Second Hussein Arnous government
Cabinet of the Syrian Arab Republic
Hussein Arnous
Date formed10 August 2021
People and organisations
Head of stateBashar al-Assad
Head of governmentHussein Arnous
Deputy head of governmentAli Abdullah Ayyoub
Total no. of members30
Member partyArab Socialist Ba'ath Party
Syrian Social Nationalist Party
Socialist Unionist Party
Syrian Communist Party (Unified)
Status in legislature183-seat National Progressive Front majority
History
Election(s)2020 Syrian parliamentary election
Legislature term(s)4 years
Budget(s)LS 14,000 billion[lower-alpha 1][1][2]
PredecessorFirst Hussein Arnous government

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.[3][4] This replaced the caretaker ministry formed in July.[5] 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.

Ministers

Ministerial changes

On 28 April 2022, Presidential Decree No. 115 was issued naming Major General Ali Mahmoud Abbas as Minister of Defense replacing Ali Abdullah Ayyoub.[8]

2023 reshuffle

1st reshuffle

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.[9] 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.[10]

Office Dismissed Appointed
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
2nd reshuffle

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.[11] The Ministry of Presidential Affairs was abolished on 13 December 2023.[12]

Office Dismissed Appointed
Local Administration and Environment Minister Hussein Makhlouf Lamia Youssef Shakour
Water Resources Minister Tammam Raad Hussein Makhlouf
Presidential Affairs Minister Mansour Fadlallah Azzam Abolished

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ 5 billion $

References

  1. ↑ "President al-Assad issues law that allocates approbations of general budget of 2021 with 8500 billion SYP". SANA. 2020-12-22. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
  2. ↑ "Syria approves $5 BLN budget for 2022 as crisis bites". 15 December 2021.
  3. ↑ "Syria's Assad asks PM Arnous to form new cabinet". Reuters. 2021-08-01. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
  4. ↑ "Members of the new Cabinet, chaired by Eng. Hussein Arnous, sworn in before President Bashar al-Assad". SANA. 2021-08-14. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
  5. ↑ "Syria's Assad asks PM Hussein Arnous to form new cabinet". Arab News. 2021-08-01. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
  6. ↑ Prime Minister's Office. "Prime Minister's Office – Syrian Arab News Agency". Syrian Arab News Agency. Sana.sy. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  7. ↑ Prime Minister's Office. "Prime Minister's Office – Syrian Arab News Agency". Syrian Arab News Agency. Sana.sy. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  8. ↑ "الرئيس الأسد يصدر مرسوماً بتسمية اللواء علي محمود عباس وزيراً للدفاع". مجلس الشعب السوري. Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
  9. ↑ "President al-Assad issues decree on Cabinet reshuffle including five ministers". Syrian Arab News Agency. 29 March 2023.
  10. ↑ "الرئيس الأسد يصدر مرسوماً بتسمية الدكتور محمد عامر مارديني وزيراً للتربية". Al Baath Newspaper. 8 August 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  11. ↑ "President al-Assad issues a decree appointing two ministers". SANA. 13 December 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  12. ↑ "President al-Assad issues a decree on establishing General Secretariat of the Presidency of the Republic". SANA. 13 December 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
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