Muhammad Naji al-Otari government explained
The Muhammad Naji al-Otari government was the second Syrian government formed during the presidency of Bashar al-Assad. It was announced on 10 September 2003, by Prime Minister Muhammad Mustafa Mero. The cabinet lasted until 29 March 2011, and resigned in the wake of the Syrian Civil War.
Original cabinet
Portfolios
- Minister of Foreign Affairs: Farouk al-Sharaa
- Minister of Finance: Mohammed Al Hussein
- Minister of Defense: Mustafa Tlass
- Minister of Higher Education: Hani Murtada
- Minister of Local Administration: Hilal Atrash
- Minister of Tourism: Saadallah Agha al-Qalaa
- Minister of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform: Adel Safar
- Minister of Expatriates: Bouthaina Shaaban
- Minister of Education: Ali Saad
- Minister of Economy and Trade: Ghassan Al Rifai
- Minister of Health: Muhammad Iyad Shatti
- Minister of Justice: Nizar Assi
- Minister of Endowments: Muhammad Ziyadeh
- Minister of Irrigation: Nader Bunni
- Minister of Social Affairs and Labor: Siham Dello
- Minister of Oil and Mineral Reserves: Ibrahim Haddad
- Minister of Interior: Ali Hammoud
- Minister of Information: Ahmad Hassan
- Minister of Culture: Mahmoud Sayyed
- Minister of Electricity: Munib Saem Dahr
- Minister of Housing and Construction: Nihad Mshantat
- Minister of Transport: Makram Obeid
- Minister of Industry: Muhammad Safi Abu Dan
- Minister of Communication and Technology: Muhammad Bashir Monjed
Ministers of State
- Minister of State for Presidential Affairs: Ghassan al-Lahham
- Minister of State for Administrative Development: Yousef Suleiman al-Ahmad
- Minister of State for the Syrian Arab Red Crescent: Bashar al-Shaar
- Minister of State for Vital Projects: Muhammad Kharrat
- Minister of State for Population Affairs: Dr. Ghayyath Jaraatly
- Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs: Hussam al-Asswad
Subsequent reshuffles
1st reshuffle
12 May 2004: One minister was replaced.[1]
2nd reshuffle
4 October 2004: Eight ministers were replaced.[1]
- Minister of Interior: Ghazi Kanaan
- Minister of Industry: Ghassan Tayyara
- Minister of Endowments: Ziad Al Din Sl Ayoubi
- Minister of Health: Maher Hammami
- Minister of Economy and Trade: Amer Husni Lutfi
- Minister of Information: Mahdi Dakhlallah
- Minister of Justice: Muhammad Al Ghafri
- Minister of Social Affairs and Labor: Diala Al Hajj Aref
3rd reshuffle
21 February 2006: 15 ministers were replaced.[1]
- Minister of Foreign Affairs: Walid Muallem
- Minister of Information: Muhsen Bilal
- Minister of Interior: Bassam Abdel Majeed
- Minister of Higher Education: Ghayath Barakat
- Minister of Culture: Riyad Naassan Agha
- Minister of Housing and Construction: Hammoud al-Hussein
- Minister of Oil and Mineral Reserves: Sufian Allaw
- Minister of Electricity: Ahmad Khaled al-Ali
- Minister of Transport: Yaarub Bader
- Minister of Industry: Fuad Issa al-Jouni
- Minister of Communication and Technology: Amr Nazir Salem
- Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs: Joseph Sweid
- Minister of State for Vital Projects: Hussein Mahmoud Farzat
- Minister of State for International Relations: Hassan al-Sari
4th reshuffle
8 December 2007: Two ministers were replaced.[2]
- Minister of Communications and Technology: Imad Abdel Ghani Sabouni
- Minister of Endowments: Mohammed Abdul Sattar
5th reshuffle
30 July 2008: One minister was replaced.[3]
6th reshuffle
18 September 2008: Two ministers were replaced.[4]
7th reshuffle
23 April 2009: Five ministers were replaced, and a new ministry was established, Ministry of the Environment.[5]
- Minister of Local Administration: Dr. Tamer al-Hajjeh
- Minister of Interior: Major General Said Mohammad Sammour
- Minister of Health: Dr. Rida Said
- Minister of State for Presidential Affairs: Dr. Mansour Azzam
- Minister of Justice: Ahmad Younes
- Minister of State of the Environment: Kawkab Sabah al-Daya
8th reshuffle
3 June 2009: One minister was replaced.[6]
9th reshuffle
19 January 2010: One minister was replaced.[7]
10th reshuffle
3 October 2010: Two ministers were replaced.[8]
- Minister of Culture: Riad Ismat
- Minister of Irrigation: George Malki Soumi
Full resignation
29 March 2011: All ministers resigned from their posts at the President's request. The Prime Minister was then reappointed to run a caretaker government, and the other ministers were kept in place.
See also
Notes and References
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- News: الأخبار - تعديل وزاري سوري يشمل الداخلية والعدل عربي . Aljazeera.net . 2009-04-23 . 2013-02-09.
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- Web site: لمياء عاصي وزيرة للاقتصاد....ولطفي رئيساً لهيئة تخطيط الدولة - مجلة الاقتصادي . January 12, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110707111735/http://www.aliqtisadi.com/pages/Article.aspx?articleid=2420 . July 7, 2011 .
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