Ahmad Hassan (Syrian politician)
Ahmad Hassan | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Information | |
| In office 2003 – 4 October 2004 | |
| President | Bashar Assad |
| Prime Minister | Mohammad Naji Al Otari |
| Preceded by | Adnan Omran |
| Succeeded by | Mahdi Dakhlallah |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Syrian Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party |
Ahmad Hassan is a Syrian diplomat and politician who served as information minister from 2003 to 2004.
Early life
Hassan hails from an Alawi family based in Tartous.[1] He was born in a village near Lattakia and later moved to Baniyas.[1]
Career
Hassan served as the head of the first Baathist school in the 1960s.[1] He is a member of Syrian Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party and close to former vice president Abdul Halim Khaddam.[1] He was also an auxiliary-member of the National Leadership until 1984 when then president Hafez Assad removed the Khaddam faction from the Leadership.[1]
Hassan served as Syria's ambassador to Iran for a long time.[2] He was appointed information minister in 2003 and replaced Adnan Omran in the post.[3] Hassan's term ended in October 2004 and he was succeeded by Mahdi Dakhlallah as information minister.[4][5]
References
- ^ a b c d e Landis, Joshua (8 October 2004). "Asad's Alawi dilemma". Syria Comment. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
- ^ Landis, Joshua (19 January 2005). "Islamism in Syria". Syria Comment. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
- ^ Bar, Shmuel (2006). "Bashar's Syria: The Regime and its Strategic Worldview" (PDF). IPS. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
- ^ Blanford, Nicholas (6 October 2004). "Questions remain after Syrian Cabinet reshuffle". The Daily Star. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
- ^ Eyāl Zîser (2007). Commanding Syria: Bashar Al-Asad and the First Years in Power. I.B.Tauris. p. 69. ISBN 978-1-84511-153-3. Retrieved 12 March 2013.