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Hariri’s Cabinet Line-up

Posted on 09 September 2009 by Press


PM-designate Saad Hariri’s cabinet line-up gave five ministries – four portfolios plus one state ministry – to the Free Patriotic Movement and four seats to women, media reports said Tuesday.
Here is a list of names with sectarian divisions:

Sunnis: Raya Haffar al-Hassan for the finance ministry, Mohammed Safadi, Tammam Salam, Assaad Harmoush (Jamaa Islamiyah), Ghaleb Mahmasani from the president’s share, in addition to Hariri.

Maronites: Ziad Baroud, Joe Sarkis (the LF), Sami Gemayel (Phalange), Farid Elias al-Khazen and Alain Aoun (FPM) and Vera Yammine (Marada).

Shiites: Mohammed Jawad Khalifeh, Yassine Jaber or Jihad Murtada and a third for Amal movement, Mohammed Fneish and Hussein al-Hajj Hassan (Hizbullah) and Adnan al-Sayyed Hussein from the president’s share.

Druze: Ghazi Aridi for the telecommunications or public works (if it wasn’t given to an FPM representative), Wael Abou Faour for the displaced and Akram Sheyyab as state minister.

Catholics: Michel Pharaon from the majority, Edgard Maalouf (FPM) and Judge Micheline Breidy from the president’s share.

Orthodox: Elias Murr, Imad Wakim, Tareq Mitri and Atef Majdalani.

Armenians: Jean Oghassabian and Hagop Pakradounian (who might get the labor ministry).

An Nahar said that the FPM got the following cabinet seats:
The public works ministry for Alain Aoun
The education ministry for Farid Elias al-Khazen
The culture ministry for Edgard Maalouf
The labor ministry for Hagop Pakradounian
State minister for Vera Yammine

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