with the Holy See of Rome . It traces its heritage back to the community founded by Maron, a 4th-century Syriac monk venerated as a saint. The first Maronite Patriarch, John Maron, was elected in the late 7th...
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|1976
|1976
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|Fouad Boutros (2nd term)
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|1976
|1982
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|Elie Salem
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|1982
|1984
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|Rashid Karami
Rashid Karami
Rashid Abdul Hamid Karami was a Lebanese statesman. He was one of the most important political figures in Lebanon for more than 30 years, including during much of Lebanese Civil War , and he served as Prime Minister eight times.- Background :Rashid Karami was born in Tripoli, into one of...
(2nd term)
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|1984
|1987
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|Selim al-Hoss
Selim al-Hoss
Selim Ahmed El-Hoss is a veteran Lebanese politician. He was a Prime Minister of Lebanon and a longtime Member of Parliament representing his hometown, Beirut.-Education:...
|Sunni
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|1987
|1990
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|Farès Boueiz
|Maronite
Maronite Church
The Syriac Maronite Church of Antioch is an Eastern Catholic Church in full communion with the Holy See of Rome . It traces its heritage back to the community founded by Maron, a 4th-century Syriac monk venerated as a saint. The first Maronite Patriarch, John Maron, was elected in the late 7th...
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|1990
|1992
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|Nasri Maalouf
Nasri Maalouf
Nasri Maalouf was a Lebanese politician. He was a Melkite Greek Catholic, and was known as a moderate and peacemaker in Lebanese politics....
|Melkite Greek Catholic
Melkite Greek Catholic Church
The Melkite Greek Catholic Church is an Eastern Catholic Church in full communion with the Holy See as part of the worldwide Catholic Church. The Melkites, Byzantine Rite Catholics of mixed Eastern Mediterranean and Greek origin, trace their history to the early Christians of Antioch, Syria, of...
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|1992
|1992
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|Farès Boueiz (2nd term)
|Maronite
Maronite Church
The Syriac Maronite Church of Antioch is an Eastern Catholic Church in full communion with the Holy See of Rome . It traces its heritage back to the community founded by Maron, a 4th-century Syriac monk venerated as a saint. The first Maronite Patriarch, John Maron, was elected in the late 7th...
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|1992
|1998
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|Selim al-Hoss
Selim al-Hoss
Selim Ahmed El-Hoss is a veteran Lebanese politician. He was a Prime Minister of Lebanon and a longtime Member of Parliament representing his hometown, Beirut.-Education:...
(2nd term)
|Sunni
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|1998
|2000
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|Mahmoud Hammoud
Mahmoud Hammoud
Mahmoud Hammoud is a Lebanese politician and a retired career diplomat.Hammoud is a Shiite Muslim. He was born in Kafarkila, Marjayoun district, southern Lebanon....
|Shia
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|2000
|2003
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|Jean Obeid
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|2003
|2004
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|Mahmoud Hammoud
Mahmoud Hammoud
Mahmoud Hammoud is a Lebanese politician and a retired career diplomat.Hammoud is a Shiite Muslim. He was born in Kafarkila, Marjayoun district, southern Lebanon....
(2nd term)
|Shia
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|2004
|2005
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|Fawzi Salloukh
Fawzi Salloukh
Fawzi Salloukh is a Lebanese politician, who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from July 19 2005 to 2009.Salloukh was born in 1931 in Qammatieh, Lebanon. Salloukh graduated from the American University of Beirut in 1954 with a Diploma in Political Science.Salloukh is said by some to be closely...
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|2005
|2009
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|Ali al-Shami
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|2009
|2011
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|Adnan Mansour
|Shia
|Amal Movement
Amal Movement
Amal Movement is short for the Lebanese Resistance Detachments the acronym for which, in Arabic, is "amal", meaning "hope."Amal was founded in 1975 as the militia wing of the Movement of the Disinherited, a Shi'a political movement founded by Musa...
|2011
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External links
- Official website
- List of ministers at Rulers.org