Ministry of Economy and Foreign Trade (Syria) explained

Ministry of Economy and Foreign Trade
Native Name A:	وزارة الاقتصاد والتجارة
Formed:	1920, 2012 (current form)
Preceding1:	Ministry of Economy and Foreign Trade Ministry of Supply and Internal Trade
Jurisdiction:	Government of Syria
Headquarters:	Damascus
Minister1 Name:	Mohammad Samer al-Khalil
Website:	syrecon.gov.sy

The Ministry of Economy and Foreign Trade (Arabic: وزارة الاقتصاد والتجارة) of Syria is the ministry that is responsible of drawing the state's economic policy in general and trade policy in particular.^[1] It was established in 2003 and again in 2012 as a replacement to the Ministry of Economy and Foreign Trade and the Ministry of Supply and Internal Trade.^[2]

Ministry departments

• Directorates of Economy in the Governorates.^[3]
• Governorate domestic trade directorates.
• Central Administration.

Ministers of Economy and Foreign Trade

• Abdul Karim Zuhoor (1963)
• George Tohme (1963-1964)
• Kamal Hosni (1964)
• Ibrahim al-Bitar (1964-1965)
• Kamal Hosni (1965-1966)
• Ahmed Murad (1966-1968)
• Zuhair al-Khani (1968-1970)
• Mustafa Hallaj (1970-1972)
• Muhammad al-Imadi (1972-1980)
• Muhammad al-Atrash (1980-1981)
• Salim Said Yasin (1981–1985)
• Muhammad al-Imadi (7 April 1985 - 13 December 2001)
• Ghassan Al Rifai (13 December 2001 – 4 October 2004)
• Amer Husni Lutfi (4 October 2004 – 19 January 2010)
• Lamia Assi (19 January 2010 – 29 March 2011)
• Mohammad Nidal al-Shaar (14 April 2011 – 23 June 2012)
• Mohamed Dhafer Mahbek (23 June 2012 - 22 August 2013)
• Humam Al Jazaeri (22 August 2013 - 3 July 2016)
• Adeeb Mayala (3 July 2016 - 29 March 2017)
• Mohammad Samer al-Khalil (29 March 2017 - incumbent)

See also

• Economy of Syria

External links

• Ministry of Economy and Trade Official Website (Arabic) (English)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ministry of Economy - Syria . 2008-10-10 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100613083627/http://syrecon.org/index.php?module=subjects&func=listpages&subid=100 . 2010-06-13 .
2. Web site: Ministry of Economy - Syria . 2008-10-10 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100613083641/http://syrecon.org/index.php?module=subjects&func=listpages&subid=99 . 2010-06-13 .
3. Web site: Ministry of Economy - Syria . 2008-10-10 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100613083655/http://syrecon.org/index.php?module=subjects&func=listpages&subid=86 . 2010-06-13 .