Council of Ministers (Syria)




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The Cabinet of Syria is the chief executive body of the Syrian Arab Republic. According to the Constitution of Syria:[1]


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Section 2 The Council of Ministers


Article 118 [Cabinet]
(1) The Cabinet is the state's highest executive and administrative body. It consists of the Prime Minister, his deputies, and the ministers. It supervises the execution of the laws and regulations and the work of the state machinery and institutions.





Contents






  • 1 Current cabinet


  • 2 See also


  • 3 References


  • 4 External links





Current cabinet


President Bashar al-Assad accepted the entire cabinet's resignation after a meeting on 29 March 2011.[2] Al-Assad then appointed outgoing Prime Minister Muhammad Naji al-Otari to continue as caretaker prime minister until a new government is appointed.[3] On 3 April 2011, Assad appointed Minister of Agriculture Adel Safar the new Prime Minister.[4] On 6 April 2011, the state-run al-Ekhbaria TV channel said that Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem, Minister of Defense Dawoud Rajiha, Minister of Endowment and Religious Affairs Mohammed Abdul-Sattar Al Sayed, and Minister of Presidential Palace Affairs Mansour Fadlallah Azzam would remain in the new cabinet.[5] On 9 April 2011, DayPress News reported the new cabinet was expected to be announced in the next week.[6] On 14 April 2011, a new cabinet was officially announced.[7][8]


On 9 February 2013, president Assad changed seven ministers in the cabinet.[9] The cabinet reshuffle included the ministries of oil, finance, social affairs, labour, housing, public works and agriculture.[10]


In July 2016 president Assad issued Decree no. 203 for 2016 which listed the new Syrian government.[11]















































































































































































































Office
 Incumbent
 Party
 Since

Prime Minister
Imad Khamis[12](born 1961)
Syrian Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party
 3 July 2016

Defense Minister & Deputy Prime Minister
 Gen. Ali Abdullah Ayyoub (born 1952)
Syrian Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party
 1 January 2018

Deputy Prime Minister
Walid Muallem (born 1941)
Syrian Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party
 23 June 2012

Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Minister
Walid Muallem (born 1941)
Syrian Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party
 14 April 2011

Health Minister
Nizar Wahbeh al-Yaziji (born 1961)
Syrian Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party
 27 August 2014

Agriculture and Agrarian Reform Minister
Ahmad al-Qadri[13](born 1956)
Syrian Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party
 9 February 2013

Electricity Minister
Mohammad Zuhair Kharboutli[12](born 1960)
Syrian Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party
 3 July 2016

Petroleum and Mineral Resources Minister
Ali Ghanem[12](born 1963)
Syrian Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party
 3 July 2016

Culture Minister
Mohammad al-Ahmad[12](born 1961)
3 July 2016

Information Minister
Imad Abullah Sarah (born 1968)
1 January 2018

Awqaf (Religious Endowments) Minister
 Dr. Mohammad Abdul-Sattar al-Sayyed (born 1958)
Syrian Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party
 23 June 2012

Transport Minister
Ali Hammoud[12](born 1964)
Syrian Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party
 3 July 2016

Justice Minister
Hisham al-Sha’ar (born 1958)
Syrian Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party
 29 March 2017

Industry Minister
Mohammad Maen Zein-al-Abidin Jazba[14]
26 November 2018

Interior Minister
 Maj. Gen. Mohammad Khaled al-Rahmoun[14](born 1957)
26 November 2018

Communications and Technology Minister
Iyad Mohammad al-Khatib[14]
26 November 2018

Water Resources Minister
Hussein Arnous[14](born 1953)
Syrian Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party
 26 November 2018

Social Affairs Minister
Rima al-Qadiri[15](born 1963)
20 August 2015

Labor Minister
 Dr. Khalaf Sleiman al-Abdullah[16]
27 August 2014

Public Works and Housing Minister
Suhail Mohammad Abdullatif[14]
26 November 2018

Local Administration Minister
Hussein Makhlouf[12](born 1964)
Syrian Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party
 3 July 2016

Education Minister
Imad Muwaffaq al-Azab[14](born 1970)
Syrian Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party
 26 November 2018

Finance Minister
Maamoun Hamdan[12](born 1958)
Syrian Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party
 3 July 2016

Economy and Foreign Trade Minister
Mohammad Samer al-Khalil[12](born 1977)
Syrian Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party
 29 March 2017

Internal Trade and Consumer Protection Minister
Atef Naddaf[14](born 1956)
Syrian Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party
 26 November 2018

Tourism Minister
Mohammad Rami Radwan Martini[14](born 1970)
26 November 2018

Higher Education Minister
Bassam Bashir Ibrahim[14](born 1960)
Syrian Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party
 26 November 2018

Presidential Affairs Minister
Mansour Fadlallah Azzam (born 1960)
14 April 2011[citation needed]
State Minister for Environment Affairs
Nazira Farah Sarkis[citation needed](born 1962)
23 June 2012
State Minister
Joseph Sweid (born 1958)
Syrian Social Nationalist Party
 14 April 2011
State Minister
Abdallah Khalil Hussain[citation needed]
Syrian Communist Party (Bakdash)
 23 June 2012
State Minister
Dr. Hassib Elias Shammas[17]
22 August 2013
State Minister
Jamal Shaaban Shaheen[citation needed]
14 April 2011


See also



  • Cabinet of Syria (2001–03)

  • Cabinet of Syria (2003–11)

  • Cabinet of Syria (2011–13)

  • Cabinet of Syria (2013–16)



References





  1. ^ "English Translation of the Syrian Constitution". Qordoba. 15 February 2012. Retrieved 28 February 2012..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ Syrian cabinet resigns as regime seeks to calm protests, The Guardian, 29 March 2011


  3. ^ Syrian cabinet resigns amid unrest, says state TV, BBC News, 29 March 2011


  4. ^ President al-Assad appointed Adel Safar as New PM, DayPress News, 4 April 2011


  5. ^ Syrian PM-designate starts consultations to form new cabinet, Xinhua, 6 April 2011


  6. ^ Safar continues Government-Formation, SANA, DayPress News, 9 April 2011


  7. ^ Syrian new Cabinet, DayPress News, 14 April 2011


  8. ^ Syria president appoints new government, orders protesters freed from jail, The National, 14 April 2011


  9. ^ "Cabinet Shift Within Syria Seems Aimed at Economy". The New York Times. Damascus. AP. 9 February 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2013.


  10. ^ "Syrian president reshuffles economic Cabinet posts". Al Jazeera. AP. 9 February 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2013.


  11. ^ "President al-Assad issues Decree no. 203 forming the new Syrian government 3 July 2016". SANA. Retrieved 23 August 2016.


  12. ^ abcdefgh ""New Syrian Government Formed". Syria Times. 3 July 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.


  13. ^ "President al-Assad Issues Two Decrees Nominating New Ministers, Establishing Two Ministers". SANA. 9 February 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2013.


  14. ^ abcdefghi "President al-Assad issues cabinet reshuffle decree". SANA. 26 November 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2018.


  15. ^ "President al-Assad appoints new ministers of Social Affairs and Internal Trade and Consumer Protection – Syrian Arab News Agency".


  16. ^ "syriatimes.sy - President Al-Assad Issues a Decree on Forming the New Syrian Government". syriatimes.sy. Retrieved 15 April 2015.


  17. ^ "President al-Assad issues cabinet reshuffle decree". SANA. 23 August 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2013.




External links




  • YourOpinion.gov.sy official e-government website


  • The Syrian Government, SANA, Webarchive site as of 24 May 2011











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