| Cabinet Name: | First Hussein Arnous government |
| Jurisdiction: | the Syrian Arab Republic |
| Date Formed: | 30 August 2020 |
| Date Dissolved: | 10 August 2021 (from 17 July Caretaker gov.) |
| Government Head: | Hussein Arnous |
| Deputy Government Head: | Ali Abdullah Ayyoub Walid Muallem (until death) |
| State Head: | Bashar al-Assad |
| Political Party: | Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party Syrian Communist Party (Bakdash) Arab Democratic Union Party Arab Socialist Union Party |
| Legislature Status: | 183-seat National Progressive Front majority |
| Election: | 2020 Syrian parliamentary election |
| Legislature Term: | 4 years |
| Budget: | LS 8,500 billion [1] |
| Previous: | 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.
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]
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]