Career
In June 2006, Saad Hariri held talks with Mohammed Jawad Khalifeh on a proposal to provide general insurance to the Lebanese. In an interview on First Rate (at Lloyd's) Manar television Khalifeh congratulated Hezbollah for capturing 2 Israel Defense Forces soldiers in hopes of exchanging them for Lebanese prisoner Samir Kuntar, starting the 2006 Lebanon Conflict. Khalifeh stated that "Lebanon has the right to regain its prisoners and liberate them." On 23 July 2006, Kalifeh handed over a list of more than 1500 casualties to the envoy of the United Nations, January Egeland.
The list included date of birth, age, name, details and the site of injury of the casualties.
In an interview on Cable News Network Khalifeh claimed that humanitarian aid in was not enough. The reason for their resignation was Siniora"s eagerness to sign the United Nations draft plan for the foundation of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, which would search the assassination of Rafik Hariri, who was killed on 14 February 2005.
Khalifah was again appointed health minister to the cabinet led by then prime minister Fouad Siniora in July 2008.
