Manal Abdel Samad Najd (Arabic: منال عبد الصمد; 28 March 1975[1]) is a Lebanese politician who held the position of the Minister of Information in the Cabinet of the Prime Minister Hassan Diab in the year 2020.
In the year 1997, Manal Abdel Samad Najd began her service in the Lebanese Ministry of Finance,[3] in which she was involved in the implementation of a Value-added Tax (VAT) in Lebanon.
A few years later, she was promoted to the Head of the Department of Tax Legislation and Policy at the Directorate of VAT.
[5] In relation of the spark of the Coronavirus disease pandemic, many conspiracy theories started to circulate in the country, which she quickly addressed and countered by announcing a cooperation with World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF and the United Nations Development Programme.
[7] The next day, Dr. Hassan Diab announced the resignation of the government, and Manal Abdel Samad had been fulfilling the duties of the minister as a caretaker until a new successor is found.