Vacancies in Grade 1 Posts by Sect
Sunni: 14 Posts
- Governor of Mount Lebanon(2002)
- Urban Planning Director General (2005)
- Head and director of OGERO (October 2005)
- Member of the Higher Council of Customs (January 2005)
- Director General and Head of the Legal and Administrative Affairs at the Presidency of the Republic (September 2006)
- Member of the Council for South Lebanon (2006)
- Director General of the National Institute of Administration (July 2008)
- President of the Council for Development and Reconstruction (The Council’s tenure expired in 2009 and the President continues to assume his functions)
- Director General of Civil Aviation (December 2010)
- Personal Status Director General at the Ministry of Interior and Municipalities (June 2011)
- Director General of the Investment Development Authority of Lebanon (The IDAL’s tenure expired in January 2009 and the Director General continues to hold his position)
- Director General of the Ministry of Justice (November 2013)
- Head of the Higher Relief Committee (November 2013)
Druze: 3 Posts
- Director General of the Ministry of the Displaced (2002)
- Director General of the Committees and Sessions’ Affairs in Parliament (April 2013)
- Director General of the Civil Servants’ Cooperative (2013)
Shia’a: 7 Posts
- Director General of the Ministry of Social Affairs (June 2005)
- Director General of the Ministry of Economy and Commerce (November 2005)
- Secretary General of Parliament (His tenure expired in 2005. Yet, he proceeds with his functions temporarily)
- Director General and Head of the Legal Affairs at the Prime Ministry (2007)
- Director General of the Economic and Social Council (April 2011)
- Head of the Higher Council of Customs (June 2011)
- Vice President of the Council for Development and Reconstruction (The Council’s tenure expired in 2009 and the Vice President continues to assume his functions)
Maronite: 10 Posts
- Director General of Oil (2002)
- Member of the Higher Council of Customs (2006)
- Head and Director General of Lebanon’s Housing Institute (May 2007)
- Chairman of the National Institute of Administration (January 2008)
- Director General of Antiquities (March 2010)
- Director General of the National Archives (April 2010)
- Director General of Customs (January 2010)
- Vice President of the Council for Development and Reconstruction (January 2011)
- Director General of Cooperatives at the Ministry of Agriculture (2011)
- Director General of Real Estate Affairs (2013)
Greek Catholics: 4 Posts
- Head of the Economic and Social Council (since the expiry of the Council’s tenure in 2008)
- Head of the Beirut Stock Exchange Committee (February 2009)
- Director General of Roads and Buildings at the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (November 2010)
- Director General of Télé Liban (2013)
Greek Orthodox: 7 Posts
- Governor of Beirut(July 2005)
- Director General of the Ministry of Labor (2007)
- Secretary General of the Council for Development and Reconstruction (The council’s tenure expired end of 2009)
- Director General and Head of the Technical Affairs at the Prime Ministry (Vacant since years)
- General Inspector at the Central Inspection (Early 2012)
- Director General of Local Councils and Administrations at the Ministry of Interior and Municipalities (July 2013)
- Chair of the Central Fund for the Displaced (March 2014)
In addition to the above-mentioned vacant posts, seven new posts have been introduced recently and we are yet to know to which sects they will be assigned. These posts are:
- Governor of Akkar
- Governor of Baalbeck and Hermel
- Ombudsman
- Head of Liban Telecom
- Head of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (This post is likely to be passed down from the Evangelicals to the Maronite)
- Director General of the Economic Zone of Tripoli
- Director General of the Committee for the Creation and Management of Industrial Centers.
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Reality of Grade 1 posts and their equivalent |
Table 1 |
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Sect |
Posts |
Occupied |
Vacant |
|
Maronite |
44 |
34 |
10 |
|
Greek Orthodox |
12 |
5 |
7 |
|
Greek Catholic |
13 |
9 |
4 |
|
Armenian Orthodox |
3 |
3 |
- |
|
Shia’a |
33 |
26 |
7 |
|
Sunni |
31 |
18 |
13 |
|
Druze |
11 |
8 |
3 |
|
Alawi |
1 |
1 |
- |
|
Total |
148 |
103 |
45 |
Source: Information International based on official vacancies and appointments
New Appointments
The Tamam Salam government has approved 15 appointments to the following positions:
|
Post |
Name of the appointee |
Sect |
Date of Appointment |
Previous position |
|
Public Prosecutor at the Court of Cassation |
Samir Hammoud |
Sunni |
April 2, 2014 |
Acting Public Prosecutor |
|
Director General of Internal Security Forces |
Ibrahim Basbous |
Sunni |
April 2, 2014 |
Acting Director General |
|
First Deputy Governor of Banque du Liban |
Raed Sharafeddine |
Shia’a |
March 31, 2014 |
Same position |
|
Second Deputy Governor of Banque du Liban |
Saad Amine Endari |
Druze |
March 31, 2014 |
Same position |
|
Third Deputy Governor of Banque du Liban |
Mohammad Ahmad Baasiri |
Sunni |
March 31, 2014 |
Same position |
|
Fourth Deputy Governor of Banque du Liban |
Harout Samuelian |
Armenian Orthodox |
March 31, 2014 |
Same position |
|
Director General of Political Affairs and the Displaced at the Ministry of Interior and Municipalities |
Faten Ali Younes |
Shia’a |
April 2, 2014 |
First Auditor at the Audit Court |
|
Director General of the Lebanese Standards Institution |
Lana Youssef Dergham |
Maronite |
April 2, 2014 |
Head of Technical Department at the Lebanese Standards Institution |
|
Governor of the South |
Mansour Adeeb Daou |
Druze |
April 2, 2014 |
Qaemaqam of Aley |
|
Head of the Audit Court |
Ahmad Hamdan |
Shia’a |
April 2, 2014 |
First Investigative Judge in Beqa’a |
|
Health, Social and Agricultural Public Inspector at the Central Inspection |
Habib Chafik Merhi |
Maronite |
April 2, 2014 |
Administrative Inspector at the Central Inspection. |
|
Chairman and Director General of Electricité du Liban |
Kamal Hayek |
Maronite |
April 2, 2014 |
Same position |
|
Director General of the National Employment Office |
Jean Abi Fadel |
Maronite |
April 2, 2014 |
Head of the Administrative and Financial Affairs Department at the National Employment Office |
|
Director General for Cereals and Sugar Beets |
Hannah Boulos Amil |
Maronite |
April 2, 2014 |
Head of the Cultural and Fine Arts Department at the Ministry of Culture. |
|
Head of the Civil Service Council |
Fatima Sayegh Ouwaydat |
Sunni |
April 16, 2014 |
Consultant at the State’s Shura Council |
Source: Appointments issued by the Cabinet
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