Kamal Chehadeh

Kamal Shehadi (also spelled Shehadeh; ) is a Lebanese economist, telecommunications executive, and politician. Since February 2025, he has served as Minister of Displaced Persons and Minister of State for Technology and Artificial Intelligence in the Lebanese government.

Education He holds a Bachelor of Arts in economics (cum laude) from Harvard College and a PhD in International Political Economy from Columbia University. He has taught at Harvard University, Columbia University, and the American University of Beirut (AUB).

Career Shehadeh began his professional career in policy research and public finance. He was director of research at the Lebanese Center for Policy Studies and held board positions with the Lebanese Transparency Association and as a founding member of the Lebanese Association for Democratic Elections. He has authored studies on Lebanon's public finances, economic reforms, and the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership. While some reports suggested the ministry of displaced might be dissolved, Shehadeh has clarified that it remains active to resolve outstanding displacement dossiers from the Lebanese Civil War. As technology minister, he has created the LEAP initiative (Launch–Enact–Advance–Promote), a five-year national strategy for digital transformation and AI readiness and took part in signing landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Ministry and Oracle.

He also expressed support for the Disarmament of Hezbollah and emphasized the importance of state authority and implementation of United Nations Security Council resolutions 1559 and 1701. In April 2025, he announced that the Council of Ministers had tasked the Higher Defense Council with developing plans for the disarmament of all militias, including Hezbollah, as part of post-ceasefire efforts following the November 2024 agreement.