Lamia Assi Explained

Honorific-Prefix:HE
Lamia Assi
لمياء عاصي
Office:Minister of Tourism
President:Bashar al-Assad
Primeminister:Adel Safar
Term Start:14 April 2011
Term End:23 June 2012
Predecessor:Sa’dalla Agha AlQall’a
Successor:Hala Al-Nasser
Office2:Minister of Economy and Trade
President2:Bashar al-Assad
Primeminister2:Muhammad Naji al-Otari
Term Start2:19 January 2010
Term End2:29 March 2011
Predecessor2:Amer Husni Lutfi
Successor2:Mohammad Nidal al-Shaar
Office3:Ambassador to Malaysia
President3:Bashar al-Assad
Term Start3:2004
Term End3:2010
Predecessor3:Amer Husni Lutfi
Party:Syrian Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party
Birth Date:27 December 1955
Children:three

Lamia Assi (Arabic: لمياء عاصي) (born December 27, 1955) became minister of tourism of Syria in 2011. She previously served as the Minister of Economy and Trade and as the Ambassador to Malaysia.

Early life and education

Assi was born on 17 December 1955. She earned a bachelor's degree in commerce from the University of Damascus, and a master of business administration from the Higher Institute of Business Administration in 2005.[1]

Career

She served as assistant to the minister of finance for technology from 2002-2004, and was the ambassador to Malaysia from 2004 to 2010.[1] In 2010, she was appointed minister of economy and trade for a brief period,[2] and in 2011, she was appointed minister of tourism.[2]

Personal life

Assi is married and has three children.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lamia Assi. The Syrian Trust for Development. 10 March 2013.
  2. News: Landis. Joshua. Syria's New Government. 10 March 2013. Eurasia Review. 17 April 2011.