Lebanon, one of the world's most corrupt countries, just got an anti-corruption ministry

Lebanon now has ministers to tackle the country's most pressing issues, from women's and human rights, to corruption and refugee affairs. 

Along with the new 30-member Lebanese cabinet announced on Sunday evening, five new ministries were introduced: State Ministry for Women's Affairs, State Ministry for Refugee Affairs, State Ministry for Presidency Affairs, State Ministry for Combating Corruption and State Ministry for Human Rights. 

Additionally, the state ministry for planning affairs was reintroduced, after being scrapped in 1977.

While launching these ministries can be viewed as a step forward, how effective they will be remains to be seen. As for state ministries, their role might be limited to consulting for the government and other ministries.

"New in Lebanon: a ministry for women's affairs, a ministry for human rights and a ministry for refugee affairs – will these files receive actual attention?"

The new state ministers' goals and working programs have not been revealed. According to al-Modon, their ministries are not allotted a portion of the budget and they don't have their own offices yet.

Here's a closer look at the Lebanon's all-new state ministries:

This ministry received the biggest share of backlash from the Lebanese community. Not only were Lebanese women deemed worthy of only a state ministry rather than an autonomous ministry, but the ministry is headed by a male minister whose background reveals no links to women's affairs.

With the many activists and qualified social figures championing women's rights in Lebanon, some saw this as an assertion of patriarchy in the country's politics. 

Meet the minister: Holding a bachelor's degree in Social Studies from the Lebanese University, Jean Oghassabian has served as a colonel in the Lebanese army. He is specialized in security and defense, earning a United States diploma in managing ministries of defense.

Affiliated with the 14 March political coalition, he was elected as a member of the Lebanese parliament in 2000, 2005 and 2009.

Meet the minister: Moein al-Merehbi is an engineer who graduated from the American University of Beirut. He was elected as a member of the Lebanese parliament in 2009.

Al-Merehbi is known for partaking in relief work with humanitarian organizations, especially in the North of Lebanon. 

Lebanese president Michel Aoun personally requested the formation of this ministry. It was handed to the general coordinator of Aoun's Free Patriotic Movement.

Meet the minister: Pierre Raffoul holds a bachelor's degree in social studies and a diploma in philosophy from the Holy Spirit University of Kaslik, along with a PhD in politics and history from the University of Sydney. 

Raffoul has had close ties with president Aoun since the late 1980s, serving as Aoun's adviser from 1991 through 1998.

As a prominent figure in al-Tanzim, an ultra-nationalist secret military society set up by right-wing Christian activists in Lebanon prior to the civil war, Raffoul was exiled from Lebanon in the early 1990s.

"Today's joke: There's a state minister for combating corruption in the  new cabinet"

President Aoun's second requested ministry sounded more like a "joke" to many Lebanese social media users. 

According to the 2015 Corruption Perceptions Index reported by Transparency International, Lebanon ranks 123 out of 175 for corruption. This new minister will definitely have more than enough work!

Meet the minister: Nicola Tueni is an American University of Beirut graduate holding a bachelor's degree in economics. He has established several companies across the Arab world.

Concerning his new ministerial position, Tueni told el-Nashra, "We hold a fully-integrated project to combat corruption, which gnaws at the country's body." 

Tueni said the details of the plan will be announced after it gets the cabinet's approval. 

The formation of this ministry was suggested by Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri. 

Meet the minister: Ayman Choucair is known for being the son of Shawkat Choucair, a leader in the Syrian Armed Forces. 

Ayman Choucair holds a degree in economics, along with an MBA from the European Institute of Business. He has served as a member in the Lebanese parliament for four terms.