cabinet of Hassan Diab

{{Short description|Former government of Lebanon}}

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A Lebanese cabinet led by Hassan Diab was formed in Lebanon on 21 January 2020,{{Cite web|url=https://www.dw.com/en/lebanon-president-taps-hezbollah-backed-diab-for-prime-minister/a-51742059|title=Lebanon president taps Hezbollah-backed Diab for prime minister |date= Dec 19, 2019|website=DW }}{{Cite web|url=http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/268398|title=New Lebanese Government Formed after 3 Months of Political Vacuum|date=January 21, 2020|first=|last=|website=Naharnet|access-date=2020-01-22}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/01/lebanon-announces-formation-government-200121200947113.html|title=Lebanon announces formation of new government|website=Al Jazeera |date=22 Jan 2020 |accessdate=24 Apr 2020}} after an agreement was reached by the heads of the involved political parties after nearly three months.{{Cite web |date=2019-12-04 |title=Hariri nominates Samir Al Khatib as Lebanese premier. Who is he? |url=https://gulfnews.com/world/mena/hariri-nominates-samir-al-khatib-as-lebanese-premier-who-is-he-1.68250129 |website=Gulf News |first1=Sami |last1=Moubayed |language=en}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/266273 |date=10 November 2019 |title=Reports: Hariri to Agree to Techno-Political Govt., Consultations Wednesday|website=Naharnet}} Diab was appointed prime minister by president Michel Aoun following the resignation of Saad Hariri following the 2019–20 Lebanese protests, that started in October 2019.{{Cite web |title=Lebanese president asks Hassan Diab to form government |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/12/hezbollah-backed-hassan-diab-lebanon-pm-191219155153401.html |accessdate=24 Apr 2020 |website=www.aljazeera.com}}{{Cite news |last=Yee |first=Vivian |date=29 Oct 2019 |title=Lebanon's Prime Minister, Saad Hariri, Steps Down in Face of Protests |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/29/world/middleeast/saad-hariri-stepping-down-lebanon.html |accessdate=24 Apr 2020 |newspaper=The New York Times}}

The protest movement had demanded an independent and technocratic government, and the incoming Diab cabinet was criticized for appointing ministers who, although they had technical expertise, also had clear political allegiances.{{Cite web|url=https://www.france24.com/en/20191222-thousands-protest-in-lebanon-against-new-prime-minister-hassan-diab|title = Thousands protest in Lebanon against new Prime Minister Hassan Diab|date = 22 December 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://english.alarabiya.net/features/2020/01/22/Who-s-who-in-Lebanon-s-new-government|title=Who's who in Lebanon's new government|date=22 January 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.france24.com/en/20200122-scepticism-over-lebanon-s-technocratic-cabinet|title = Scepticism over Lebanon's 'technocratic' cabinet|date = 22 January 2020}}

The cabinet, which was composed of twenty ministers, appointed six female members to improve the gender ratio and cited the ratio of male to female members as "more than any previous Lebanese government".{{Cite web|url=http://alqudsnews.net/mobile.php?act=post&id=149172|title=وكالة القدس للأنباء - الإعلان عن تشكيل الحكومة اللبنانية ولأول مرة تنصيب إمراة وزيرة للدفاع|website=alqudsnews.net|access-date=2020-01-22}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.dw.com/en/lebanon-announces-new-expert-government/a-52102252|title=Lebanon announces new 'expert' government |website=DW |date=January 21, 2020 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230327223808/https://www.dw.com/en/lebanon-announces-new-expert-government/a-52102252 |archive-date= Mar 27, 2023 }}

On 10 August 2020, the entire cabinet resigned following public anger over the Beirut port explosion on 4 August that killed more than 200 people.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-53722909 |title=Beirut explosion: Lebanon's government resigns as public anger mounts|work=BBC News|date=10 August 2020|accessdate=10 August 2020 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127120309/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/world-middle-east-53722909?__twitter_impression=true |archive-date= Nov 27, 2020 }} In December of that year, Diab was charged with negligence over the explosion, alongside three ministers from previous cabinets.{{Cite web |date=10 December 2020 |title=Beirut port explosion prosecutor charges Lebanon's outgoing Prime Minister Hassan Diab, three ex-ministers with negligence |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-12-11/lebanon-prime-minister-charged-over-beirut-port-blast/12973068 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240223150640/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-12-11/lebanon-prime-minister-charged-over-beirut-port-blast/12973068 |archive-date=Feb 23, 2024 |via=ABC News}} The cabinet continued to govern in a caretaker capacity for 13 months until 10 September 2021, when the third Mikati cabinet was sworn in.{{Cite web|date=22 Jan 2020|title=Who's who in Lebanon's new government|url=https://english.alarabiya.net/en/features/2020/01/22/Who-s-who-in-Lebanon-s-new-government.html |first1=Lauren |last1=Holtmeier |first2=Tommy |last2=Hilton |accessdate=24 Apr 2020|website=Al Arabiya English}}{{Cite web|title=My political backers are against a forensic audit of BDL: Wazni|url=https://www.msn.com/en-ae/news/other/my-political-backers-are-against-a-forensic-audit-of-bdl-wazni/ar-BB16dLVk|website= msn.com}}{{dead link|date=May 2024}}{{Cite web |last=Al Sherbini |first=Ramadan |date=June 29, 2020 |title=Lebanese interior minister admits to killing two people |url=https://gulfnews.com/world/mena/lebanese-interior-minister-admits-to-killing-two-people-1.1593449734079 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230713000708/https://gulfnews.com/world/mena/lebanese-interior-minister-admits-to-killing-two-people-1.1593449734079 |archive-date=Jul 13, 2023 |website=Gulf News}}{{Cite web |date=2020-01-22 |title=Who are the ministers in Lebanon’s new government? |url=https://gulfnews.com/world/mena/who-are-the-ministers-in-lebanons-new-government-1.69174412 |access-date=2024-05-21 |website=Gulf News |first1=Sami |last1=Moubayed |language=en |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231118102212/https://gulfnews.com/world/mena/who-are-the-ministers-in-lebanons-new-government-1.69174412 |archive-date= Nov 18, 2023 }}