Hafez al-Assad government explained

Cabinet Name:	Hafez al-Assad government
Jurisdiction:	the Syrian Arab Republic
Date Formed:	21 November 1970
Date Dissolved:	3 April 1971
Government Head:	Hafez al-Assad
Deputy Government Head:	Mahmoud al-Ayyubi Abdul Halim Khaddam Muhammad Talab Hilal
State Head:	Ahmad al-Khatib
Political Party:	Syrian Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party
Previous:	Nureddin al-Atassi government
Successor:	First Abdul Rahman Khleifawi government

The Hafez al-Assad Government ruled Syria from 1970 to 1971. The Cabinet of Syria was led by then-Prime Minister Hafez al-Assad.^[1] This government was the 76th since Syria gained independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1918 and was the first during presidency of Ahmad al-Khatib.^[2]

It was formed 21 November 1970 and was dissolved 3 April 1971.^[3]

Ministers

• Lieutenant-General Hafez al-Assad, Prime Minister and Minister of Defence
• Muhammad Talab Hilal, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform
• Abdel Halim Khaddam, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs
• Mahmoud al-Ayyubi, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education
• Dr. Daoud Al-Radawi, Minister of Health
• Abdul Ghani Qunoot, Minister of Public Works and Water Resources
• Sami Soufan, Minister of State for Planning Affairs
• Dr. Shakir Al Faham, Minister of Higher Education
• Dr. Mustafa Haddad, Minister of Oil, Electricity and Mineral Resources
• Ghaleb Abdoun, Minister of Endowments
• Fayez Ismail, Minister of State
• Suhail Al-Ghazi, Minister of Supply and Internal Trade
• Dr. Naji Al-Darawsheh, Minister of Information
• Dr. Noor Allah Nour Allah, Minister of Finance
• Fawzi Kayali, Minister of Culture, Tourism and National Guidance
• Mahmoud Qanbaz, Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs
• Youssef Faisal, Minister of State
• Mustafa Hallaj, Minister of Economy and Foreign Trade
• , Minister of Justice
• Brigadier General Abdul Rahman Khalifawi, Minister of Interior
• Omar El Sebaei, Minister of Transport
• Eng. Abdul Latif Qutait, Minister of Industry
• Engineer Mounir Wannous, Minister of the Euphrates Dam
• Adnan Baghjati, Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs
• Engineer Ahmed Qabalan, Minister of State for Front Village Affairs
• Miteb Shanan, Minister of Social Affairs and Labour

References

1. News: 2005-03-03. Who's who in Syria's leadership. en-GB. 2022-01-01.
2. http://www.pministry.gov.sy/contents/12430/%D9%88%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%82-%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%B3%D9%80%D8%AF--%D9%85%D9%86--21-%D8%AA%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AB%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A-1970---3-%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%86-1971- وزارة السيد الفريق حافظ الأسـد (من 21 تشرين الثاني 1970 - 3 نيسان 1971)
3. Web site: 2021-12-13. تاريخ الوصولحكومة حافظ لغة=ar. https://web.archive.org/web/20211213213432/https://syrmh.com/2018/10/21.