Marwan Abboud ( ar, مروان عبود; born 25 August 1969) is a Lebanese politician and judge, who was appointed

governor of Beirut Beirut Governorate ( ar, محافظة بيروت, ; french: Gouvernorat de Beyrouth) is a Lebanese governorate that consists of one district and one city, Beirut, which is also its capital, and the capital of Lebanon. The area of this governora ...

in June 2020. He was in office as governor during the

2020 Beirut explosion On 4 August 2020, a large amount of ammonium nitrate stored at the Port of Beirut in the capital city of Lebanon exploded, causing at least 218 deaths, 7,000 injuries, and United States dollar, US$15 billion in property damage, as well as lea ...

, and broke down in tears on television, calling it "a national catastrophe". He was previously President of the

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, appointed to the role on 14 November 2012. He had responsibility for reviewing allegations of corruption among civil servants.

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