Second Hussein Arnous government | |
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Cabinet of the Syrian Arab Republic | |
Date formed | 10 August 2021 |
People and organisations | |
Head of state | Bashar al-Assad |
Head of government | Hussein Arnous |
Deputy head of government | Ali Abdullah Ayyoub |
Total no. of members | 30 |
Member party |
Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party Syrian Social Nationalist Party Socialist Unionist Party Syrian Communist Party (Unified) |
Status in legislature | 183-seat National Progressive Front majority |
History | |
Election(s) | 2020 Syrian parliamentary election |
Legislature term(s) | 4 years |
Budget(s) | LS 35,500 billion [a] [1] [2] [3] |
Predecessor | First Hussein Arnous government |
Member State of the Arab League |
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The second government of Hussein Arnous was formed after appointment by the President of Syria on 10 August 2021 and took the oath of office on 14 August 2021, after the presidential election held in May. [4] [5] This replaced the caretaker ministry formed in July. [6] The government is the 95th since Syria gained independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1918 and is the eighth during the presidency of Bashar al-Assad.
On 28 April 2022, Presidential Decree No. 115 was issued naming Major General Ali Mahmoud Abbas as Minister of Defense replacing Ali Abdullah Ayyoub. [9]
On 29 March 2023, Presidential Decree No. 91 was issued, naming Dr. Firas Hassan Kaddour as Minister of Oil and Mineral Resources, Mr. Mohsen Abdel Karim Ali as Minister of Internal Trade and Consumer Protection, Dr. Abdel Qader Jokhadar as Minister of Industry, Mr. Louai Emad El-Din al-Munajjid as Minister of Social Affairs and Labor, and Mr. Ahmad Bustaji as Minister of State. [10] The decree ends the designation of Eng. Mohammad Fayez al-Barasha as Minister of State. On 8 August 2023, Presidential Decree No. 206 was issued, naming Dr. Muhammad Amer Mardini as Minister of Education. [11]
Office | Dismissed | Appointed |
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Internal Trade and Consumer Protection Minister | Amr Salem | Mohsen Abdel Karim Ali |
Industry Minister | Ziyad Sabbagh | Abdel Qader Jokhadar |
Minister of Oil and Mineral Reserves | Bassam Tohme | Firas Hassan Kaddour |
Minister of Social Affairs and Labor | Mohamed Seif El-Din | Louai Emad El-Din al-Munajjid |
Education Minister | Darem Tabbaa | Muhammad Amer Mardini |
Minister of State for Investment Affairs and Vital Projects | Mohammad Fayez al-Barasha | Ahmed Bustaji |
On 13 December 2023, Presidential Decree No. 313 for appointing Eng. Hussein Makhlouf as Minister of Water Resources in addition to appointing Eng. Lamia Youssef Shakour a Minister of Local Administration and Environment was issued. [12] The Ministry of Presidential Affairs was abolished on 13 December 2023. [13]