Cabinet of Syria (2001-2003)
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This was the first Syrian cabinet formed during the presidency of Bashar al-Assad
Bashar al-Assad
Bashar al-Assad is the President of Syria and Regional Secretary of the Ba'ath Party. His father Hafez al-Assad ruled Syria for 29 years until his death in 2000. Al-Assad was elected in 2000, re-elected in 2007, unopposed each time.- Early Life :...

. It was announced on 13 December 2001, by Prime Minister Muhammad Mustafa Mero
Muhammad Mustafa Mero
Muhammad Mustafa Mero is a former Prime Minister of Syria who held the post between 2000 and 2003.-Early life, education and career:...

. The cabinet lasted until 10 September 2003.
  • Prime minister: Muhammad Mustafa Mero
    Muhammad Mustafa Mero
    Muhammad Mustafa Mero is a former Prime Minister of Syria who held the post between 2000 and 2003.-Early life, education and career:...

  • Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs: Muhammed al-Hussein
  • Deputy Prime Minister for Services: Muhammad Naji al-Otari
    Muhammad Naji al-Otari
    Muhammad Naji al-Otari is a Syrian politician who was Prime Minister of Syria from 2003 to 2011.-Early life, education and career:...

  • Deputy Prime Minister: Mustafa Tlass
    Mustafa Tlass
    Lt. Gen. Mustafa Tlass is a Syrian politician and a long time minister of defense, now retired.-Rise to power:Tlass was born in the Syrian town of al-Rastan near the city of Homs to a prominent Sunni Muslim family. He joined the Ba'ath Party at the age of 15, and met Hafez al-Assad when studying...

  • Deputy Prime Minister: Farouk al-Sharaa
    Farouk al-Sharaa
    Farouk al-Sharaa , also known as Farouq al-Sharaa is a Syrian politician and diplomat. He is one of the most prominent officials in the Syrian government and served as foreign minister of Syria from 1984 until 2006 when he became Vice President of Syria. Sharaa still holds the...


Portfolios

  • Minister of Foreign Affairs: Farouk al-Sharaa
    Farouk al-Sharaa
    Farouk al-Sharaa , also known as Farouq al-Sharaa is a Syrian politician and diplomat. He is one of the most prominent officials in the Syrian government and served as foreign minister of Syria from 1984 until 2006 when he became Vice President of Syria. Sharaa still holds the...

  • Minister of Finance: Muhammad al-Atrash
  • Minister of Defense: Mustafa Tlass
    Mustafa Tlass
    Lt. Gen. Mustafa Tlass is a Syrian politician and a long time minister of defense, now retired.-Rise to power:Tlass was born in the Syrian town of al-Rastan near the city of Homs to a prominent Sunni Muslim family. He joined the Ba'ath Party at the age of 15, and met Hafez al-Assad when studying...

  • Minister of Higher Education: Hassan Risheh
  • Minister of Local Administration: Hilal al-Atrash
  • Minister of Tourism: Dr. Saadallah Agha al-Qalaa
    Saadallah Agha al-Qalaa
    Dr. Saadallah Agha al-Qalaa is the current minister of tourism in Syria. He has a Ph.D. in civil engineering.-External links:*...

  • Minister of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform: Nureddine Muna
  • Minister of Education: Mahmoud al-Sayyed
  • Minister of Supply and Internal Trade: Bassam Muhammad Rustom
  • Minister of Economy and Foreign Trade: Ghassan al-Rifai
  • Minister of Health: Muhammad Iyad al-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 al-Dahr
  • Minister of Construction: Hussam al-Asswad
  • Minister of Housing: Ayman Waili
  • Minister of Transport: Makram Obeid
  • Minister of Industry: Issam al-Zaim
    Issam al-Zaim
    Issam al-Zaim was a Syrian economist and former government Cabinet minister. He served separately as both Syria's Minister of Industry and Minister of State Planning....

  • Minister of Communication and Technology: Muhammad Bashir al-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

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