Nicolas Nahas | |
---|---|
![]() | |
Minister of Economy and Trade | |
In office 13 June 2011 –15 February 2014 | |
Prime Minister | Najib Mikati |
Preceded by | Mohammad Safadi |
Personal details | |
Born | Al Tall,Tripoli,Lebanon | 28 November 1946
Political party | Glory Movement |
Spouse | Antoinette Haidar |
Children | Three |
Alma mater | |
Nicolas Nahas (born 28 November 1946) is a Lebanese businessman and politician. He was the minister of economy and trade between 2011 and 2014.
Nahas was born in Tripoli on 28 November 1946. [1] He received a bachelor of science degree in civil engineering from Saint Joseph University in 1972 [2] Then he attended the postgraduate ISMP program at Harvard Business School in 1992. [1] and received a degree in business administration there. [2]
Nahas began his career as a businessman in varied fields. [3] In 2005, he was appointed by Prime Minister Najib Mikati as the chief economical counsellor. [1] Nahas was appointed minister of economy and trade on 13 June 2011 to the cabinet led by Najib Mikati. [4] [5] He was one of the government ministers appointed by the prime minister in the cabinet. [6]
Nahas is married to Antoinette Haidar and has three children. [1]
Omar Abdul Hamid Karami was the 29th prime minister of Lebanon, who served two separate terms. He was Prime Minister for the first time from 24 December 1990, when Selim al-Hoss gave up power, until May 1992, when he resigned due to economic instability. He was again Prime Minister from October 2004 to April 2005.
The March 8 Alliance is a coalition of political parties and independents in Lebanon formed in 2005 that are united by their pro-Syrian stance and their opposition to the March 14 Alliance. It was the ruling coalition in Lebanon with the government headed by Prime Minister Najib Mikati from June 2011 until March 2013. Main parties of the March 8 Alliance are part of the third Cabinet of Najib Mikati since 2021.
Charbel Nahas is a Lebanese politician, economist and engineer who is the General Secretary of Citizens in a State, a political party that was established in 2016 and that has as its goal to create "a civil, democratic, fair and capable state". He is widely considered to be a Lebanese progressive whose priority has been to improve living conditions for the country's disenfranchised poor.
Najib Azmi Mikati is a Lebanese politician and businessman, and three-time Prime Minister of Lebanon whose current term began in September 2021. He also serves as the resigned prime minister of a cabinet that when assembled with a majority of its members acts as President of Lebanon for emergency situations, and this since the end of the term of president Michel Aoun as of October 2022. He previously served as Prime Minister from June 2011 to February 2014 and from April to July 2005. He also served as Minister of Public Works and Transport from December 1998 to 2003.
The formation of a new government led by Najib Mikati follows five months of negotiations after the fall of the Saad Hariri government. Mikati formed a controversial 30-minister cabinet. Following ruptures and tensions and two previous threats to resign, Mikati finally resigned on 23 March 2013. Tammam Salam was tasked to form a new government on 6 April 2013.
Samir Mouqbel is a Lebanese politician. He was the deputy prime minister and defense minister of Lebanon.
Mohammad Safadi is a Lebanese businessman who served as minister of finance under Najib Mikati between 2011 and 2014. He was also the minister of economy and trade from 2008 to 2011.
Shakib Qortbawi is a Lebanese businessman and politician. He served as the minister of justice between June 2011 and February 2014.
Marwan Charbel is a retired Lebanese brigadier general and the former minister of interior and municipalities between 2011 and 2013.
Adnan Mansour is a Lebanese diplomat, politician and the former minister of foreign affairs and emigrants.
Faisal Karami is a Lebanese politician. He served as the minister of youth and sports in the cabinet of Najib Mikati between 2011 and 2014. He was a member of the parliament between 2018 and 2022.
Ahmad Karami was a Sunni Lebanese politician and minister of state in the cabinet of Najib Mikati.
Fadi Abboud is a Lebanese politician and businessman.
Salim Jreissati is a lawyer and politician. He served as Lebanon's minister of labor between 2012 and February 2014. From 18 December 2016 to 31 January 2019 he was the minister of justice. On 31 January 2019 he was named state minister for presidential affairs which he held until January 2020.
Alaaddine Terro is a Lebanese politician who is a member of the Progressive Socialist Party and minister for the displaced.
Walid Daouk is a Lebanese lawyer, businessman and politician. He served as information minister between June 2011 and February 2014.
Adnan Kassar is a Lebanese banker, businessman and politician, who served at different cabinet posts.
The formation of a new government led by Tammam Salam followed two weeks of negotiations after the resignation of Najib Mikati's government. Salam's candidacy was backed by the March 14 Alliance, the Progressive Socialist Party, Najib Mikati and the Amal Movement.
Saadeh Al Shami is an economist, academic and Lebanese politician who has been serving as the deputy prime minister in the cabinet led by Najib Mikati since 10 September 2021.