Rafiq al-Hariri: (Sunni), Prime Minister, Minister of Finance. Born in Sayda in 1944. At twenty-two, he moved to Saudi Arabia where he became a teacher and then an accountant in a construction company. In the 1970s he established a sub-contracting firm, and gained the confidence of then-Crown Prince Fahd when he built the Taif Massara Hotel in only six months to host the Islamic Summit. In 1978 he was given Saudi citizenship, and in 1979 he took control of the Oger company, establishing Oger International. Mr. Hariri now controls a large network of business interests including banks and real-estate companies. Since the early 1980s, his Hariri Foundation has granted over 20,000 scholarships to Lebanese students. Mr. Hariri is also a member of the Board of Trustees of the American University of Beirut.

Abdallah al-Amin: (Shi`a), Minister of Labor. (See biographies of parliamentarians
-South).

Mahmoud Abu Hamdan: (Shi`a), Minister of Housing and Cooperatives. (See biographies of parliamentarians - Biqa`).

Shahé Barsoumian: (Armenian Orthodox), Minister of State. (See biographies of parliamentarians - Mount Lebanon).

Faris Buwayz: (Maronite), Minister of Foreign Affairs. (See biographies of parliamentarians - Mount Lebanon).

Mikhail al-Daher: (Maronite), Minister of Education and Fine Arts. (See biographies of parliamentarians - North).

Muhsin Dalloul: (Shi`a), Minister of Defense. (See biographies of parliamentarians - Biqa`).

Hagop Demerdjian: (Armenian), Minister of Commerce and the Economy. Born in 1941. Degrees in Civil Engineering and Economics from the American University of Beirut. Taught economics at the AUB for five years. Member of the council for Development and Reconstruction.

Michel Eddé: (Maronite), Minister of State for Cultural Affairs and Higher Education. Born in Beirut in 1928. Studied at the St. Joseph University, and received a degree in Law from the French Law Institute in 1948. Former minister, and Chairman of the Board of the French-Language daily L’Orient Le-Jour.

Nicholas Fattoush:(Greek Catholic), Minister of Tourism. (See biographies of parliamentarians - Biqa`).

Sulayman Tony Franjiyyeh: (Maronite), Minister of state for Municipalities and Villages. (See biographies of parliamentarians - North).

George Frem: (Maronite) Minister of Electricity and Water Resources. Born in 1934 in Haret Sakhr (Jounieh). Entrepreneur and former minister. Chairman of the Industrial and Development Company (INDEVCO), which has branches in Saudi Arabia, the U.S., and Brazil. Philatropist and founder of the Frem Foundation which sponsors a variety of civic-minded and public interest projects.

Muhammad Ghaziri: (Sunni), Minister of Post and Telecommunications. Born in 1926 in Beirut. Degree in Engineering from the St. Joseph University. Former Director-General for Roads and Buildings at the Ministry of Public Works. Appointed Chairman of the Board of the Executive Council for Major Projects in Beirut (CEGPB). Since 1992, President of the Beirut Municipality.

Marwan Hamadeh: (Druze), Minister of Health and Social Affairs. (See biographies of parliamentarians - Mount Lebanon).

Elie Hubayqah: (Maronite), Minister of State for Social Affairs and the Handicapped. (See biographies of parliamentarians - Mount Lebanon).

Hasan Izzidin: (Sunni), Minister of State for vocational and Technical Training. (See biographies of parliamentarians - North).

Walid Junblat: (Druze), Minister of State for the Displaced. (See biographies of parliamentarians - Mount Lebanon).

Anwar al-Khalil: (Druze), Minister of State. (See biographies of parliamentarians - South).

Bishara Merhej: (Greek Orthodox), Minister of the Interior. (See biographies of parliamentarians - Beirut).

Omar Misqawi: (Sunni), Minister of State for Transportation. (See biographies of parliamentarians - North).

Samir Moqbil: (Greek Orthodox), Minister of State for the Environment. Born in 1939. Degree in Civil Engineering from the American University of Beirut. Owner of the Banque du Crédit Commercial pour le Moyen-Orient, and Member of the Board of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Michel al-Murr: (Greek Orthodox), Deputy Prime Minister. (See biographies of parliamentarians - Mount Lebanon).

Muhammad Bassam Murtada:(Shi`a), Minister of Public works and Transportation. Degree in Law from the Lebanese University, and degree in Political Science and Public Administration from the American University of Beirut. President of the Appellate Court of Ba`albak.

Adil Qortas: (Greek Orthodox), Minister of Agriculture. Born in Zahleh in 1931. Degree in agricultural Engineering from Grenoble University; doctorate in Law and Economics from the St. Joseph University in Beirut. Former employee of the Food and Agricultural Organization.

As`ad Rizq: (Greek Catholic), Minister of Industry and Petroleum. Born in Beirut in 1931. Degree in Medicine from the Faculté de Paris in 1954, where he taught for twelve years. Practiced medicine in Beirut at the Rizq Hospital, founded by his father, Dr. Toufiq Rizq. Former minister in Salim al-Hoss’s Cabinet of 1976.

Michel Samaha: (Greek Catholic), Minister of Information. (See biographies of parliamentarians - Mount Lebanon).

Fuad Sanioura: (Sunni), Minister of State for Finance. Born in Sayda in 1943. Degree in Business Administration from the American University of Beirut. Taught at the AUB and the Lebanese University. Chairman of the Board of the Saudi-Lebanese Bank, and Vice President of the Board of Trustees of the Hariri Foundation.

Bahije Tabbara: (Sunni), Minister of Justice in Charge of Administrative Reform. Born in Beirut in 1929. Received a Doctorate in Law, and a degree in Political and Administrative Economy in Paris. Taught law at the St. Joseph University and the Lebanese University. Former minister.

Ali Usayran: (Shi`a), Minister of State. (See biographies of parliamentarians - South).

Rida Wahid: (Shi`a), Minister of State for Emigrant Affairs. Born in Tyre in 1920. Degree in Medicine from Montpellier University, and degree in Literature from the St. Joseph University in Beirut. Practicing physician in Tyre, he served as Director-General of the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs. Elected deputy from Tyre in 1957, and was appointed minister a number of times in the 1960s.