Zeina Akar

Zeina Akar
زينة عكر
Akar in 2021
Deputy Prime Minister of Lebanon
In office
21 January 2020 – 10 September 2021
PresidentMichel Aoun
Prime MinisterHassan Diab
Preceded byGhassan Hasbani
Succeeded bySaadeh Al Shami
Minister of Defence
In office
21 January 2020 – 10 September 2021
PresidentMichel Aoun
Prime MinisterHassan Diab
Preceded byElias Bou Saab
Succeeded byMaurice Sleem
Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants
In office
Ad interim
19 May 2021 – 10 September 2021
PresidentMichel Aoun
Prime MinisterHassan Diab
Preceded byCharbel Wehbe
Succeeded byAbdallah Bou Habib
Personal details
Bornc. 1964 (age 59–60)
Koura, Lebanon
Political partyIndependent
SpouseJawad Adra
Alma materLebanese American University
ReligionGreek Orthodox

Zeina Akar (née Akar; Arabic: زينة عكر عدرا; born c. 1964[citation needed]) is a Lebanese politician who served as the Defence Minister and Deputy Prime Minister of Lebanon from 21 January 2020 to 10 September 2021. She was the first female defence minister in the Arab world.


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