Cabinet of Hassan Diab
Former government of Lebanon
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A Lebanese cabinet led by Hassan Diab was formed in Lebanon on 21 January 2020,[1][2][3] after an agreement was reached by the heads of the involved political parties after nearly three months.[4][5] Diab was appointed prime minister by president Michel Aoun after Saad Hariri resigned amid the 2019–20 Lebanese protests, that started in October 2019.[6][7]
Cabinet of Hassan Diab | |
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Cabinet of Lebanon | |
.jpg) Hassan Diab | |
| Date formed | 21 January 2020 |
| Date dissolved | 10 September 2021 |
| People and organisations | |
| President | Michel Aoun |
| Head of government | Hassan Diab |
| Deputy head of government | Zeina Akar |
| No. of ministers | 20 |
| Ministers removed | Nassif Hitti resigned |
| Total no. of members | 20 |
| Opposition party | Future Movement Lebanese Forces Progressive Socialist Party Kataeb Party Azm Movement Independence Movement Popular Nasserite Organization |
| History | |
| Predecessor | Third Cabinet of Saad Hariri |
| Successor | Third Cabinet of Najib Mikati |
The protest movement had demanded an independent and technocratic government, and the incoming Diab cabinet was criticized for appointing ministers who, although they had technical expertise, also had clear political allegiances.[8][9][10]
The cabinet, which was composed of twenty ministers, appointed six female members to improve the gender ratio and cited the ratio of male to female members as "more than any previous Lebanese government".[11][12]
On 10 August 2020, the entire cabinet resigned following public anger over the Beirut port explosion on 4 August that killed more than 200 people.[13] In December of that year, Lebanese judge Fadi Sawan charged Diab alongside three ministers from previous cabinets — Ali Hassan Khalil, Ghazi Zaiter and Youssef Fenianos — with negligence over the explosion. [14] The cabinet continued to govern in a caretaker capacity for 13 months until 10 September 2021, when the third Mikati cabinet was sworn in.[15][16][17][18]