| Government Name: | Council of Ministers of the Syrian Arab Republic |
| Date: | 1930 (Constitution of Syria) |
| State: | Syrian Arab Republic |
| Address: | Government building, Damascus, Syria |
| Appointed: | President |
| Leader Title: | Prime Minister |
| Ministries: | 30 |
| Responsible: | People's Assembly and the President |
| Url: | www.pministry.gov.sy |
The Cabinet of Syria (Arabic: مجلس وزراء سوريا, majlis wuzara' suria) or Council of Ministers is the chief executive body of the Syrian Arab Republic.
According to the Constitution of Syria:[1]
Appointment:[2]
Powers:
Removal:
See main article: Second Hussein Arnous government. President Bashar al-Assad accepted the entire cabinet's resignation after a meeting on 29 March 2011.[3] Al-Assad then appointed outgoing Prime Minister Muhammad Naji al-Otari to continue as caretaker prime minister until a new government is appointed.[4] On 3 April 2011, Assad appointed Minister of Agriculture Adel Safar the new Prime Minister.[5] On 6 April 2011, the state-run al-Ekhbariya TV channel said that Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem, Minister of Defense Dawoud Rajiha, Minister of Endowment and Religious Affairs Mohammed Abdul-Sattar Al Sayed, and Minister of Presidential Palace Affairs Mansour Fadlallah Azzam would remain in the new cabinet.[6] On 9 April 2011, DayPress News reported the new cabinet was expected to be announced in the next week.[7] On 14 April 2011, a new cabinet was officially announced.[8] [9]
On 9 February 2013, president Assad changed seven ministers in the cabinet.[10] The cabinet reshuffle included the ministries of oil, finance, social affairs, labour, housing, public works and agriculture.[11]
In July 2016 president Assad issued Decree no. 203 for 2016 which listed the new Syrian government.[12]
The first Hussein Arnous government was formed after 2020 Syrian parliamentary election.[13] A new government was formed after 2021 Syrian presidential election under Hussein Arnous.
| Office | Incumbent | Party | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | Ba'ath Party | 11 June 2020 | |
| Ba'ath Party | 28 April 2022 | ||
| Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Minister | Ba'ath Party | 22 November 2020 | |
| 30 August 2020 | |||
| Mohammed Hassan Qatana[14] | 30 August 2020 | ||
| Electricity Minister | Ghassan al-Zamel | 30 August 2020 | |
| Firas Hassan Kaddour[15] | 29 March 2023 | ||
| Culture Minister | Lubanah Mshaweh[16] | 30 August 2020 | |
| Information Minister | 10 August 2021 | ||
| Awqaf (Religious Endowments) Minister | Ba'ath Party | 8 December 2007 | |
| Transport Minister | 30 August 2020 | ||
| Justice Minister | 30 August 2020 | ||
| 29 March 2023 | |||
| Interior Minister | Ba'ath Party | 26 November 2018 | |
| Communications and Technology Minister | 26 November 2018 | ||
| Water Resources Minister | Ba'ath Party | 13 December 2023 | |
| Louai Emad El-Din al-Munajjid | 29 March 2023 | ||
| 26 November 2018 | |||
| 13 December 2023 | |||
| 8 August 2023 | |||
| 26 November 2018 | |||
| 30 August 2020 | |||
| 29 March 2017 | |||
| 29 March 2023 | |||
| Mohammad Rami Radwan Martini[17] | 26 November 2018 | ||
| Administrative Development Minister | 29 March 2017 | ||
| Minister of State for Investment Affairs and Vital Projects | Syrian Communist Party (Unified) | 29 March 2023 | |
| Minister of State for People's Assembly Affairs | Socialist Unionist Party | 10 August 2021 | |
| Minister of State for Southern Development Affairs | Syrian Social Nationalist Party | 10 August 2021 | |