Former Ministers
First Ministry: 25 September 1943 2 July 1944
Prime Minister:
Riad Al Solh
Minister of Economy:
Adel Ousseiran
Second Ministry: 3 July 1944 9 January 1945
Prime Minister:
Riad Al Solh
Minister of Supplies and Reserves:
Riad Al Solh
Third Ministry:
9 January 1945 22 August 1945
Prime Minister:
Abed AlHamid Karameh
Minister of Supplies and Reserves:
Jamil Talhouk
Fourth Ministry: 22 August 1945 22 May 1946
Prime Minister:
Sami Al Solh
Minister of Supplies and Reserves:
Sami Al Solh
Fifth Ministry: 22 May 1946 14 December 1946
Prime Minister:
Saadi Al Munla
Minister of Economy:
Saadi Al Munla
Sixth Ministry: 14 December 1946 7 June 1947
Prime Minister:
Riad al Solh
Minister of Economy:
Kamal Jumblat
Seventh Ministry: 7 June 1947 26 July 1948
Prime Minister:
Riad Al Solh
Minister of Economy:
Sleiman Nawfal
Eighth Ministry: 26 July 1948 1 October 1949
Prime Minister:
Riad Al Solh
Minister of Economy:
Phillip Takla
Ninth Ministry: 1 October 1949 14 February 1951
Prime Minister:
Riad Al Solh
Minister of Economy:
Phillip Takla
Tenth Ministry: 14 February 1951 7 June 1951
Prime Minister:
Hussein Al Oueini
Minister of Economy:
Boulos Fayyad
Eleventh Ministry: 7 June 1951 11 February 1952
Prime Minister:
Abdullah Al Yafi
Minister of Economy:
Phillip Takla
Twelfth Ministry: 11 February 1952 9 September 1952
Prime Minister:
Sami Al Solh
Minister of Economy:
Sleiman Al Ali
Thirteenth Ministry: 9 September 1952 14 September 1952
Prime Minister:
Nazem Akkari
Minister of Economy:
Basil Trad
Did not present itself in front of Parliament, and did not submit a Ministerial Statement
14 September 1952 18 September 1952
Prime Minister: Saeb Salam
Minister of Economy: Basil Trad
Fourteenth Ministry: 18 September 1952 30 September 1952
Prime Minister:
Fouad Shehab
Minister of Economy:
Basil Trad
Did not present itself in front of Parliament and did not submit a Ministerial Statement
Fifteenth Ministry: 30 September 1952 30 April 1953
Prime Minister:
Khaled Shehab
Minister of economy:
George Hakim
Sixteenth Ministry: 30 April 1953 16 August 1953
Prime Minister:
Saeb Salam
Minister of Economy:
George Hakim
Seventeenth Ministry: 16 August 1953 1 March 1954
Prime Minister:
Abdullah Al Yafi
Minister of Economy:
Rashid Karameh
Eighteenth Ministry: 1 March 1954 16 September 1954
Prime Minister:
Abdullah Al Yafi
Minister of Economy:
Rashid Karameh
Nineteenth Ministry: 16 September 1954 9 July 1955
Prime Minister:
Sami Al Solh
Minister of Economy:
Rashid Karameh
Twentieth Ministry: 9 July 1955 19 September 1955
Prime Minister:
Sami al Solh
Minister of Economy:
Rashid Karameh
Twenty First Ministry: 19 September 1955 19 March 1956
Prime Minister:
Rashid Karameh
Minister of Economy:
Nazih Al Bizri
Twenty Second Ministry: 08 June 1956 8 November 1956
Prime Minister:
Abdulla Al Yafi
Minister of Economy:
George Hakim
Twenty Third Ministry: 8 June 1956 18 November 1956
Prime Minister:
Abdullah Al Yafi
Minister of Economy:
George Karam
Twenty Fourth Ministry: 18 November 1956 18 August 1957
Prime Minister:
Sami Al Solh
Minister of Economy:
Nasri Maalouf
Twenty Fifth Ministry: 18 August 1957 14 March 1958
Prime Minister:
Sami Al Solh
Minister of Economy:
Kazem Al Khalil
Twenty Sixth Ministry: 14 March 1958 24 September 1958
Prime Minister:
Sami Al Solh
Minister of Economy:
Kazem Al Khalil
Twenty Seventh Ministry: 24 September 1958 14 October 1958
Prime Minister:
Sami Al Solh
Minister of Economy:
Charles Helou
Did not present itself in front of Parliament and did not submit a Ministerial Statement
Twenty Eighth Ministry: 14 October 1958 14 May 1960
Prime Minister:
Rashid Karameh
Minister of Economy:
Rashid Karameh
Resignation of Rashid Karameh from the Ministry of Economy and Phillip Takla was appointed instead
Twenty Ninth Ministry: 14 May 1960 1 August 1960
Prime Minister:
Ahmad Al Daouk
Minister of Economy:
Phillip Takla
It's task was to hold Parliamentary elections and did not submit a Ministerial Statement
Thirtieth Ministry: 1 August 1960 20 May 1961
Prime Minister:
Saeb Salam
Minister of Economy:
Sleiman Al Ali
Thirty First Ministry: 20 May 1961 31 October 1961
Prime Minister:
Saeb Salam
Minister of Economy: Phillip Boulos
Thirty Second Ministry: 31 October 1961 20 February 1964
Prime Minister:
Rashid Karameh
Minister of Economy:
Rafic Naja
Thirty Third Ministry: 20 February 1965 25 September 1964
Prime Minister:
Hussein Al Oueini
Minister of Economy:
Fouad Ammoun
Thirty Fourth Ministry: 25 September 1964 18 November 1964
Prime Minister:
Hussein Al Oueini
Minister of Economy:
Joseph Najjar
Thirty Fifth Ministry: 18 November 1964 25 July 1965
Prime Minister:
Hussein Al Oueini
Minister of Economy:
Bahij Takieddine
Thirty Sixth Ministry: 25 July 1965 9 April 1966
Prime Minister:
Rashid Karameh
Minister of Economy:
Rafic Naja
Thirty Seventh Ministry: 9 April 1966 6 December 1966
Prime Minister:
Abdullah Al Yafi
Minister of Economy:
Sobhi Al Mahmasani
Thirty Eighth Ministry: 6 December 1966 8 February 1968
Prime Minister:
Rashid Karameh
Minister of Economy:
Said Hamadeh
Thirty Ninth Ministry: 8 February 1968 12 October 1968
Prime Minister:
Abdallah Al Yafi
Minister of Economy:
Edward Honein
Fortieth Ministry: 12 October 1967 20 October 1968
Prime Minister:
Abdallah Al Yafi
Minister of Economy:
Nasri Maalouf
Did not present itself in front of Parliament and submitted its resignation on 20/10/1968
Forty First Ministry: 20 October 1968 15 January 1969
Prime Minister:
Abdullah Al Yafi
Minister of Economy:
Hussein Al Oueini
Forty Second Ministry: 15 January 1969 25 November 1969
Prime Minister:
Rashid Karameh
Minister of Economy:
Nassim Majdalani
Forty Third Ministry: 25 November 1969 13 October 1970
Prime Minister:
Rashid Karameh
Minister of Economy:
Sleiman Franjieh
Mr. Nassim Majdalani was appointed Minister of Economy after Sleiman Franjieh was elected president of the Republic
Fourty Fourth Ministry: 13 October 1970 27 May 1972
Prime Minister:
Saeb Salam
Minister of Economy:
Saeb Jaroudy
Fourty Fifth Ministry: 27 May 1972 25 April 1973
Prime Minister:
Saeb Salam
Minister of Economy:
Anwar Al Sabbah
Fourty Sixth Ministry: 25 April 1973 8 July 1973
Prime Minister:
Amin Hafez
Minister of Economy and Trade:
Bahij Tabbara
Did not present itself in front of Parliament and submitted its resignation on 14-6-1973 and the resignation was accepted on 8/7/1973
Fourty Seventh Ministry: 8 July 1973 30 October 1974
Prime Minister:
Takieddine Al Solh
Minister of Economy:
Nazih Al Bizri
Fourty Eighth Ministry: 31 October 1974 22 May 1975
Prime Minister:
Rashid Al Solh
Minister of Economy:
Abbas Khalaf
Fourty Ninth Ministry: 22 May 1975 1 July 1975
Prime Minister:
Noureddine Al Rifai
Minister of Economy:
Fawzi Al Khatib
Did not submit a Ministerial Statement to the Parliament
Fiftieth Ministry: 1 July 1975 9 December 1976
Prime Minister:
Rashid Karameh
Minister of Economy:
Adel Osseiran
Ministerial Portfolios were redistributed and George Skaff was appointed Minister of Economy
Fifty First Ministry: 9 December 1976 16 July 1979
Prime Minister:
Selim Al Hoss
Minister of Economy:
Selim Al Hoss
Fifty Second Ministry: 16 July 1979 25 October 1980
Prime Minister:
Selim Al Hoss
Minister of Economy:
Talal Al Merhebi
Fifty Third Ministry: 25 October 1980 8 October 1982
Prime Minister:
Shafic Al Wazzan
Minister of Economy:
Khaled Jumblat
Fifty Fourth Ministry: 8 October 1982 29 April 1984
Prime Minister:
Shafic Al Wazzan
Minister of Economy:
Ibrahim Halawi
Fifty Fifth Ministry: 30 April 1984 22 September 1988
Prime Minister:
Rashid Karameh
Minister of Economy:
Victor Kassir
Fifty Sixth Ministry: 22 September 1988 25 November 1989
Prime Minister:
Michel Aoun
Minister of Economy:
Issam Abu Jamra
Fifty Seventh Ministry: 25 November 1989 23 December 1990
Prime Minister:
Selim Al Hoss
Minister of Economy:
Nazih Al Bizri
Fifty Eighth Ministry: 24 December 1990 15 May 1992
Prime Minister:
Omar Karameh
Minister of Economy:
Marwan Hamadeh
Fifty Ninth Ministry: 16 May 1992 30 October 1992
Prime Minister:
Rashid Al Solh
Minister of Economy:
Samir Makdasi
Sixtieth Ministry: 31 October 1992 May 1995
Prime Minister:
Rafic Al Hariri
Minister of Economy:
Hagop Yarwant Demerjian
Sixty First Ministry: May 1995 October 1996
Prime Minister:
Rafic al Hariri
Minister of Economy:
Yassine Jaber
Sixty Second Ministry: 7 November 1996 24 December 1998
Prime Minister:
Rafic Al Hariri
Minister of Economy:
Yassine Jaber
Sixty Third Ministry: December 1998 October 2000
Prime Minister:
Selim Al Hoss
Minister of Economy:
Nasser Al Saidi
Sixty Fourth Ministry: October 2000 - April 2003
Prime Minister:
Rafic Al Hariri
Minister of Economy: Dr. Basil Fuleihan
Sixty Fifth Ministry: April 2003 – Oct 2004
Prime Minister: Rafic Al Hariri
Minister of Economy: Marwan Hamade
Sixty Sixth Ministry: Oct 2004 – April 2005
Prime Minister: Omar Karamé
Minister of Economy: Adnan Kassar
Sixty Seventh Ministry: April 2005 – July 2005
Prime Minister: Najib Mikati
Minister of Economy: Demyanos Kattar
Sixty Eighth Ministry: July 2005
Prime Minister: Fouad Siniora
Minister of Economy: Sami Haddad