Current Cabinet
See also: 2011 Syrian protestsPresident Bashar al-Assad accepted the entire cabinet's resignation after a meeting on 29 March 2011. Al-Assad then appointed outgoing Prime Minister Muhammad Naji al-Otari to continue as caretaker prime minister until a new government is appointed. On 3 April 2011, Assad appointed for Minister of Agriculture Adel Safar the new Prime Minister.
On 6 April 2012, the state-run al-Ekhbaria TV channel said that Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem, Minister of Defense Ali Habib Mahmoud, 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.
On 9 April 2012, DayPress News reported the new cabinet was expected to be announced in the next week.
On 14 April 2012, a new cabinet was officially announced.
| Office | Incumbent | Party | Website | Since | Until |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | Wael Nader al-Halqi | Ba'ath Party | www.youropinion.gov.sy | 11 Aug 2012 | |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Fahd Jassem al-Freij | Military | 18 July 2012 | ||
| Deputy Prime Minister | Walid Muallem | Ba'ath Party | 23 June 2012 | ||
| Deputy Prime Minister for Service Affairs | Omar Ibrahim Ghalawanji | Ba'ath Party | 23 June 2012 | ||
| Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs | Qadri Jamil | People’s Will Party | 23 June 2012 | ||
| Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Minister | Walid Muallem | Ba'ath Party | www.mofa.gov.sy ministryofexpatriates.gov.sy |
14 April 2011 | |
| Defense Minister | Gen. Fahd Jassem al-Freij | Military | www.mod.gov.sy | 18 July 2012 | |
| Health Minister | Saad Abdel-Salam al-Nayef | Ba'ath Party | www.moh.gov.sy | 23 June 2012 | |
| Agriculture and Agrarian Reform Minister | Subhi Ahmad al-Abdullah | Ba'ath Party | 23 June 2012 | ||
| Electricity Minister | Imad Mohammad Deeb Khamis | Military | www.moe.gov.sy new.peegt.gov.sy www.nerc.org.sy |
14 April 2011 | |
| Petroleum and Mineral Resources Minister | Said Ma'za Hanidi | www.petroleum.gov.sy | 09 August 2012 | ||
| Culture Minister | Lubanah Mushaweh | Ba'ath Party | www.moc.gov.sy | 23 June 2012 | |
| Information Minister | Dr. Umran Ahid al-zabi | www.moi.gov.sy | 23 June 2012 | ||
| Awqaf (Religious Endowments) Minister | Dr. Mohammad Abdul-Sattar al-Sayyed | www.mow.gov.sy | 23 June 2012 | ||
| Transport Minister | Dr. Mahmoud Ibrahim Said | www.mot.gov.sy | 23 June 2012 | ||
| Justice Minister | Najm Hamad al-Ahmad | www.moj.gov.sy | 23 June 2012 | ||
| Industry Minister | Dr. Adnan Abdo al-Sukhni | www.syrianindustry.org | 23 June 2012 | ||
| Interior Minister | Major General Mohammad Ibrahim al-Shaar | Military | 14 April 2012 | ||
| Communications and Technology Minister | Dr. Emad Abdul-Ghani Sabouni | Ba'ath Party | www.moct.gov.sy | 14 April 2011 | |
| Social Affairs and Labor Minister | Jasim Muhammad Zakariya | Ba'ath Party | www.molsa.gov.sy | 23 June 2012 | |
| Housing and Construction Minister | Safwan al-Assaf | Ba'ath Party | www.mhc.gov.sy | 23 June 2012 | |
| Local Administration Minister | Omar Ibrahim Ghalawanji | mla-sy.org/site | 14 April 2011 | ||
| Education Minister | Hazwan al-Wazz | www.syrianeducation.org.sy | 23 June 2012 | ||
| Finance Minister | Mohammad al Jililati | Ba'ath Party | www.syrianfinance.org www.syrianfinance-ltu.org |
14 April 2011 | |
| Economy and Trade Minister | Muhammad Zafir Mahabik | www.syrecon.org www.gfto.gov.sy |
23 June 2012 | ||
| Tourism Minister | Hala Mohammad al-Nasser | www.syriatourism.org | 23 June 2012 | ||
| Higher Education Minister | Muhammad Yahya Mu'alla | www.mof.sy www.mhe.gov.sy |
23 June 2012 | ||
| Presidential Affairs Minister | Mansour Fadlallah Azzam | 14 April 2011 | |||
| State Minister for National Reconciliation Affairs | Ali Haidar | Syrian Social Nationalist Party | 23 June 2012 | ||
| State Minister for Environment Affairs | Nazira Farah Sarkis | ||||
| Public Works Minister | Mansour Fadlallah Azzam | Yasser Al- Sibaei | 23 June 2012 | ||
| State Minister | Joseph Sweid (Suwaid) | Syrian Social Nationalist Party | 14 April 2011 | ||
| State Minister | Abdallah Khalil Hussain | 23 June 2012 | |||
| State Minister | Hussein Mahmoud Ferzat (Farzat) | Arab Socialist Movement | 14 April 2011 | ||
| State Minister | Najm al-Din Khriit | 23 June 2012 | |||
| State Minister | Jamal Shaaban Shaheen | 14 April 2011 |
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