• Source: Muhammad Naji al-Otari government

      • The Muhammad Naji al-Otari government was the second Syrian government formed during the presidency of Bashar al-Assad. It was announced on 10 September 2003, by Prime Minister Muhammad Mustafa Mero. The cabinet lasted until 29 March 2011, and resigned in the wake of the Syrian Civil War.

      Prime minister: Muhammad Naji al-Otari
      Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs: Abdullah Dardari


      Original cabinet




      = Portfolios

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      Minister of Foreign Affairs: Farouk al-Sharaa
      Minister of Finance: Mohammed Al Hussein
      Minister of Defense: Mustafa Tlass
      Minister of Higher Education: Hani Murtada
      Minister of Local Administration: Hilal Atrash
      Minister of Tourism: Saadallah Agha al-Qalaa
      Minister of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform: Adel Safar
      Minister of Expatriates: Bouthaina Shaaban
      Minister of Education: Ali Saad
      Minister of Economy and Trade: Ghassan Al Rifai
      Minister of Health: Muhammad Iyad Shatti
      Minister of Justice: Nizar Assi
      Minister of Endowments: Muhammad Ziyadeh
      Minister of Irrigation: Nader Bunni
      Minister of Social Affairs and Labor: Siham Dello
      Minister of Oil and Mineral Reserves: Ibrahim Haddad
      Minister of Interior: Ali Hammoud
      Minister of Information: Ahmad Hassan
      Minister of Culture: Mahmoud Sayyed
      Minister of Electricity: Munib Saem Dahr
      Minister of Housing and Construction: Nihad Mshantat
      Minister of Transport: Makram Obeid
      Minister of Industry: Muhammad Safi Abu Dan
      Minister of Communication and Technology: Muhammad Bashir Monjed


      = Ministers of State

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      Minister of State for Presidential Affairs: Ghassan al-Lahham
      Minister of State for Administrative Development: Yousef Suleiman al-Ahmad
      Minister of State for the Syrian Arab Red Crescent: Bashar al-Shaar
      Minister of State for Vital Projects: Muhammad Kharrat
      Minister of State for Population Affairs: Dr. Ghayyath Jaraatly
      Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs: Hussam al-Asswad


      Subsequent reshuffles




      = 1st reshuffle

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      12 May 2004: One minister was replaced.

      Minister of Defense: Lt. Gen. Hasan Turkmani


      = 2nd reshuffle

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      4 October 2004: Eight ministers were replaced.

      Minister of Interior: Ghazi Kanaan
      Minister of Industry: Ghassan Tayyara
      Minister of Endowments: Ziad Al Din Sl Ayoubi
      Minister of Health: Maher Hammami
      Minister of Economy and Trade: Amer Husni Lutfi
      Minister of Information: Mahdi Dakhlallah
      Minister of Justice: Muhammad Al Ghafri
      Minister of Social Affairs and Labor: Diala Al Hajj Aref


      = 3rd reshuffle

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      21 February 2006: 15 ministers were replaced.

      Minister of Foreign Affairs: Walid Muallem
      Minister of Information: Muhsen Bilal
      Minister of Interior: Bassam Abdel Majeed
      Minister of Higher Education: Ghayath Barakat
      Minister of Culture: Riyad Naassan Agha
      Minister of Housing and Construction: Hammoud al-Hussein
      Minister of Oil and Mineral Reserves: Sufian Allaw
      Minister of Electricity: Ahmad Khaled al-Ali
      Minister of Transport: Yaarub Bader
      Minister of Industry: Fuad Issa al-Jouni
      Minister of Communication and Technology: Amr Nazir Salem
      Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs: Joseph Sweid
      Minister of State for Vital Projects: Hussein Mahmoud Farzat
      Minister of State for International Relations: Hassan al-Sari


      = 4th reshuffle

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      8 December 2007: Two ministers were replaced.

      Minister of Communications and Technology: Imad Abdel Ghani Sabouni
      Minister of Endowments: Mohammed Abdul Sattar


      = 5th reshuffle

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      30 July 2008: One minister was replaced.

      Minister of Expatriates: Dr. Joseph Sweid


      = 6th reshuffle

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      18 September 2008: Two ministers were replaced.

      Minister of Housing and Construction: Omar Ibrahim Ghalawanji
      Minister of Electricity: Dr. Ahmad Qusay Kayyali


      = 7th reshuffle

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      23 April 2009: Five ministers were replaced, and a new ministry was established, Ministry of the Environment.

      Minister of Local Administration: Dr. Tamer al-Hajjeh
      Minister of Interior: Major General Said Mohammad Sammour
      Minister of Health: Dr. Rida Said
      Minister of State for Presidential Affairs: Dr. Mansour Azzam
      Minister of Justice: Ahmad Younes
      Minister of State of the Environment: Kawkab Sabah al-Daya


      = 8th reshuffle

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      3 June 2009: One minister was replaced.

      Minister of Defense: Lt. Gen. Ali Habib Mahmud


      = 9th reshuffle

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      19 January 2010: One minister was replaced.

      Minister of Economy and Trade: Lamia Assi


      = 10th reshuffle

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      3 October 2010: Two ministers were replaced.

      Minister of Culture: Riad Ismat
      Minister of Irrigation: George Malki Soumi


      = Full resignation

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      29 March 2011: All ministers resigned from their posts at the President's request. The Prime Minister was then reappointed to run a caretaker government, and the other ministers were kept in place.


      See also


      Cabinet of Syria
      Government ministries of Syria
      List of prime ministers of Syria
      List of foreign ministers of Syria


      References

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