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30-minister government formed in Lebanon

30-minister government formed in Lebanon BEIRUT, April 17 (KUNA) - Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri formed a new 30-member government Thursday, the council of ministers' Secretary General Dr. Suheil Bouji announced. - According to the statement, Issam Faris was named deputy prime minister; Bahij Tabbara, minister of justice; Marwan Hamadeh, minister of economy and trade; Assaad Hardan, minister of labor; Faris Bweiz minister of environment, Talal Arslan, minister of state; Suleiman Franjiyeh, minister of health; Assaad Diab minister of social affairs. -- Michel Samaha was named minister of information; Fuad Al-Sanioura, minister of finance; Jean Obeid, minister of foreign affairs, Abdelhim Murad, minister of state; Ayyoub Humayed, minister of energy and water; Michel Moussa, minister of state; Karam Karam, minister of state; Najib Miqati, minister of Public Works and transport; Sibuh Hofnanian, minister of youth and sport; Khalil Al-Hrawi, minister of state.
The ministry of culture went to Ghazi Al-Aridi; Mahmoud Hammoud became minister of defense; Samir Al-Jisr, minister of education and higher education; Elias Al-Murr, minister of interior and municiplaities; Jean Louis Kardahi, minister of communications; Elias Skaf, minister of industry and Ali Kansou minister of state.
Ali Hassan Khalil became minister of agriculture; Abdullah Farhat, minister of the displaced; Karim Bakradouni, minister of administrative development; Ali Hussein Abdullah, minister of agriculture.
The new government will meet Saturday. The meeting will be followed by an extraordinary session to form the Ministerial Statement Committee. (end) oh.mab KUNA 172024 Apr 03NNNN