| وزارة النفط والمحميات المعدنية | |
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| Formed | 1966 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Syria |
| Headquarters | Damascus |
| Minister responsible | |
| Website | mompr.gov.sy |
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The Ministry of Oil and Mineral Resources is a department of the Council of Ministers of the Syrian Arab Republic. It is led by the Minister of Oil. [1]
In 2020, United States sanctions were placed on the ministry. [2]
Identified the functions and competencies of the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral recourses under Legislative Decree No. 121 of 1970 and Act No. 45 6/30/2001 so as to become its terms of reference are the following:
| Minister | Government | Term | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minister of Oil and Mineral Resources | |||||
| Mustafa Haddad | Hafez al-Assad Government First Abdul Rahman Khleifawi Government | 1970 to 1972 | |||
| Fayez Al-Nasser | Mahmoud al-Ayyubi Government | 1972 to 1973 | |||
| Al-Kafri's reparation | Mahmoud al-Ayyubi Government | 1973 to 1974 | |||
| Adnan Mustafa | Mahmoud al-Ayyubi Government Second Abdul Rahman Khleifawi Government | 1974 to 1976 | |||
| Issa Darwish | Second Abdul Rahman Khleifawi Government Muhammad Ali al-Halabi Government | 1976 to 1980 | |||
| Abdul-Jabbar Al-Dahhak | Abdul Rauf al-Kasm Government | 1980 to 1984 | |||
| Ghazi Al-Droubi | Abdul Rauf al-Kasm Government | 1984 to 1987 | |||
| Matanios Habib | Mahmoud Zuabi Government | 1987 to 1992 | |||
| Nader Nabulsi | Mahmoud Zuabi Government | 1992 to 1996 | |||
| Maher Jamal | Mahmoud Zouabi Government First Mustafa Mero Government | 1996 to 2001 | |||
| Ibrahim Haddad | Second Mustafa Mero government Muhammad Naji al-Otari government | 2001 to 2006 | |||
| Sufian Allaw | Muhammad Naji al-Otari government Adel Safar government | 2006 to 2012 | |||
| Said Heneidy | Riyad Hijab government First Wael al-Halqi government | 2012 to 2013 | |||
| Suleiman al-Abbas | First Wael al-Halqi government Second Wael al-Halqi government | 2013 to 2016 | |||
| Ali Suleiman Ghanem | Imad Khamis government | 2016 to 2020 | |||
| Bassam Tohme | First Hussein Arnous government Second Hussein Arnous government | 2020 to 2023 | |||
| Firas Hassan Kaddour | Second Hussein Arnous government | 2023 to present | |||
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