Boutros Al-Hallaq بطرس الحلاق | |
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Minister of Information | |
Assumed office 10 August 2021 | |
President | Bashar al-Assad |
Prime Minister | Hussein Arnous |
Preceded by | Imad Abullah Sarah |
Personal details | |
Born | 1966 (age 57–58) Yabroud, Rif Dimashq Governorate, Syria |
Residence | Damascus |
Alma mater | Cairo University |
Profession | Politician, Scientist, Dean |
Boutros Al-Hallaq ( Arabic: بطرس الحلاق) (born 1966) is a Syrian politician. He currently serves as Information Minister in the Cabinet of Syria. [1]
He worked as Vice President of Scientific Affairs at Damascus University in 2021, and as Dean of the Media College from 2013 to 2017. [2]
Al-Hallaq was sanctioned by the European Union in November 2021. [3]
On 13 December 2023, he was placed on UK's Syria Sanctions List, making him subject to a travel ban and an asset freeze, due to his involvement in continued serious violations of human rights taking place in Syria under Bashar Assad's rule. [4]