Najib Mikati
Karami supported the premiership of Mikati in 2011 after the cabinet of Saad Hariri collapsed. Karami was appointed minister of state in June 2011 to the cabinet led by Prime Minister Najib Mikati. Mikati appointed him to the cabinet. Karami was one of the non-affiliated members of the Mikati cabinet. He was also among seven Sunni ministers in the cabinet. His term ended in March 2013 when prime minister Najib Mikati resigned due to dispute with Hezbollah members in the cabinet.