Lebanon forms new government under PM Nawaf Salam

Lebanon's new government, headed by Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, was officially announced after Secretary-General of the Council of Ministers, Mahmoud Makie, declared the formation decrees at the presidential palace.

The new cabinet consists of 24 ministers, with the following assignments:

Nawaf Salam: Prime Minister
Tarek Metri: Deputy Prime Minister
Michel Mnassa: Minister of Defense
Ahmad Al-Hajjar: Minister of Interior
Youssef Raji: Minister of Foreign Affairs
Yassine Jaber: Minister of Finance
Ghassan Salameh: Minister of Culture
Laura El Khazen Lahoud: Minister of Tourism
Kamal Shehahde: Minister of Displaced Affairs
Nora Bayrakdarian: Minister of Sports
Rima Karami: Minister of Education
Adel Nassar: Minister of Justice
Rakan Nassereddine: Minister of Health
Mohammad Haidar: Minister of Labor
Joe Sadi: Minister of Energy
Amer Al-Bassat: Minister of Economy
Charles Hajj: Minister of Communications
Joe Issa Khoury: Minister of Industry
Fayez Rasamny: Minister of Public Works
Nizar Al-Hani: Minister of Agriculture
Fadi Maki: Minister of Administrative Development