Ministry of Irrigation (Syria) explained

Ministry of Irrigation
Native Name A:	وزارة الري
Formed:	1982
Preceding1:	Ministry of Euphrates Dam
Headquarters:	Damascus
Minister1 Name:	George Malki Soumi
Website:	www.irrigation.gov.sy

The Ministry of Irrigation (Arabic: وزارة الري) of Syria was responsible managing Syria's water policies. It was established in 1982 as a replacement to the Ministry of Euphrates Dam.^[1] The ministry was abolished in June 2012, its agenda was taken over by the Ministry of Water Resources.^[2]

Ministers of Irrigation

• Abdul Rahman al-Madani, (1982–2000)
• Taha al-Atrash, (2000 – 13 December 2001)
• Muhammad Radwan Martini (13 December 2001 – 10 September 2003)
• Nader al-Bunni (10 September 2003 – 3 October 2010)
• George Soumi (3 October 2010 – 23 June 2012)

External links

• Ministry of Irrigation Official Website (Arabic)

Notes and References

1. Web site: لمحة عن الوزارة . 2008-10-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120217052515/http://www.irrigation.gov.sy/index.php?d=90 . 2012-02-17 . dead .
2. https://acsad.org/en/%D9%88%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%88%D8%A3%D9%83%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%AF/