Former Prime Minister of Lebanon Hassan Diab Joins United World Leaders
New York — The former Prime Minister, who formed the first cabinet in the region with thirty per cent women ministers, and earlier led education reforms as Minister of Education and Higher Education, joins as an Honorary Advisory Board member.
About Hassan Diab
Hassan Diab is a former Prime Minister of Lebanon. As Prime Minister he formed the first cabinet in the Middle East and North Africa region in which women held 30 per cent of ministerial posts.
As Minister of Education and Higher Education from 2011 to 2014, he implemented a programme of educational reform; in the World Economic Forum’s 2013 report Lebanon ranked 10th in the world for the quality of its education and 4th for the quality of its mathematics and science education.
Over an academic career of 33 years he published more than 150 articles in scientific journals and conference proceedings, serving as Professor of Computer Engineering at the American University of Beirut and as Founding President of Dhofar University in Oman. An advocate for youth empowerment and educational reform, he received the Lebanese Order of Merit (Grand Cordon), and in 2007 he was one of 90 thinkers invited to the Biennial Festival of Thinkers in Abu Dhabi, alongside 20 Nobel laureates.
He joined United World Leaders as an Honorary Advisory Board member in December 2025.
About United World Leaders
United World Leaders is an independent, nonpartisan nonprofit institution of former Presidents and Prime Ministers, ministers, ambassadors and leaders of enterprise and civil society, working to advance peace, international cooperation and socioeconomic prosperity. Members may lead Councils on the issues where they can contribute most, as Chairs or Co-Chairs.