First Hussein Arnous government

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First Hussein Arnous government
Cabinet of the Syrian Arab Republic
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Hussein Arnous
Date formed30 August 2020
Date dissolved10 August 2021 (from 17 July Caretaker gov.)
People and organisations
Head of state Bashar al-Assad
Head of government Hussein Arnous
Deputy head of government Ali Abdullah Ayyoub
Walid Muallem (until death)
Member party Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party
Syrian Communist Party (Bakdash)
Arab Democratic Union Party
Arab Socialist Union Party
Status in legislature183-seat National Progressive Front majority
History
Election(s) 2020 Syrian parliamentary election
Legislature term(s)4 years
Budget(s) LS  8,500 billion [1]
Predecessor Imad Khamis government
Successor Second Hussein Arnous government

The first government of Hussein Arnous was formed on 30 August 2020 and took the oath of office on 2 September 2020. A new Council of Ministers was formed by Hussein Arnous at the appointment of President Bashar al-Assad. [2] This government was the 94th since Syria gained independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1918 and was the seventh during the presidency of President Bashar al-Assad.

Ministers

The government came after the Syrian parliamentary elections in 2020, and the cabinet included twenty-nine ministers, including fifteen former ministers, and fourteen new ministers. [4]

One minister with another portfolio in previous government, Dr. Salwa Abdullah, was appointed Minister of Social Affairs and Labor. The government has also witnessed the reappointment of Dr. Lubana Mushawah as Minister of Culture, who was Minister of Culture in the First Wael al-Halqi government. [5]

Ministerial Changes

Following the death of Walid Muallem on November 16, Presidential Decree No. 322 of November 22, 2020 was issued, which was Dr. Faisal Mekdad appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates. [6]

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References

  1. "President al-Assad issues law that allocates approbations of general budget of 2021 with 8500 billion SYP". SANA. 2020-12-22. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
  2. AFP, French Press Agency- (2020-08-30). "Syria's Assad designates new government headed by PM Arnous". Daily Sabah. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
  3. Prime Minister's Office. "Prime Minister's Office – Syrian Arab News Agency". Sana.sy. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  4. "President al-Assad tasks Arnous with forming Cabinet". SANA. 2020-08-30. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
  5. Prime Minister's Office. "Prime Minister's Office – Syrian Arab News Agency". Sana.sy. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  6. "Syria names Faisal Mekdad new FM after Walid al-Moallem dies". Al-Jazeera. 2020-11-22. Retrieved 2021-06-03.