Ministry of Interior and Municipalities (Lebanon)

Ministry of Interior and Municipalities
وزارة الداخلية والبلديات
Agency overview
Formed1943 (1943)
JurisdictionGovernment of Lebanon
HeadquartersHamra, Beirut Lebanon
Agency executive
WebsiteOfficial website

The Ministry of Interior and Municipalities (Arabic: وزارة الداخلية والبلديات) in Lebanon is responsible for governorate, caza, municipalities, federation of municipalities and village matters, in addition to political parties and organizations.[1]

The ministry was created in the first post-independence government in 1943. In 2000, it was named the Ministry of Interior and Municipalities. Since 10 September 2021, the ministry has been led by Bassam Mawlawi.[2]

  1. ^ Imad Salamey (15 October 2013). The Government and Politics of Lebanon. Routledge. p. 153. ISBN 9781135011338. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Lأمين عام مجلس الوزراء يعلن أسماء أعضاء الحكومة الجديدة". El Nashra. 10 September 2010. Retrieved 10 September 2021.

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