Salim Yasin | |
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Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs | |
In office 1985 – 14 March 2000 | |
President | Hafez Assad |
Prime Minister | |
Succeeded by | Khalid Raad |
Member of the Regional Command of the Syrian Regional Branch | |
In office 21 June 2000 – 8 December 2001 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Salim Said Yasin 10 October 1937 Latakia, French Mandate of Syria |
Died | 6 March 2016 Latakia, Syria | (aged 78)
Political party | Syrian Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party |
Alma mater | |
Salim Yasin ( Arabic: سليم سعيد ياسين; 10 October 1937 – 6 March 2016) was a Syrian economist, academic and former deputy prime minister for economic affairs.
Yasin was born in Latakia on 10 October 1937. [1] He received a bachelor's degree from Damascus University in 1960. [1] He obtained a master's degree in economics from the University of Colorado in 1963, and a PhD in 1965. [1]
After his graduation, Yasin began to work as director of the Latakia petroleum installation in 1960 and served there for one year. [1] From 1961 to 1965 he worked as a civil servant. [1] Then he served as assistant professor of economics at the University of Aleppo from 1966 to 1970. [1] He was appointed vice dean of the faculty of commerce of the same university and his tenure lasted from 1967 to 1969. [2] He served as acting president of the University of Aleppo from 1969 to 1970. [2] Then he became associate professor of economics and president of Tishreen University which he held from 1971 to 1978. [1] He was the transport minister in the period 1978–1980 and then minister of planning between 1980 and 1981. [2] Next he was named as the minister of economy and foreign trade in 1981 and was in office until 1985. [2]
Yasin was appointed deputy prime minister in 1985. [1] Since Prime Minister Abdel Rauf Al Kassem resigned, a new government was formed led by Mahmoud Zuabi on 2 November 1987. Yasin retained his post together with other two deputy prime ministers, namely Mustafa Tlass and Mahmoud Qaddour. [3] Yasin was in office until March 2000 and replaced by Khalid Raad in the post. Then Yasin returned to teaching post at Damascus University. [4] Following the death of Hafez Assad he was made a member of the Baath Party's regional command in June 2000. [5]
In June 2000, Yasin was arrested and imprisoned on charges of embezzlement for which former Prime Minister Mahmoud Zuabi was also accused. [6] [7] His family assets were also frozen by the government. [8] Then he was freed in November 2000. [4] However, on 8 December 2001, he and former transport minister Mufid Abdul Karim were sentenced to ten years in prison and fined for $240 million. [2] [7] [9]
On 6 March 2016, Yasin died in his hometown, Latakia. [10]