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#Trending: 'Milestones' for women in Lebanon's new cabinet
A striking feature of the new cabinet is the country's very first ministry for women's affairs - a move widely welcomed given women's little representation in politics.
In what certainly marks a major milestone in the history of women's rights in Lebanon, the country's first minister for women is a 62-year-old ex-army man.
Jean Ogasapian - of the Future Movement - was assigned to head the woman's affairs ministry.
Ogasapian had enjoyed a lengthy career in the Lebanese army until 2000 when he left to go into politics, acting as administrative reforms minister in the government of Fouad Siniora in 2005, and as a state minister in Saad Hariri's 2009 cabinet.
However his new job has prompted outrage among the Lebanese twitterati.
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The same selection of cabinet positions also saw the appointment of only one female minister in a large government of 30 ministries.
The appointment of Inaya Ezzeddine as minister for administrative development marks a major move as the Amal Movement representative becomes Lebanon's first ever female minister to wear the hijab.
In a country where over 50 percent of the population is Muslim, the appointment of Ezzeddine was widely applauded.
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[Translation: #be_optimistic the new minister is beautiful with hijab, good luck to Inaya Ezzeddine]