Council of Ministers (Syria)
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Coordinates: 33°30′9.00″N 36°16′10.62″E / 33.5025000°N 36.2696167°E The Cabinet of Syria is the chief executive body of the Syrian Arab Republic. According to the Constitution of Syria:[1]
- Section 2 The Council of Ministers
- Article 115 [Cabinet]
- (1) The cabinet is the state's highest executive and administrative body. It consists of the President of the Council of Ministers, his deputies, and the ministers. It supervises the execution of the laws and regulations and the work of the state machinery and institutions.
- Article 115 [Cabinet]
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Current cabinet[edit]
President Bashar al-Assad accepted the entire cabinet's resignation after a meeting on 29 March 2011.[2] Al-Assad then appointed outgoing Prime Minister Muhammad Naji al-Otari to continue as caretaker prime minister until a new government is appointed.[3] On 3 April 2011, Assad appointed Minister of Agriculture Adel Safar the new Prime Minister.[4] On 6 April 2012, the state-run al-Ekhbaria TV channel said that Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem, Minister of Defense Daoud Raja, 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.[5] On 9 April 2012, DayPress News reported the new cabinet was expected to be announced in the next week.[6] On 14 April 2012, a new cabinet was officially announced.[7][8]
On 9 February 2013, president Assad changed seven ministers in the cabinet.[9] The cabinet reshuffle included the ministries of oil, finance, social affairs, labour, housing, public works and agriculture.[10]
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References[edit]
- ^ Syria - Constitution, International Constitutional Law (ICL) Project
- ^ Syrian cabinet resigns as regime seeks to calm protests, The Guardian, 29 March 2011
- ^ Syrian cabinet resigns amid unrest, says state TV, BBC News, 29 March 2011
- ^ President al-Assad appointed Adel Safar as New PM, DayPress News, 4 April 2011
- ^ Syrian PM-designate starts consultations to form new cabinet, Xinhua, 6 April 2011
- ^ Safar continues Government-Formation, SANA, DayPress News, 9 April 2011
- ^ Syrian new Cabinet, DayPress News, 14 April 2011
- ^ Syria president appoints new government, orders protesters freed from jail, The National, 14 April 2011
- ^ "Cabinet Shift Within Syria Seems Aimed at Economy". The New York Times (Damascus). AP. 9 February 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
- ^ "Syrian president reshuffles economic Cabinet posts". Al Jazeera. AP. 9 February 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g "President al-Assad Issues Two Decrees Nominating New Ministers, Establishing Two Ministers". SANA. 9 February 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
- ^ http://www.lebanonwire.com/1207MLN/12070808STR.asp
- ^ a b c Syria’s New Government – Analysis, Joshua Landis, Eurasia Review, 17 April 2011
- ^ http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2012/Dec-26/199833-assad-inner-circle-takes-hard-line-in-syria-conflict.ashx#axzz2OYO1mUZ8
- ^ "Minister of State for National Reconciliation Affairs: Dr. Ali Haidar". SANA. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
External links[edit]
- YourOpinion.gov.sy official e-government website
- Syria from the CIA List of Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members, as of 29 April 2011
- The Syrian Government, SANA
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