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Mustapha Adib becomes new Prime Minister of Lebanon

Sumit Arora Published On September 2nd, 2020 Leave a comment

Lebanon’s ambassador to Germany, Mustapha Adib was appointed prime minister in crisis-hit Lebanon. Adib, who has been Beirut’s Berlin envoy since 2013, is affiliated with a small Sunni party headed by former Prime Minister Najib Mikati.

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Days after the blast, the government of Prime Minister Hassan Diab, a self-styled technocrat, stepped down. President Michel Aoun asked Lebanon’s ambassador to Germany Mr Adib to form a new government after he secured 90 votes in the 128-member Parliament.

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Capital of Lebanon: Beirut.
Currency of Lebanon: Lebanese pound.

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