Ministry of Interior and Municipalities (Lebanon)

The Ministry of Interior and Municipalities (Arabic: وزارة الداخلية والبلديات) in Lebanon is responsible for governorate, caza, municipalities, federation of municipalities and village matters, in addition to political parties and organizations.[1]

Ministry of Interior and Municipalities
وزارة الداخلية والبلديات
Agency overview
Formed1943; 81 years ago (1943)
JurisdictionGovernment of Lebanon
HeadquartersHamra, Beirut Lebanon
Agency executive
WebsiteOfficial website

The ministry was created in the first post-independence government in 1943. In 2000, it was named the Ministry of Interior and Municipalities. Since 10 September 2021, the ministry has been led by Bassam Mawlawi.[2]

List of Interior and Municipalities ministers

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Minister Term of office
Camille Chamoun[a] 25 Sep 1943 03 Jul 1944
Riad Al Solh[b][c] 03 Jul 1944 09 Jan 1945
Wadih Naeem 09 Jan 1945 22 Aug 1945
Youssef Salam 22 Aug 1945 22 May 1946
Saeb Salam 22 May 1946 14 Dec 1946
Sabry Hamada 14 Dec 1946 07 Jun 1947
Camille Chamoun 07 Jun 1947 26 Jul 1948
Gabriel Murr 26 Jul 1948 01 Oct 1949
Elias El Khoury 01 Oct 1949 14 Feb 1951
Hussein Al Oweini[c][d] 14 Feb 1951 07 Jun 1951
Abdallah Yafi[c] 07 Jun 1951 11 Feb 1952
Sami as-Solh[c] 11 Feb 1952 09 Sep 1952
Nazem Akkari[c] 09 Sep 1952 14 Sep 1952
Saeb Salam[c] 14 Sep 1952 18 Sep 1952
Fuad Chehab[c] 18 Sep 1952 30 Sep 1952
Khaled Shehab[c] 30 Sep 1952 30 Apr 1953
Saeb Salam[c] 30 Apr 1953 16 Aug 1953
Abdallah Yafi[c] 16 Aug 1953 03 Jan 1954
George Hrawi 03 Jan 1954 16 Sep 1954
Gabriel Murr 16 Sep 1954 09 Jul 1955
Mohieddin Al Nasuli 09 Jul 1955 19 Sep 1955
Rashid Karami[c] 19 Sep 1955 19 Mar 1956
Abdallah Yafi[c] 19 Mar 1956 18 Nov 1956
Sami as-Solh[c][e] 18 Nov 1956 24 Sep 1958
Rashid Karami 24 Sep 1958 14 Oct 1958
Raymond Edde[f] 14 Oct 1958 14 May 1960
Edmond Kaspar 14 May 1960 01 Aug 1960
Saeb Salam[c] 01 Aug 1960 20 May 1961
Abdullah Al Mashnouk 20 May 1961 31 Oct 1961
Kamal Jumblatt 31 Oct 1961 20 Feb 1964
Hussein Al Oweini[c] 20 Feb 1964 18 Nov 1964
Takieddin el-Solh 18 Nov 1964 25 Jul 1965
Muhammad Kneiu[g] 25 Jul 1965 09 Apr 1966
Pierre Gemayel 09 Apr 1966 06 Dec 1966
Badri Al Maoushi 06 Dec 1966 08 Feb 1968
Suleiman Frangieh 08 Feb 1968 12 Oct 1968
Abdallah Yafi[c] 12 Oct 1968 20 Oct 1968
Pierre Gemayel[a][g] 20 Oct 1968 15 Jan 1969
Adel Osseiran 15 Jan 1969 25 Nov 1969
Kamal Jumblatt 25 Nov 1969 13 Oct 1970
Saeb Salam[c] 13 Oct 1970 25 Apr 1973
Bashir Al Awar 25 Apr 1973 08 Jul 1973
Bahij Taq-al-Din 08 Jul 1973 31 Oct 1974
Rashid al-Solh[c] 31 Oct 1974 23 May 1975
Said Nasrallah 23 May 1975 01 Jul 1975
Camille Chamoun[a] 01 Jul 1975 09 Feb 1976
Salah Salman 09 Feb 1976 16 Jul 1979
Bahij Taq-al-Din 16 Jul 1979 25 Oct 1980
Shafiq Wazzan[c] 25 Oct 1980 30 Apr 1984
Abdullah Rassi 30 Apr 1984 25 Nov 1989
Elias El Khazen 25 Nov 1989 24 Dec 1990
Sami Al Khatib 24 Dec 1990 31 Oct 1992
Bishara Merhej 31 Oct 1992 09 Feb 1994
Michel Murr 09 Feb 1994 26 Oct 2000
Elias Murr 25 Oct 2000 26 Oct 2004
Suleiman Frangieh 26 Oct 2004 19 Apr 2005
Hassan Sabeh 19 Apr 2005 11 Jul 2008
Ziad Baroud 11 Jul 2008 13 Jun 2011
Marwan Charbel 13 Jun 2011 15 Feb 2014
Nohad Machnouk 15 Feb 2014 31 Jan 2019
Raya Haffar Al Hassan 31 Jan 2019 21 Jan 2020
Mohamed Fahmy[h] 21 Jan 2020 10 Sep 2021
Bassam Mawlawi 10 Sep 2021 Incumbent

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c Served simultaneously as Minister of Telecommunications.
  2. ^ Served simultaneously as Minister of Economy and Trade.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Served simultaneously as Prime Minister.
  4. ^ Served simultaneously as Minister of Foreign Affairs.
  5. ^ Served simultaneously as Minister of Justice until January 1957.
  6. ^ Served simultaneously as Minister of Telecommunications until 7 October 1959.
  7. ^ a b Served simultaneously as Minister of Public Health.
  8. ^ Resigned 10 August 2020, but remained in office as caretaker minister.

References

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  1. ^ Imad Salamey (15 October 2013). The Government and Politics of Lebanon. Routledge. p. 153. ISBN 9781135011338. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Lأمين عام مجلس الوزراء يعلن أسماء أعضاء الحكومة الجديدة". El Nashra. 10 September 2010. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
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