Nicolas Nahas (born 28 November 1946) is a Lebanese businessman and politician.

[1] He received a bachelor of science degree in civil engineering from Saint Joseph University in 1972[2] Then he attended the postgraduate ISMP program at Harvard Business School in 1992.

[2] Nahas began his career as a businessman in varied fields.

[3] In 2005, he was appointed by Prime Minister Najib Mikati as the chief economical counsellor.

[1] Nahas was appointed minister of economy and trade on 13 June 2011 to the cabinet led by Najib Mikati.