Hassan Diab

Hassan Diab
حَسَّان دِيَاب
Diab in 2020
51st Prime Minister of Lebanon
In office
21 January 2020 – 10 September 2021
PresidentMichel Aoun
DeputyZeina Akar
Preceded bySaad Hariri
Succeeded byNajib Mikati
8th Minister of Education and Higher Learning
In office
13 June 2011 – 15 February 2014
PresidentMichel Suleiman
Prime MinisterNajib Mikati
Preceded byHasan Mneimneh
Succeeded byElias Abou Saab
Personal details
Born (1959-06-01) 1 June 1959 (age 65)
Beirut, Lebanon
Political partyIndependent
SpouseNuwar Mawlawi
Children3
Alma mater
Websitehassandiab.com

Hassan Diab (Arabic: حَسَّان دِيَاب, romanizedHassân Diyâb; born 1 June 1959) is a Lebanese academic, engineer and politician who served as the prime minister of Lebanon from 21 January 2020 to 10 September 2021. He was appointed by President Michel Aoun in 2019 to succeed Saad Hariri as prime minister.[1][2] He submitted his resignation on 10 August 2020 in wake of the 2020 Beirut explosion and served as caretaker prime minister until Najib Mikati formed a new government on 10 September 2021. Prior to his premiership, he served as the minister of education from June 2011 to February 2014 under President Michel Suleiman.

  1. ^ "University professor nominated to be Lebanese PM". 19 December 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Diab nominated as PM with 69 votes". Daily Star. Archived from the original on 12 February 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2019.