Council of Ministers

Holds executive power (Constitution Arts. 17, 64 to 69). Sets general policy, adopts draft laws and decrees, and appoints grade-one officials by decree taken in the Council by two thirds (Art. 65.5). Twenty-four members in the Salam government.

• Tarek Mitri

  Deputy Prime Minister
• Kamal Shehadi

  Minister of State for Information Technology and Artificial Intelligence

Who is connected

• Parliamentconfirms· Constitution Arts. 64.2, 69
• appointsConstitutional Council· 5 seats· Law 250/1993 Art. 2
• Presidency of the Republicappoints· 24 seats· Constitution Arts. 53.4, 64.2
• is headed byDeputy Prime Minister
• appointsDirector General of the Internal Security Forces
• appointsDirector General of General Security
• appointsDirector General of State Security
• appointsDirector General of Customs· Leg. Decree 112/1959 Art. 12
• appointsGovernor of Banque du Liban· Code of Money and Credit Art. 18
• appointsHead of Central Inspection
• appointsPresident of the Civil Service Board
• appointsNational Anti-Corruption Commission· 6 seats· Law 175/2020
• appointsFirst President of the Court of Cassation
• appointsPublic Prosecutor at the Court of Cassation
• appointsPresident of the State Council
• appointsPresident of the Court of Audit
• administersLebanese Armed Forces· Constitution Art. 49
• appointsArmy Commander· Constitution Art. 65.5
• appointsHigher Judicial Council· 5 seats· Leg. Decree 150/1983 Art. 2 as amended
• appointsElectricity Regulatory Authority· 5 seats
• appointsChair of the Board of Electricité du Liban· Decree 4517/1972 Arts. 5, 13
• appointsEconomic, Social and Environmental Council· 71 seats
• refers cases toJudicial Council· Law 328/2001 Art. 356
• State Councilreviews
• Parliamentoversees· Constitution Arts. 37, 66, 69
• Economic, Social and Environmental Counciladvises