The Ministry of Culture () is a government ministry of Lebanon.
History The Ministry was formed in 1993, originally as part of the Ministry of Culture and Higher Education from which it became a separate entity in August 2000. In 2008, Law 35 was passed, which restructured the Ministry. Beirut.com website, Ministry of Culture Since then, its responsibilities include matters of heritage, antiquities, arts, literature, cultural industries and management of cultural and historical property.
Structure The Ministry is divided into three units, The Directorate General of Cultural Affairs, The Directorate General of Antiquities and The Joint Administrative Service. It also runs The Baakleen National Library, the General Authority for Museums and the National Higher Institute of Music. It is also attached to the National Committee for Education, Knowledge and Culture.
List of Culture ministers MinisterTerm of officeMichel Edde19931996Fawzi Hobeiche199624 Dec 1998Muhammad Baydoun24 Dec 199823 Oct 2000Ghassan Salamé23 Oct 200017 Apr 2003Ghazi Aridi17 Apr 200307 Sep 2004Naji Al-Boustani07 Sep 200426 Oct 2004Karam Karam26 Oct 200419 Apr 2005Assad Rizk19 Apr 200519 Jul 2005Tarek Mitri19 Jul 200521 Jul 2008Tammam Salam22 Jul 200810 Nov 2009Salim Wardeh10 Nov 200913 Jun 2011Gaby Layyoun13 Jun 201115 Feb 2014Rony Araygi15 Feb 201418 Dec 2016Ghattas Khoury18 Dec 201631 Jan 2019Mohammad Daoud31 Jan 201921 Jan 2020Abbas Mortada21 Jan 202010 Sep 2021Mohammad Wissam El-Mortada10 Sep 202108 Feb 2025Ghassan Salame08 Feb 2025Incumbent
See also Archaeology in Lebanon Beirut Heritage Trail
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