Hafez al-Assad government

Government of Syria (1970 to 1971)
Hafez al-Assad government
Cabinet of the Syrian Arab Republic
Date formed21 November 1970
Date dissolved3 April 1971
People and organisations
Head of stateAhmad al-Khatib
Head of governmentHafez al-Assad
Deputy head of governmentMahmoud al-Ayyubi
Abdul Halim Khaddam
Muhammad Talab Hilal
Member partySyrian Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party
History
PredecessorNureddin al-Atassi government
SuccessorFirst Abdul Rahman Khleifawi government
Politics of Syria

Arab League Member State of the Arab League


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The Hafez al-Assad Government ruled Syria from 1970 to 1971. The Cabinet of Syria was led by then-Prime Minister Hafez al-Assad.[1] This government was the 76th since Syria gained independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1918 and was the first during presidency of Ahmad al-Khatib.[2]

It was formed 21 November 1970 and was dissolved 3 April 1971.[3]

Ministers

  • Lieutenant-General Hafez al-Assad, Prime Minister and Minister of Defence
  • Muhammad Talab Hilal, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform
  • Abdel Halim Khaddam, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs
  • Mahmoud al-Ayyubi, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education
  • Dr. Daoud Al-Radawi, Minister of Health
  • Abdul Ghani Qunoot, Minister of Public Works and Water Resources
  • Sami Soufan, Minister of State for Planning Affairs
  • Dr. Shakir Al Faham, Minister of Higher Education
  • Dr. Mustafa Haddad, Minister of Oil, Electricity and Mineral Resources
  • Ghaleb Abdoun, Minister of Endowments
  • Fayez Ismail, Minister of State
  • Suhail Al-Ghazi, Minister of Supply and Internal Trade
  • Dr. Naji Al-Darawsheh, Minister of Information
  • Dr. Noor Allah Nour Allah, Minister of Finance
  • Fawzi Kayali, Minister of Culture, Tourism and National Guidance
  • Mahmoud Qanbaz, Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs
  • Youssef Faisal, Minister of State
  • Mustafa Hallaj, Minister of Economy and Foreign Trade
  • Adeeb Al-Nahwi [ar], Minister of Justice
  • Brigadier General Abdul Rahman Khalifawi, Minister of Interior
  • Omar El Sebaei, Minister of Transport
  • Eng. Abdul Latif Qutait, Minister of Industry
  • Engineer Mounir Wannous, Minister of the Euphrates Dam
  • Adnan Baghjati, Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs
  • Engineer Ahmed Qabalan, Minister of State for Front Village Affairs
  • Miteb Shanan, Minister of Social Affairs and Labour

References

  1. ^ "Who's who in Syria's leadership". 2005-03-03. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
  2. ^ وزارة السيد الفريق حافظ الأسـد (من 21 تشرين الثاني 1970 - 3 نيسان 1971) Archived 2018-05-05 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "تاريخ الوصولحكومة حافظ لغة=ar". Archived from the original on 2021-12-13.
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