Cabinet of Syria (2001–03)

Mero Cabinet
cabinet of the Syrian Arab Republic
Date formed 13 December 2001
Date dissolved 10 September 2003
People and organisations
Head of state Bashar al-Assad
Head of government Muhammad Mustafa Mero
Deputy head of government Muhammed Al Hussein
Member party Syrian Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party
History
Successor Cabinet of Syria (2003–11)
Syrian Arab Republic
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This was the first Syrian cabinet formed during the presidency of Bashar al-Assad. It was announced on 13 December 2001, by Prime Minister Muhammad Mustafa Mero. The cabinet lasted until 10 September 2003.[1][2]

Original cabinet

Portfolios

  • Minister of Foreign Affairs: Farouk al-Sharaa
  • Minister of Finance: Muhammad Al Atrash
  • Minister of Defense: Mustafa Tlass
  • Minister of Higher Education: Hassan Risheh
  • Minister of Local Administration: Hilal Al Atrash
  • Minister of Tourism: Saadallah Agha al-Qalaa
  • Minister of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform: Nureddine Muna
  • Minister of Education: Mahmoud Sayyed
  • Minister of Supply and Internal Trade: Bassam Muhammad Rustom
  • Minister of Economy and Foreign Trade: Ghassan Al Rifai
  • Minister of Health: Muhammad Iyad Shatti
  • Minister of Justice: Muhammad Nabil Al Khatib
  • Minister of Endowments: Muhammad bin Abd al Raouf
  • Minister of Irrigation: Muhammad Radwan Martini
  • Minister of Social Affairs and Labor: Ghada al Jabi
  • Minister of Oil and Mineral Reserves: Ibrahim Haddad
  • Minister of Interior: Ali Hammoud
  • Minister of Information: Adnan Omran
  • Minister of Culture: Najwa Qassab Hassan
  • Minister of Electricity: Munib Saem Dahr
  • Minister of Construction: Hussam Asswad
  • Minister of Housing: Ayman Waili
  • Minister of Transport: Makram Obeid
  • Minister of Industry: Issam al-Zaim
  • Minister of Communication and Technology: Muhammad Bashir Monjed

Ministers of State

  • Minister of State for Presidential Affairs: Haitham Dweyhi
  • Minister of State for Expatriates Affairs: Nasser Qaddour
  • Minister of State for Environmental Affairs: Adnan Khuzam
  • Minister of State: Faissal Jawish
  • Minister of State: Abdelkarim Sayyed Youssef
  • Minister of State: Abdelnasser Abdelmuti Dawoud

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.levantnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2386:2010-12-02-16-00-22&catid=66:syria-politics&Itemid=118
  2. ↑ Bruce Maddy-Weitzman (2002). Middle East Contemporary Survey, Vol. 24, 2000. The Moshe Dayan Center. p. 557. ISBN 978-965-224-054-5. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
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