Marwan Charbel (Arabic: مروان شربل; born 1947) is a retired Lebanese brigadier general and the former minister of interior and municipalities between 2011 and 2013.
[5][9] His appointment was one of the major points significantly discussed during the negotiation process for the establishment of the cabinet.
[8][10] In 2011, Charbel proposed the hybrid-system reform in regard to legislative elections to be held in 2013.
[11] In February 2014, Charbel's term ended when Nouhad Machnouk was appointed to the post.
These remarks followed shortly after the controversial raid and closing of a gay-friendly nightclub in Dekwaneh during which it is reported that several gay men and a transgender woman were falsely arrested and abused by security forces acting on the direct instructions of the mayor of Dekwaneh, Antoine Chakhtoura.