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Second Hussein Arnous government


Second Hussein Arnous government
Cabinet of the Syrian Arab Republic
Hussein Arnous
10 August 2021
23 September 2024 (from 29 July Caretaker gov.)
Bashar al-Assad
Hussein ArnousMohammad Ghazi al-Jalali (As caretaker)
Ali Abdullah Ayyoub (until 2022)
30
Arab Socialist Ba'ath PartySyrian Social Nationalist PartySocialist Unionist Party Syrian Communist Party (Unified)
183-seat National Progressive Front majority
2020 Syrian parliamentary election
4 years
LS 35,500 billion
First Hussein Arnous government
Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali 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. This replaced the caretaker ministry formed in July. The government was the 95th since Syria gained independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1918 and it was the eighth during the presidency of Bashar al-Assad.

  • Hussein Arnous, Prime Minister of Syria
  • Ali Mahmoud Abbas, Minister of Defense
  • Faisal Mekdad, Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Minister
  • Mohammad Khaled al-Rahmoun, Interior Minister
  • Ahmad al-Sayyed, Justice Minister
  • Kenan Yaghi, Finance Minister
  • Mohammad Samer al-Khalil, Economy and Foreign Trade Minister
  • Mohsen Abdul Karim Ali, Internal Trade and Consumer Protection Minister
  • Abdel Qader Jokhadar, Industry Minister
  • Zouhair Khazim, Transport Minister
  • Hussein Makhlouf, Water Resources Minister
  • Firas Hassan Kaddour, Minister of Oil and Mineral Reserves
  • Ghassan al-Zamel, Electricity Minister
  • Iyad Mohammad al-Khatib, Communications and Technology Minister
  • Louai Emad El-Din al-Munajjid, Minister of Social Affairs and Labor
  • Suhail Mohammad Abdullatif, Public Works and Housing Minister
  • Mohammed Hassan Qatana, Agriculture and Agrarian Reform Minister
  • Lamia Chakkour, Local Administration and Environment Minister
  • Boutros Al-Hallaq, Information Minister
  • Mohammad Abdul-Sattar al-Sayyed, Awqaf (Religious Endowments) Minister
  • Hassan al-Ghabbash, Health Minister
  • Muhammad Amer Mardini, Education Minister
  • Bassam Bashir Ibrahim, Higher Education Minister
  • Lubanah Mshaweh, Minister of Culture
  • Mohammad Rami Radwan Martini, Tourism Minister
  • Salam Mohammad al-Saffaf, Administrative Development Minister
  • Ahmed Bustaji, Minister of State for Investment Affairs and Vital Projects
  • Abdullah Sallum Abdullah, Minister of State for People's Assembly Affairs
  • Diala Barakat, Minister of State for Southern Development Affairs

On 28 April 2022, Presidential Decree No. 115 was issued naming Major General Ali Mahmoud Abbas as Minister of Defense replacing Ali Abdullah Ayyoub. General Ayyoub also ended his term in office as Deputy Prime Minister of Syria.

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. 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.

OfficeDismissedAppointed
Internal Trade and Consumer Protection MinisterAmr SalemMohsen Abdel Karim Ali
Industry MinisterZiyad SabbaghAbdel Qader Jokhadar
Minister of Oil and Mineral ReservesBassam TohmeFiras Hassan Kaddour
Minister of Social Affairs and LaborMohamed Seif El-DinLouai Emad El-Din al-Munajjid
Education MinisterDarem TabbaaMuhammad Amer Mardini
Minister of State for Investment Affairs and Vital ProjectsMohammad Fayez al-BarashaAhmed 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. The Ministry of Presidential Affairs was abolished on 13 December 2023.

OfficeDismissedAppointed
Local Administration and Environment MinisterHussein MakhloufLamia Youssef Shakour
Water Resources MinisterTammam RaadHussein Makhlouf
Presidential Affairs MinisterMansour Fadlallah AzzamN/A (Abolished)
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