Marwan Hamadeh

Marwan Hamadeh
Hamadeh in 2018
Minister of Education and Higher Education
In office
18 December 2016 – 31 January 2019
Prime MinisterSaad Hariri
Preceded byElias Bou Saab
Succeeded byAkram Chehayeb
Minister of Telecommunications
In office
19 July 2005 – 11 July 2008
Prime MinisterFouad Siniora
Preceded byAlan Tabourian
Succeeded byGebran Bassil
Minister of Economy and Trade
In office
2003 – September 2004
Prime MinisterRafik Hariri
Preceded byBassel Fleihan
Succeeded by
Minister for the Displaced
In office
October 2000 – 2003
Prime MinisterRafik Hariri
Personal details
Born
Marwan Mohammad Ali Hamadeh

(1939-09-11) 11 September 1939 (age 85)
Baakleen, Lebanon
Political partyProgressive Socialist Party
SpouseVanda Barakat
Children2
Relatives
Alma materSaint Joseph University

Marwan Hamadeh (Arabic: مروان حمادة; born 11 September 1939) is a Lebanese journalist and politician, who served in various capacities in different cabinets, including minister of education, minister of telecommunications, minister of economy and trade, minister of tourism, minister of health and minister for the displaced.[1] He served as a member of the Lebanese parliament until his resignation, on 5 August 2020, after the explosions in Beirut claiming that the government was "ineffective" to handle the incident.[2]

  1. ^ "Syria Has Not Complied With Troop Demand on Lebanon, Annan Says". The New York Times. 1 October 2004. Retrieved 24 February 2011.
  2. ^ "Beirut blasts: Lebanese MP Marwan Hamadeh resigns". Retrieved 5 August 2020.