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Adel Safar government
2026-11-14 20:25:45 · Cedar Herald Index
The Adel Safar government was the third Syrian government formed during the presidency of Bashar al-Assad. On 2 April 2011, President Bashar al-Assad issued Decree No. 134 designating Adel Safar to form a new Government. On 14 April 2011, the new Government was announced through Decree No. 136.
Cabinet composition
Portfolios
Minister of Defense: Ali Habib Mahmud
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates: Walid Muallem
Minister of Oil and Mineral Resources: Sufian Allaw
Minister of Communications and Technology: Emad Abdul-Ghani Sabouni
Minister of Endowments (Awqaf): Mohammed Abdul Sattar
Minister of Local Administration: Omar Ibrahim Ghalawanji
Minister of Presidential Affairs: Mansour Fadlallah Azzam
Minister of Tourism: Lamia Merei Assi
Minister of Culture: Mohammad Riyad Hussein Ismat
Minister of Irrigation: George Malki Soumi
Minister of Justice: Tayseer Qala Awwad
Minister of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform: Riyad Farid Hijab
Minister of Social Affairs and Labor: Radwan al-Habib
Minister of Higher Education: Abdul-Razzaq Sheikh Issa
Minister of Interior: Mohammad Ibrahim al-Shaar
Minister of Finance: Mohammad al Jililati
Minister of Economy and Trade: Mohammad Nidal al-Shaar
Minister of Education: Saleh al-Rashed
Minister of Health: Wael Nader al-Halqi
Minister of Housing and Construction: Hala Mohammad al-Nasse
Minister of Transport: Fayssal Abbas
Minister of Electricity: Imad Mohammad Deeb Khamis
Minister of Information: Adnan Hassan Mahmoud
Minister of Industry: Adnan Salkho
Ministers of State
State Minister for Environmental Affairs: Kawkab Sabah al-Daya
State Minister: Yousef Suleiman al-Ahmad
State Minister: Ghiath Jeraatli
State Minister: Hussein Mahmoud Ferzat
Minister of State: Joseph Suwaid
Minister of State: Hassan al-Sari
See also
Cabinet of Syria
Government ministries of Syria
List of prime ministers of Syria
List of foreign ministers of Syria
References
2011 establishments in Syria
Bashar al-Assad
Syria
Lists of political office-holders in Syria
2012 disestablishments in Syria
Cabinets established in 2011
Cabinets disestablished in 2012
