Adel Safar

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Adel Safar ( Arabic عادل سفر, DMG ʿĀdil Safar ; * 1953 ) is a Syrian politician and academic who served as Prime Minister of his country from April 3, 2011 to June 23, 2012.

life and career

Safar was born in the rural area of Damascus . He received his degree in agronomy from the University of Damascus in 1977 , a diploma from the École Nationale Supérieure d'Agronomie et des Industries Alimentaires (ENSAIA) in Nancy , France , in 1983 , and a Ph.D. in biotechnology at ENSAIA in 1987.

He has been a member of the Ba'ath Party since 1990 . In September 2003 he was appointed Minister of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform in the Cabinet of Muhammad Naji al-Utri . On March 31, he resigned along with the rest of the cabinet at the request of Prime Minister Otari.

Safar belongs to the Alawite minority, is married and has four children.

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b President Assad appointed Adel Safar as New PM , DayPress News , April 4, 2011
  2. ^ Adel Safar ( memento of March 12, 2012 in the Internet Archive ), Silobreaker