Tenth Cabinet of Rashid Karami

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The Tenth Cabinet of Rashid Karami was the fifty-sixth cabinet of Lebanon, the second under President Amine Gemayel and the tenth headed by Prime Minister Rashid Karami. It was a national unity coalition and formed on 13 April 1984. [1] [2] President Gemayel asked Karami to form the cabinet although Karami had not been active in politics for four years. [1] The mission of the government was to terminate the civil war in the country which had begun in 1975. [1]

On 4 May 1987 Rashid Karami resigned from the office due to harsh criticism of Samir Geagea who was the head of the Lebanese Forces. [1] His resignation was neither accepted nor rejected by President Gemayel, and Karami assumed the role of caretaker prime minister until his assassination in June 1987. [1] Following this incident Selim Hoss became the acting prime minister and served in the post until September 1988. [3]

Composition

The cabinet members were as follows: [4]

Tenth Cabinet of Rashid Karami
PortfolioMinisterPolitical affiliationReligious affiliation
Prime Minister Rashid Karami   National Salvation Front Sunni
Foreign Affairs
Deputy Prime Minister Victor Kassir   Independent Greek Orthodox
Economy
Industry
Defence Adel Osseiran   Independent Shia
Agriculture
Information Joseph Skaff   Skaff Bloc Greek Catholic
Housing Camille Chamoun   National Liberal Party Maronite
Finance
Telecommunications Pierre Gemayel   Kataeb Party Maronite
Social Affairs
Health
Interior Abdullah Al Rasi   Independent Greek Orthodox
Energy and Water Nabih Berri   Amal Movement Shia
Justice
Education Selim Hoss   Independent Sunni
Labour
Public Works Walid Jumblatt   Progressive Socialist Party Druze
Tourism

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Rashid Karami - an artist of coalition politics". United Press International. 1 June 1987. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  2. ↑ "Lebanese Premier Karami Quits Over Economic Crisis". Los Angeles Times. Beirut. Associated Press. 4 May 1987. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  3. ↑ Mohammed Salam (3 September 1988). "Lebanon's President Rejects Withdrawal of Cabinet". Associated Press. Beirut. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  4. ↑ J. Paxton (2016). The Statesman's Year-Book 1987-88. London; Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan UK. p. 788. ISBN   978-0-230-27116-6.
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