Fadi Sawan (Arabic: فادي صوّان, born in 1960[1]) is a Lebanese military investigative judge, who became known after being assigned with the immense task of investigating the 2020 Beirut Port explosion,[2] one of the largest non-nuclear blasts in history,[3][4] the 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate that killed more than 200 people, wounded over 6,000 and destroyed much of Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, on August 4, 2020.
[5] In a country where political influence over the judiciary is a problem,[5] which is part of corruption in Lebanon, he was known for his honesty and integrity[6] and for not receiving instructions from politicians,[1] thus many doubted that he could accomplish his task.
[7] The move was widely condemned, as being planned by the Lebanese authorities, who were under of extensive pressure to provide answers for the crime, which have not yet seen the light six months after the explosion.
[10] A Maronite Christian,[11] born in 1960, he is a Saint Joseph University alumnus and has more than thirty years of experience in judiciary.
[1] The Supreme Judicial Council appointed him as the forensic investigator in the Beirut Port bombing that took place on August 4, 2020.