Saad Abdel-Salam al-Nayef

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Saad Abdel-Salam al-Nayef was the Minister of Health of Syria [1] from August 25, 2012 to December 2024 when the Assad regime collapsed. [2] He was appointed to the position after his predecessor, Wael Nader Al-Halqi, was appointed prime minister on 9 August 2012. [3]

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Sanctions

On May 16, 2013, the United States Treasury Department designated four senior Syrian officials, including al-Nayef, for "backing the government of Bashar Al-Assad in suppressing people or involvement in terrorism". [4] [5]

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  1. "Syria's new government line-up". The Daily Star Newspaper - Lebanon. Archived from the original on 12 April 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  2. Ministers of Industry, Justice and Health Sworn in before President al-Assad
  3. "Assad appoints health minister Wael al-Halki as new PM - World News" . Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  4. "KUNA : US sanctions Syrian officials, blacklists chief of extremist group - Politics - 17/05/2013" . Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  5. "US blacklists four Syrian ministers, Nusra leader". Archived from the original on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2015.