Hassan Diab
Hassan Diab | |
|---|---|
حسان دياب | |
.jpg) Diab in 2020 | |
| 36th Prime Minister of Lebanon | |
| In office 21 January 2020 – 10 September 2021 | |
| President | Michel Aoun |
| Deputy | Zeina Akar |
| Preceded by | Saad Hariri |
| Succeeded by | Najib Mikati |
| Minister of Education and Higher Education | |
| In office 13 June 2011 – 15 February 2014 | |
| President | Michel Suleiman |
| Prime Minister | Najib Mikati |
| Preceded by | Hasan Mneimneh |
| Succeeded by | Elias Abou Saab |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 June 1959 Beirut, Lebanon |
| Spouse(s) | Nuwar Mawlawi |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Leeds Metropolitan University (BSc) University of Surrey (MSc) University of Bath (PhD) |
| Website | hassandiab |
Hassan Diab (Arabic: حسان دياب; born 6 January 1959) is a Lebanese politician, engineer, and academic. He has been the Prime Minister of Lebanon since 21 January 2020.[1][2] He was the Minister of Education from 2011 to 2014, under President Michel Suleiman.
On 10 August 2020, Diab announced his resignation along with his government due to the Lebanese government's failure to prevent the 2020 Beirut explosions.[3] He left office on 10 September 2021 when Najib Mikati was picked as his replacement.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "University professor nominated to be Lebanese PM". 19 December 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ↑ "Diab nominated as PM with 69 votes". Daily Star. Archived from the original on 12 February 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ↑ "Lebanon's Prime Minister Hassan Diab to submit resignation following Beirut blast". The National. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
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