Ministry of Economy and Trade (Lebanon) explained

Agency Name:Lebanese Republic
Ministry of Economy and Trade
Arabic: وزارة الأقتصاد والتجارة
Jurisdiction:Government of Lebanon
Minister1 Name:Amin Salam
Chief1 Position:Minister of Economy and Trade

Ministry of Economy and Trade (MOET; ar|وزارة الأقتصاد والتجارة)[1] is a governmental ministry of Lebanon, headquartered on the 5th floor of the Azarieh Building in Beirut.[2]

Since 10 September 2021, the ministry has been led by Amin Salam as Minister of Economy and Trade.

List of Economy and Trade ministers

MinisterTerm of office
Adel Osseiran25 Sep 1943 02 Jul 1944
Riad Al Solh03 Jul 194409 Jan 1945
Jamil Talhouk09 Jan 194522 Aug 1945
Sami as-Solh22 Aug 194522 May 1946
Saadi Al Munla22 May 194614 Dec 1946
Kamal Jumblat14 Dec 194607 Jun 1947
Sleiman Nawfal07 Jun 194726 Jul 1948
Philippe Takla26 Jul 194801 Oct 1949
Philippe Takla01 Oct 194914 Feb 1951
Boulos Fayyad14 Feb 195107 Jun 1951
Philippe Takla07 Jun 195111 Feb 1952
Sleiman Al Ali11 Feb 195209 Sep 1952
Basil Trad09 Sep 195218 Sep 1952
Basil Trad18 Sep 195230 Sep 1952
George Hakim30 Sep 195230 Apr 1953
George Hakim30 Apr 195316 Aug 1953
Rashid Karami16 Aug 195319 Sep 1955
Nazih Al Bizri19 Sep 195519 Mar 1956
George Hakim19 Mar 195608 Jun 1956
George Karam09 Jun 195618 Nov 1956
Nasri Maalouf18 Nov 195618 Aug 1957
Kazem al-Khalil18 Aug 195714 Mar 1958
Kazem al-Khalil14 Mar 195824 Sep 1958
Charles Helou24 Sep 195814 Oct 1958
Philippe Takla14 Oct 195814 May 1960
Philippe Takla14 May 196001 Aug 1960
Sleiman Al Ali01 Aug 196020 May 1961
Philippe Boulos20 May 196131 Oct 1961
Rafic Naja31 Oct 196120 Feb 1964
Fouad Ammoun20 Feb 196425 Sep 1964
Joseph Najjar25 Sep 196418 Nov 1964
Bahij Taq-al-Din18 Nov 196425 Jul 1965
Rafic Naja25 Jul 196509 Apr 1966
Sobhi Mahmassani09 Apr 196606 Dec 1966
Said Hamadeh06 Dec 196608 Feb 1968
Edward Honein08 Feb 196812 Oct 1968
12 Oct 196820 Oct 1968
Hussein Al Oweini20 Oct 196815 Jan 1969
Nassim Majdalani15 Jan 196925 Nov 1969
Suleiman Frangieh /
Nassim Majdalani		25 Nov 196913 Oct 1970
Saeb Jaroudi13 Oct 197027 May 1972
Anwar Al Sabbah27 May 197225 Apr 1973
Bahij Tabbara25 Apr 197308 Jul 1973
Nazih Al Bizri08 Jul 197330 Oct 1974
Abbas Khalaf31 Oct 197422 May 1975
Fawzi Al Khatib22 May 197501 Jul 1975
Adel Osseiran /
Joseph Skaff		01 Jul 197509 Dec 1976
Selim al-Hoss09 Dec 197616 Jul 1979
Talal El Merhebi16 Jul 197925 Oct 1980
Khaled Jumblat25 Oct 198008 Oct 1982
Ibrahim Halawi08 Oct 198229 Apr 1984
Victor Kassir30 Apr 198422 Sep 1988
Issam Abu Jamra22 Sep 198825 Nov 1989
Nazih Al Bizri25 Nov 198923 Dec 1990
Marwan Hamadeh24 Dec 199015 May 1992
Samir Makdasi16 May 199230 Oct 1992
Hagop Demerjian31 Oct 199225 May 1995
Yassine Jaber25 May 199524 Dec 1998
Nasser Saidi24 Dec 199823 Oct 2000
Bassel Fleihan23 Oct 200017 Apr 2003
Marwan Hamadeh17 Apr 200321 Oct 2004
Adnan Kassar26 Oct 200419 Apr 2005
Damianos Kattar19 Apr 200519 Jul 2005
Sami Haddad19 Jul 200521 Jul 2008
Mohammad Safadi22 Jul 200813 Jun 2011
Nicolas Nahas13 Jun 201115 Feb 2014
Alain Hakim15 Feb 201418 Dec 2016
Raed Khoury18 Dec 201631 Jan 2019
Monsour Bteish31 Jan 201921 Jan 2020
Raoul Nehme21 Jan 202010 Sep 2021
Amin Salam10 Sep 2021Incumbent

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Avant-projet d'une loi sur la Communication, l'Ecriture et les Transactions Electroniques. May 2005.
  2. "Contact Us." Ministry of Economy and Trade (Lebanon). Retrieved on 4 April 2019. "Lebanese Ministry of Economy & Trade - MOET Riyad El Soleh Street - Azarieh building - 5 floor"

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