Zeina Akar | |
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زينة عكر | |
Deputy Prime Minister of Lebanon | |
In office 21 January 2020 – 10 September 2021 | |
President | Michel Aoun |
Prime Minister | Hassan Diab |
Preceded by | Ghassan Hasbani |
Succeeded by | Saadeh Al Shami |
Minister of Defence | |
In office 21 January 2020 – 10 September 2021 | |
President | Michel Aoun |
Prime Minister | Hassan Diab |
Preceded by | Elias Bou Saab |
Succeeded by | Maurice Sleem |
Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants | |
In office Ad interim 19 May 2021 – 10 September 2021 | |
President | Michel Aoun |
Prime Minister | Hassan Diab |
Preceded by | Charbel Wehbe |
Succeeded by | Abdallah Bou Habib |
Personal details | |
Born | c. 1964 (age 59–60) Koura, Lebanon |
Political party | Independent |
Spouse | Jawad Adra |
Alma mater | Lebanese American University |
Religion | Greek Orthodox |
Zeina Akar (née Akar; Arabic: زينة عكر عدرا; born c. 1964[citation needed]) is a Lebanese politician who served as the Defence Minister and Deputy Prime Minister of Lebanon from 21 January 2020 to 10 September 2021. She was the first female defence minister in the Arab world.