Riyad Hijab government

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Riyad Hijab government
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Cabinet of the Syrian Arab Republic
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Date formed23 June 2012
Date dissolved6 August 2012
People and organisations
President Bashar al-Assad
Prime Minister Riyad Farid Hijab
Member party Syrian Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party
Status in legislature National unity government
History
Election 2012 parliamentary election
Predecessor Adel Safar government
Successor First Wael al-Halqi government

The Riyad Hijab government was the fourth Syrian government formed during the presidency of Bashar al-Assad. It was formed on 23 June 2012 and dissolved on 6 August 2012 [1] after Prime Minister Riyad Farid Hijab defected. He was later succeeded by Wael Nader al-Halqi. [2]

Contents

Cabinet

PortfolioMinisterTookofficeLeftofficeParty
Prime Minister 23 June 20126 August 2012  Ba'ath Party
Deputy Prime Minister 23 June 201218 July 2012  Ba'ath Party
23 June 20126 August 2012  Ba'ath Party
Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs
Minister of Internal Trade and Consumer Protection
23 June 20126 August 2012  People's Will Party
Deputy Prime Minister for Services Affairs
Minister of Local Administration and Environment
23 June 20126 August 2012  Independent
Minister of Presidential Affairs 23 June 20126 August 2012  Independent
Minister of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform
Subhi Ahmad Al-Abdullah
23 June 20126 August 2012  Ba'ath Party
Minister of Communications and Information Technology 23 June 20126 August 2012  Ba'ath Party
Minister of Defense 23 June 201218 July 2012  Ba'ath Party
18 July 20126 August 2012  Ba'ath Party
Minister of Economy and Foreign Trade
Mohamed Dhafer Mahbek
23 June 20126 August 2012  Independent
Minister of Education
Hazwan al-Wuz
23 June 20126 August 2012  Independent
Minister of Awqaf 23 June 20126 August 2012  Ba'ath Party
Minister of Electricity 23 June 20126 August 2012  Ba'ath Party
Minister of Finance 23 June 20126 August 2012  Ba'ath Party
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates 23 June 20126 August 2012  Ba'ath Party
Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research
Muhammad Yahya Mualla
23 June 20126 August 2012  Independent
Minister of Social Affairs and Labor
Zakaria Jassem Mohammad
23 June 20126 August 2012  Ba'ath Party
Minister of Public Works and Housing 23 June 20126 August 2012  Independent
Minister of Information 23 June 20126 August 2012  Ba'ath Party
Minister of Health 23 June 20126 August 2012  Ba'ath Party
Minister of Interior 23 June 20126 August 2012  Ba'ath Party
Minister of Industry
Fuad Shukri Kurdi
23 June 20126 August 2012  Independent
Minister of Justice 23 June 20126 August 2012  Ba'ath Party
Minister of Oil and Mineral Resources
Said Heneidy
23 June 20126 August 2012  Independent
Minister of Transport
Mahmoud Ibrahim Saeed
23 June 20126 August 2012  Independent
Minister of Water Resources
Bassam Hanna
23 June 20126 August 2012  Independent
Minister of Culture 23 June 20126 August 2012  Independent
Minister of Tourism 23 June 20126 August 2012  Ba'ath Party
Minister of State for National Reconciliation Affairs
Ali Haider
23 June 20126 August 2012  SSNP
Minister of State for Environmental Affairs23 June 20126 August 2012  Independent
Minister of State23 June 20126 August 2012  SSNP
Mohammad Turki Al Sayed
23 June 20126 August 2012  ASU
Najm al‑Din Kharit
23 June 20126 August 2012  Communist (Unified)
Abdullah Khaleel Hussein
23 June 20126 August 2012  Communist (Bakdash)
Jamal Sha'ban Shaheen
23 June 20126 August 2012  Socialist Unionist

See also

References

  1. "حكومة الدكتور رياض حجاب/مرسوم الإعفاء (من 23 حزيران 2012-6 آب 2012)". pministry.gov.sy (in Arabic). 22 September 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  2. "حكومة الدكتور وائل الحلقي2012 (من 9 آب 2012 -10آب 2014)". pministry.gov.sy (in Arabic). 30 October 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2020.