| Mohammad al-Hussein محمد الحسين | |
| Office: | Minister of Finance |
| Predecessor: | Mohammad Al Atrash |
| President: | Bashar Assad |
| Primeminister: | Mohammad Naji Al Otari |
| Successor: | Mohammad al Jililati |
| Office2: | Member of the Regional Command of the Syrian Regional Branch |
| Party: | Syrian Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party |
| Office1: | Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs |
| Predecessor1: | Khalid Raad |
| President1: | Bashar Assad |
| Primeminister1: | Muhammad Mustafa Mero |
| Term Start: | 18 September 2003 |
| Term End: | 14 April 2011 |
| Term Start1: | 13 December 2001 |
| Term End1: | 10 September 2003 |
| Term Start2: | 21 June 2000 |
| Term End2: | 8 July 2013 |
Mohammad al-Hussein (Arabic: محمد الحسين) is a Syrian economist and politician who is a member of the Ba'ath Party. He served in different cabinet positions.
Hussein holds a PhD in economy, which he received from a university in Romania.
Hussein started his career in the public sector and worked for a long time there.[1] He also served as an economy professor at Aleppo University.[2] Then he became a member of the Baath Party's ruling regional command.[1] In addition, he served as the head of the party's committee of economic affairs. In 2000, he became a member of the party's central committee.[3] [4]
On 13 December 2001, Hussein was appointed deputy prime minister for economic affairs in the cabinet headed by then prime minister Mohammad Mustafa Mero.[5] Hussein replaced Khalid Raad as deputy prime minister.[6] Hussein's term lasted until 2003. In September 2003, he was appointed finance minister, replacing Mohammad Al Atrash.[7] [8] [9] The cabinet, formed on 18 September 2003, was headed by then prime minister Mohammad Naji Al Otari.[10] [11] Hussein retained his post in the cabinet reshuffles of 2006 and 2009. However, his tenure ended in 2011.[12]