PROFILE: Lebanon's national unity cabinet

Beirut - Following is the list of Lebanon's 30-member cabinet, announced Monday by the country's Prime Minister Saad Hariri. The ministers, grouped by political allegiance, are listed with their sectarian affiliation.

Western-backed majority

- Prime Minister: Saad Hariri (Sunni Muslim)
- Finance Minister: Rayya al-Hassan (Sunni)
- Economy Minister: Mohammad al-Safadi (Sunni)
- Culture Minister: Salim Warde (Orthodox)
- Minister for the Displaced: Akram Chehayeb (Druze)
- Education Minister: Hassan Mneimneh (Sunni)
- Environment Minister: Mohamad Rahal (Sunni)
- Information Minister: Tareq Mitri (Orthodox)
- Justice Minister: Ibrahim Najjar (Orthodox Christian)
- Labor Minister: Boutros Harb (Maronite)
- Public Works and Transportation Minister: Ghazi Aridi (Druze)
- Social Affairs Minister: Salim el Sayegh (Maronite Christian)
- State Minister: Mona Ofeish (Sunni)
- State Minister: Wael Abu Faour (Druze)
- State Minister: Jean Ogassapian (ethnic Armenian)

Syrian-backed Hezbollah and allies

- Foreign Affairs Minister: Ali al-Shami (Shiite Muslim)
- Administrative Reform State Minister: Mohammad Fneish (Shiite)
- Agriculture Minister: Hussein al-Hajj Hassan (Shiite)
- Energy Minister: Gebran Bassil (Maronite)
- Health Minister: Mohammad Jawad Khalifeh (Shiite)
- Industry Minister: Abraham Dedian (ethnic Armenian)
- Telecommunications Minister: Charbel Nahhas (Catholic Christian)
- Tourism Minister: Fadi Abboud (Maronite)
- Youth and Sports Minister: Ali al-Abdullah (Shiite)
- State Minister: Youssef Saadeh (Maronite)

Loyal to President Suleiman

- Minister of Defense, Deputy Prime Minister: Elias al-Murr (Orthodox)
- Interior Minister: Ziad Baroud (Maronite)
- State Minister: Adnan al-Kassar (Sunni)
- State Minister: Talal al-Makdessi (Catholic
- State Minister: Adnan al-Sayyed Hussein (Shiite)