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World|politics|February 18, 2019 / 01:20 PM
Lebanese women hail first female Arab interior minister

AKIPRESS.COM - Lebanon has appointed the Arab world’s first female interior minister in its new government, prising open a wider foothold for women in its overwhelmingly male political scene, Reuters reports.

Raya al-Hassan is one of four women to take cabinet jobs in the new coalition, more than ever before in Lebanon and three more than in the last government, in which even the minister for women was a man.

Though Hassan has already held top jobs - including finance minister in 2009-2011 - her appointment to a portfolio managing security was hailed as a step forward for women in Lebanese politics.

“This is a point of pride for all women and all the people who believe in women’s capabilities,” Hassan said.

“There are a lot of female interior and defense ministers in the world and they have proved their efficiency. It might be a new phenomenon for Lebanon and Arab countries, but hopefully it will be repeated and not be unique,” she added.

The three other women in the 30-strong cabinet are in charge of energy, administrative development and the economic empowerment of women and young people.

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