Ministry of Economy and Trade (Lebanon)

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

Since 8 February 2025, the ministry has been led by Amer Bisat as Minister of Economy and Trade.

List of Economy and Trade ministers

Minister Term of office
Adel Osseiran 25 Sep 1943 02 Jul 1944
Riad Al Solh[a][b][c] 03 Jul 1944 09 Jan 1945
Jamil Talhouk[a] 09 Jan 1945 22 Aug 1945
Sami as-Solh[a][b][d] 22 Aug 1945 22 May 1946
Saadi Al Munla[b] 22 May 1946 14 Dec 1946
Kamal Jumblat 14 Dec 1946 07 Jun 1947
Sleiman Nawfal 07 Jun 1947 26 Jul 1948
Philippe Takla[a][e] 26 Jul 1948 01 Oct 1949
Philippe Takla 01 Oct 1949 14 Feb 1951
Boulos Fayyad[f] 14 Feb 1951 07 Jun 1951
Philippe Takla[g] 07 Jun 1951 11 Feb 1952
Sleiman Al Ali 11 Feb 1952 09 Sep 1952
Basil Trad[f][h] 09 Sep 1952 18 Sep 1952
Basil Trad[g][h] 18 Sep 1952 30 Sep 1952
George Hakim[g] 30 Sep 1952 30 Apr 1953
George Hakim[i] 30 Apr 1953 16 Aug 1953
Rashid Karami 16 Aug 1953 19 Sep 1955
Nazih Al Bizri 19 Sep 1955 19 Mar 1956
George Hakim[j][k] 19 Mar 1956 08 Jun 1956
George Karam[g] 09 Jun 1956 18 Nov 1956
Nasri Maalouf[g] 18 Nov 1956 18 Aug 1957
Kazem al-Khalil 18 Aug 1957 14 Mar 1958
Kazem al-Khalil[a][l] 14 Mar 1958 24 Sep 1958
Charles Helou[h] 24 Sep 1958 14 Oct 1958
Philippe Takla[f] 14 Oct 1958 14 May 1960
Philippe Takla[m] 14 May 1960 01 Aug 1960
Sleiman Al Ali 01 Aug 1960 20 May 1961
Philippe Boulos[f] 20 May 1961 31 Oct 1961
Rafic Naja 31 Oct 1961 20 Feb 1964
Fouad Ammoun 20 Feb 1964 25 Sep 1964
Joseph Najjar 25 Sep 1964 18 Nov 1964
Bahij Taq-al-Din 18 Nov 1964 25 Jul 1965
Rafic Naja 25 Jul 1965 09 Apr 1966
Sobhi Mahmassani[n] 09 Apr 1966 06 Dec 1966
Said Hamadeh 06 Dec 1966 08 Feb 1968
Edward Honein 08 Feb 1968 12 Oct 1968
Nasri Maalouf[o] 12 Oct 1968 20 Oct 1968
Hussein Al Oweini[p] 20 Oct 1968 15 Jan 1969
Nassim Majdalani 15 Jan 1969 25 Nov 1969
Suleiman Frangieh[q] /
Nassim Majdalani[i] 		25 Nov 1969 13 Oct 1970
Saeb Jaroudi 13 Oct 1970 27 May 1972
Anwar Al Sabbah 27 May 1972 25 Apr 1973
Bahij Tabbara[r][s] 25 Apr 1973 08 Jul 1973
Nazih Al Bizri 08 Jul 1973 30 Oct 1974
Abbas Khalaf 31 Oct 1974 22 May 1975
Fawzi Al Khatib[t] 22 May 1975 01 Jul 1975
Adel Osseiran /
Joseph Skaff[u] 		01 Jul 1975 09 Dec 1976
Selim al-Hoss[b] 09 Dec 1976 16 Jul 1979
Talal El Merhebi 16 Jul 1979 25 Oct 1980
Khaled Jumblat 25 Oct 1980 08 Oct 1982
Ibrahim Halawi[v] 08 Oct 1982 29 Apr 1984
Victor Kassir[w] 30 Apr 1984 22 Sep 1988
Issam Abu Jamra[e] 22 Sep 1988 25 Nov 1989
Nazih Al Bizri[r] 25 Nov 1989 23 Dec 1990
Marwan Hamadeh 24 Dec 1990 15 May 1992
Samir Makdasi 16 May 1992 30 Oct 1992
Hagop Demerjian 31 Oct 1992 25 May 1995
Yassine Jaber 25 May 1995 24 Dec 1998
Nasser Saidi 24 Dec 1998 23 Oct 2000
Bassel Fleihan 23 Oct 2000 17 Apr 2003
Marwan Hamadeh 17 Apr 2003 21 Oct 2004
Adnan Kassar 26 Oct 2004 19 Apr 2005
Damianos Kattar[g] 19 Apr 2005 19 Jul 2005
Sami Haddad 19 Jul 2005 21 Jul 2008
Mohammad Safadi 22 Jul 2008 13 Jun 2011
Nicolas Nahas 13 Jun 2011 15 Feb 2014
Alain Hakim 15 Feb 2014 18 Dec 2016
Raed Khoury 18 Dec 2016 31 Jan 2019
Monsour Bteish 31 Jan 2019 21 Jan 2020
Raoul Nehme[x] 21 Jan 2020 10 Sep 2021
Amin Salam[y] 10 Sep 2021 08 Feb 2025
Amer Bisat 08 Feb 2025 Incumbent

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e Position titled as Minister of Supplies and Reserves.[3]
  2. ^ a b c d 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. ^ a b Served simultaneously as Minister of Telecommunications.
  6. ^ a b c d Served simultaneously as Minister of Justice.
  7. ^ a b c d e f Served simultaneously as Minister of Finance.
  8. ^ a b c Did not present themselves in front of Parliament and did not submit a ministerial statement.
  9. ^ a b 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.[4] 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.[5] George Karam, a former minister, lumber importer and co-founder of Banque Nationale Foncière Commerciale et Industriale (BNFCI),[6] 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. ^ a b 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.
  25. ^ Resigned 30 October 2022, 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.
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