According to Lebanon’s sectarian power-sharing system, the prime minister must be a Sunni Muslim, the president a Maronite Christian and the speaker of parliament a Shia Muslim.

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s new president has asked prominent diplomat and jurist Nawaf Salam to form the country’s new government after Salam was named prime minister by a large number of ...

Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam speaks to the press following the formation of the new government at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon February 8, 2025.

New Lebanese president Joseph Aoun designated Salam, currently overseas, as prime minister on Monday evening, after he secured 85 votes from parliament’s 128 lawmakers.

Now chosen as Lebanon’s Prime Minister, Nawaf Salam is a distinguished Lebanese diplomat, jurist, and academic with a long-standing career in international law and diplomacy.