Manal Abdel Samad

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Manal Abdel Samad Najd ( Arabic منال عبد الصمد, DMG Manāl ʿAbd aṣ-Ṣamad ; * 1975 ) is a Lebanese finance scientist. From January to August 2020 she was Minister of Information in the Diab cabinet .

Live and act

Manal Abdel Samad wrote her master's thesis in 2009 on the influence of public administration on tax revenues in Lebanon - an empirical approach . In another work, she dealt with tax reforms and the effects on the GCC states ( Tax Reforms: A Ripple Effect from Lebanon to the GCC States , 2017). Most recently, she was head of the VAT audit and tax refund department in the Ministry of Finance. In addition, she taught as a lecturer at universities in Lebanon.

As a representative of the Druze population, Abdel Samad has been Minister of Information in Hassan Diab's cabinet since January 21, 2020 .

On August 9, 2020, she announced her resignation after the protests following the explosion in the port of Beirut .

Individual evidence

  1. Impact of public governance on tax revenue performance in Lebanon an empirical approach - by Manal Abdel Samad Najd. American University of Beirut, January 1, 2020, accessed January 1, 2009 .
  2. Naharnet Newsdesk: New Lebanese Government Formed after 3 Months of Political Vacuum. Naharnet, January 22, 2020, accessed on January 22, 2020 .
  3. Message at Pressfrom.info
  4. Naharnet Newsdesk: Abdul Samad Quits in First Govt. Resignation over blast. Naharnet, August 9, 2020, accessed on August 10, 2020 .
predecessor Office successor
Jamal Jarrah Minister of Information of Lebanon
January 21 to August 9, 2020