• Source: Ministry of Information (Syria)

      • The Ministry of Information (Arabic: وزارة الإعلام) is a government ministry office in Syria responsible for media, press and informations. It is part of the Council of Ministers of Syria.


      Responsibility


      Main goals of the Ministry:

      Strengthening the national feeling, social cooperation and spreading the spirit of solidarity among the people.
      Defending the issues of the Arab nation and its goals in terms of unity, freedom and socialism, and supporting the Arab national, national and progressive struggle in its various fields.
      Contribute to the dissemination of culture among the masses.
      Addressing social problems and advocating adherence to authentic Arab values.
      Reviving the Arab heritage in various literary, scientific and artistic fields.
      Informing the masses of the achievements of human civilization in various fields.
      Enlightening public opinion and informing it of the facts in the field of internal and external news, and informing it of the progress, trends and goals of events in the Arab world and the world.
      Introducing the Syrian Arab Republic and the Arab world globally.
      Upgrading the level of all kinds of arts.
      Encouraging talents in various fields of thought and creativity.
      Strengthening ties and relations between resident citizens and expatriate Arabs.
      Providing media and cultural services by encouraging scientific, literary, intellectual and artistic production, and encouraging production in the aforementioned fields.


      Organisation


      The Ministry of Information was created in the Syrian Arab Republic based on Legislative Decree No. 186 (1961) regarding the creation and updates of the Ministry of Information.
      The organizational structure consists of the following departments:
      Central administration

      Directorate of Minister's Office
      Assistant Minister's Office
      Department of Administrative and Legal Affairs
      Administrative Department
      Occupational Affairs Division
      Legal Department
      Personnel Affairs Department
      Leaves Division
      Promotions Division
      Legal Follow-up Department
      Department of Legal Studies and Consultations
      Department of Development Media
      Department of Planning and International Cooperation
      Department of Planning and Statistics
      Planning and Follow-up Division
      Statistics Division
      Department of International Cooperation
      Department of Qualification and Training
      Directorate of Research and Studies
      Directorate of Internal Oversight
      Directorate of Financial Affairs
      Directorate of Translation Office of Public Relations
      Department of Jahness
      Administrative Directorate of Publications and Publishing Department of Periodicals
      License Department of Publications and Books
      Licensing Department
      Department of Publishing Houses, Printing Press and Libraries
      Administrative Office
      Central Post Office
      Damascus International Airport Office
      Directorate of Administrative Development
      Directorates in Governorates:

      Directorate of Information in Aleppo Governorate
      Directorate of Media in Homs Governorate
      Directorate of Information in Hama Governorate
      Directorate of Information in Latakia Governorate
      Directorate of Information in Tartous Governorate


      = Affiliates of the Ministry

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      Public Authority for Radio and Television
      General Organization for Television and Radio Production (ORTAS)
      Syrian Arab News Agency
      Al Wahda Foundation for Press, Printing, Publishing and Distribution (includes Al-Thawra and Tishreen)
      The Arab Advertising Foundation
      Publications Distribution Company
      Technical Institute for Printing and Publishing,
      Media Preparation Institute


      Ministers


      Dr. Abdullah Abdel Dayem (1961–1962)
      Abdel Salam El Ajili (1962)
      Abdel Halim Kadour (1962–1963)
      Dr. Sami El Gendy (1963)
      Dr. Sami Al-Jundi (1963–1964)
      Dr. Abdullah Abdul Dayem (1964)
      Mashhour Zeitoun (1964–1965)
      Suleiman Al-Khash (1965)
      Shaker Mustafa (1966)
      Jamil Shia (1966)
      Mohammad Al-Zoubi (1966–1967)
      Habib Haddad (1967–1968)
      Asaad Saqr (1968–1969)
      Hamoud Al-Fabani (1969–1970)
      Naji Al-Darawsheh (1970–1971)
      Fayez Nasser (1971–1972)
      Ahmed Hassan Al-Asaad (1972–1973)
      George Sedqni (1973–1974)
      Ahmed Iskandar Ahmed (1974-1984)
      Yassine Rajouh (1984-1987)
      Muhammad Salman (1987-2000)
      Adnan Omran (2000-2003)
      Ahmad Hassan (2003-2004)
      Mahdi Dakhlallah (2004-2006)
      Muhsen Bilal (2006-2011)
      Adnan Hassan Mahmoud (2011-2012)
      Omran al-Zoubi (2012-2016)
      Mohammad Ramez Tourjman (2016-2018)
      Imad Abullah Sarah (2018-2021)
      Boutros Al-Hallaq (2021-2024)
      Ziad Ghosn (2024)
      Mohammad Al-Omar (2024-present)


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