Muhammad Naji al-Otari
| Muhammad Naji al-Otari محمد ناجي عطري |
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| Prime Minister of Syria | |
| In office 10 September 2003 – 14 April 2011 |
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| President | Bashar al-Assad |
| Deputy | Abdullah al-Dardari |
| Preceded by | Muhammad Mustafa Mero |
| Succeeded by | Adel Safar |
| Speaker of Parliament of Syria | |
| In office March 9, 2003 – September 18, 2003 |
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| Preceded by | Abdel Kader Kaddoura |
| Succeeded by | Mahmoud al-Abrash |
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| Born | 1944 (age 67–68) Aleppo, Syria |
| Political party | Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party |
| Religion | Islam |
Muhammad Naji al-Otari (Arabic: محمد ناجي عطري Muḥammad Nājī al-`Uṭrī also Etri, Itri and Otri) (born 1944) is a Syrian politician who was Prime Minister of Syria from 2003 to 2011.[1]
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[edit] Early life, education and career
Born in Syria's largest city Aleppo in 1944, he studied architecture and has a diploma in urban planning from the Netherlands. He is fluent in French and English.[2]
He headed the city council in Aleppo from 1983 to 1987 and is a former governor of Homs. He was president of Aleppo's engineering syndicate from 1989 to 1993.
Al-Otari is a long-serving member of the ruling Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party. In March 2000 he became a member of the Ba'ath Party's Central Committee and in June 2000 of the party's influential Regional Command. In March 2000 he was also appointed deputy prime minister for services affairs.
[edit] Speaker of Parliament
He was elected speaker of the Syrian parliament, or People's Assembly, in March 2003.
[edit] Prime Minister
He was first appointed Prime Minister on 10 September 2003. His nomination has been said to combine both "technocratic and Ba'athist trends" in Syrian politics.[2] On 29 March 2011, the entire cabinet resigned; al-Otari remained in office in a caretaker capacity.[1]In 3 April 2011, President Assad appointed Adel Safar to succeed Otari.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b Syrian cabinet resigns amid unrest, says state TV, BBC News, 29 March 2011
- ^ a b "Profile: Mohammed Naji al-Otari". BBC News. 11 September 2003. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3098026.stm.
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| Preceded by Abdel Kader Kaddoura |
Speaker of Parliament of Syria 2003 |
Succeeded by Mahmoud al-Abrash |
| Preceded by Muhammad Mustafa Mero |
Prime Minister of Syria 2003–2011 |
Succeeded by Adel Safar |
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