Ministry of Endowments (Syria) explained
The Ministry of Endowments or Ministry of Awqaf is a department of the Government of Syria.[1]
Responsibilities
The ministry is responsible for Islamic religious affairs and the administration of endowments.[2]
Ministers of Awqaf
- Abd al-Rahman al-Kayyali (14 October 1944 – 1 April 1945)
- Said al-Ghazzi (7 April 1945 – 16 August 1945)
- Youssef Muzahim (17 March 1960 – 28 September 1961)
- Ahmed Sultan (29 September 1961 – 21 November 1961)
- Mustafa Al-Zarqa (22 November 1961 – 15 April 1962)
- Rashid Humaidan (16 April 1962 – 16 September 1962)
- Asaad Al-Kourani (17 September 1962 – 9 March 1963)
- Darwish Al-Alwani (9 March 1963 – 31 March 1963)
- Mazhar Al-Anbari (1 April 1963 – 30 April 1963)
- Ahmed Mahdi Al-Khidr (1 May 1963 – 12 April 1963)
- Abdul Rahman Al-Tabbaa (13 May 1963 – 10 February 1964)
- Abdul Rahman Al Kawakibi (13 May 1964 – 31 December 1965)
- Mohammed Ghaleb Abdoun (16 January 1966 – 4 April 1971)
- Abdul Sattar Khair al-Din al-Asadi (4 April 1971 – 13 January 1980)
- Mohammed al-Khatib (14 January 1980 – 30 October 1987)
- Abdel Majid Trabelsi (1 November 1987 – 7 February 1996)
- Mohammed Abdul Raouf Ziada (7 April 1996 - 3 October 2004)
- Ziyad al-Din al-Ayyubi (3 October 2004 – 7 December 2007)
- Mohammed Abdul Sattar (8 December 2007 – incumbent)[3]
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: وزارة الأوقاف السورية. 2021-03-08. mow.gov.sy.
- http://parliament.gov.sy/arabic/index.php?node=201&nid=9940&ref=tree& قانون تنظيم وزارة الاوقاف في الجمهورية العربية السورية
- https://sana.sy/en/?page_id=1900 Prime Minister's Office
