In October 2004 , Kassar was appointed minister of economy and trade in the cabinet led by prime minister Omar Karami , replacing Marwan Hamadeh as economy minister . His tenure lasted until the year 2005 , when Karami resigned from office due to the pressures exerted by Lebanese people as a protest over the assassination of Rafik Hariri . Kassar was succeeded by Demianos Khattah in the post . Later Kassar served as the minister of state in the cabinet led by prime minister Saad Hariri from November 2009 to 2011 . Kassar was one of the cabinet members appointed by the Lebanese president Michel Suleiman
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Assassination of Rafic Hariri
Adnan Kassar