Rima Karami

Rima Karami
ريما كرامي
Rima Karami in 2015
Minister of Education and Higher Education
Assumed office
8 February 2025
PresidentJoseph Aoun
Prime MinisterNawaf Salam
Preceded byAbbas Halabi
Personal details
Born6 May 1967
Tripoli, Lebanon
Political partyIndependent
Alma materAmerican University of Beirut
Portland State University
CabinetNawaf Salam cabinet

Rima Karami Akkary (Arabic: ريما كرامي عكّاري) is the Minister of Education and Higher Education in Lebanon since February 8, 2025. She is also the director of the Tamam Project, a regional initiative for sustainable school improvement. Rima is an associate professor and was the chairperson of the Department of Education at the American University of Beirut.