Council of Ministers (Syria)
The Council of Ministers of Syria ( Arabic مجلس وزراء سوريا, DMG Maǧlis Wuzarāʾ Sūriyā ) is the highest executive body of the Syrian Arab Republic .
According to Section 2, Paragraph 115 (1) of the Syrian Constitution , the cabinet consists of the President of the Council of Ministers, his deputies and the ministers. It oversees the implementation of laws and regulations and the work of the state machinery and institutions.
Cabinet 2012
| Office | owner | Political party | Commencement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | Wael al-Halki | Ba'ath Party | August 11, 2012 |
| Vice Prime Minister | Fahd Jassim al-Freij | military | July 18, 2012 |
| Vice Prime Minister | Walid al-Muallim | Ba'ath Party | June 23, 2012 |
| Vice Prime Minister for Services | Omar Ghalawandschi | Ba'ath Party | June 23, 2012 |
| Vice Prime Minister for Economic Affairs | Qadri Jamil | Party of the People's Will | June 23, 2012 |
| Minister for Foreign and Expatriate Affairs | Walid al-Muallim | Ba'ath Party | April 14, 2011 |
| Defense Minister | General Fahd Jassim al-Freij | military | July 18, 2012 |
| Minister of Health | Saad Abdel-Salam al-Nayef | Ba'ath Party | June 23, 2012 |
| Minister for Agriculture and Agrarian Reform | Subhi Ahmad al-Abdullah | Ba'ath Party | June 23, 2012 |
| Electricity minister | Imad Mohammad Dib Khamis | Ba'ath Party | April 14, 2011 |
| Minister for Petroleum and Mineral Resources | Said Ma'za Hanidi | August 9, 2012 | |
| Minister of Education | Lubanah Muschaweh | Ba'ath Party | June 23, 2012 |
| Information minister | Dr. Umran Ahid al-Zabi | June 23, 2012 | |
| Minister for Religious Foundations | Dr. Mohammed Abdul-Sattar al-Sayyed | June 23, 2012 | |
| Transport Minister | Dr. Mahmud Ibrahim Said | June 23, 2012 | |
| Minister of Justice | Nadschm Hamad al-Ahmad | June 23, 2012 | |
| Industry Minister | Dr. Adnan Abdo al-Suchni | June 23, 2012 | |
| Interior minister | Major Gen. Mohammed Ibrahim al-Schaar | military | April 14, 2012 |
| Communication and Technology Minister | Dr. Emad Abdul-Ghani Sabuni | Ba'ath Party | April 14, 2011 |
| Minister for Labor and Social Affairs | Jasim Muhammad Zakariya | Ba'ath Party | June 23, 2012 |
| Minister for Housing and Development | Safwan al-Assaf | Ba'ath Party | June 23, 2012 |
| Minister for Local Administration | Omar Ghalawandschi | Ba'ath Party | April 14, 2011 |
| Minister of Education | Hazwan al-Wazz | June 23, 2012 | |
| Finance minister | Mohammad al-Jililati | Ba'ath Party | April 14, 2011 |
| Minister of Economy and Trade | Muhammad Zafir Mahabik | June 23, 2012 | |
| Tourism Minister | Halat an-Nasir | Ba'ath Party | June 23, 2012 |
| Minister for Higher Education | Muhammad Yahya Mu'alla | June 23, 2012 | |
| Minister for Presidential Affairs | Mansur Fadlallah Azzam | April 14, 2011 | |
| Minister of State for National Reconciliation Matters | Ali Haidar | Syrian Social Nationalist Party | June 23, 2012 |
| State Minister for Environmental Affairs | Nazira Farah Sarkis | ||
| Minister of Public Works | Mansur Fadlallah Azzam | Yasser al-Sibaei | June 23, 2012 |
| Minister of State | Joseph Suwaid | Syrian Social Nationalist Party | April 14, 2011 |
| Minister of State | Abdallah Chalil Hussain | June 23, 2012 | |
| Minister of State | Hussein Mahmud Ferzat | Arab Socialist Movement | April 14, 2011 |
| Minister of State | Nadschm al-Din Chriit | June 23, 2012 | |
| Minister of State | Jamal Shaban Shahin | April 14, 2011 |
See also
- List of political parties in Syria
- List of Foreign Ministers of Syria
- List of Vice Presidents of Syria
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Syrian Constitution , International Constitutional Law (ICL) Project
- ↑ a b c d Syria's New Government - Analysis ( Memento of the original from August 27, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Joshua Landis, Eurasia Review , April 17, 2011
