Joseph Suwaid

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Joseph Sweid (also Suwaid , * 1958 in Damascus ) has been one of the Syrian ministers of state and a member of the Syrian Social Nationalist Party (SNNP) since 2011 . He previously served on the Council of Ministers as Minister for Expatriates.

The Greek Orthodox Christian received his Bachelor of Laws in 1983 from Damascus University and then worked as a lawyer. He became a member of the People's Council in 2003 and was re-elected in the 2007 and 2012 parliamentary elections.

Sweid is married and has two children.

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