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Ministry of Economy and Trade
وزارة الأقتصاد والتجارة

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Jurisdiction	Government of Lebanon
Minister responsible	Amin Salam
Agency executive	Minister of Economy and Trade
Website	economy.gov.lb/en

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Ministry of Economy and Trade (MOET; Arabic: وزارة الأقتصاد والتجارة) is a governmental ministry of Lebanon, headquartered on the 5th floor of the Azarieh Building in Beirut.

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

List of Economy and Trade ministers

Notes

1. ^ Position titled as Minister of Supplies and Reserves.
2. ^ Served simultaneously as Prime Minister.
3. Served simultaneously as Minister of Interior and Municipalities.
4. Served simultaneously as Minister of Telecommunications from 22 August 1945 until 9 April 1946.
5. ^ Served simultaneously as Minister of Telecommunications.
6. ^ Served simultaneously as Minister of Justice.
7. ^ Served simultaneously as Minister of Finance.
8. ^ Did not present themselves in front of Parliament and did not submit a ministerial statement.
9. ^ Served simultaneously as Minister of Foreign Affairs.
10. Served simultaneously as Minister of Education.
11. George Hakim was named Minister of Economy in March 1956. The entire cabinet, except for Hakim and Public Works Minister Emile Boustany, resigned on 8 June 1956. By the time a newer cabinet had its first collective meeting on 9 June 1956, Hakim, who had been asked to stay on as economic minister, declined that position, instead choosing to return to his post as Lebanese minister to West Germany. George Karam, a former minister, lumber importer and co-founder of Banque Nationale Foncière Commerciale et Industriale (BNCFI), was offered two positions in the new cabinet, as Minister of Finance and Minister of Economy.
12. Served simultaneously as Minister of Telecommunications from 23 May 1958 until 24 September 1958.
13. Their task was to hold parliamentary elections, and no ministerial statement was submitted.
14. Position retitled as Minister of National Economy.
15. Did not present themselves in front of Parliament, and submitted their resignation on 20 October 1968.
16. Served simultaneously as Minister of Defense.
17. After Suleiman Frangieh was elected President of Lebanon, Nassim Majdalani was appointed Minister of Economy to serve out the remainder of Frangieh's term.
18. ^ Position retitled as Minister of Economy and Trade.
19. Did not present themselves in front of Parliament, and submitted their resignation on 14 June 1973. Their resignation was accepted 8 July 1973.
20. Did not submit a ministerial statement to Parliament.
21. Ministerial portfolios were redistributed and Joseph Skaff was appointed Minister of Economy.
22. Position retitled as Minister of Economy, Trade & Tourism.
23. Position retitled as Minister of Economy & Trade, & of Industry & Oil.
24. Resigned 10 August 2020, but remained in office as caretaker minister.

References

1. "Avant-projet d'une loi sur la Communication, l'Ecriture et les Transactions Electroniques" (PDF). 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"
3. "About The Ministry and Minister: Previous Ministers". Ministry Of Economy & Trade, Republic of Lebanon. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
4. "Premier of Lebanon Forms New Cabinet". The New York Times. 20 March 1956.
5. "New Beirut Cabinet Has Its First Meeting". The New York Times. 9 June 1956.
6. Safieddine, Hicham (2015). Economic Sovereignty and the Fetters of Finance: The Making of Lebanon’s Central Bank (PDF) (Ph.D. thesis). University Of Toronto. pp. 132–133.

External links

• Ministry of Economy and Trade
• Ministry of Economy and Trade (in Arabic)

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