President Al-Assad issues decree on forming new government chaired by Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali

Damascus- President Bashar al-Assad on Monday issued a decree on forming the new Syrian cabinet, chaired by Dr. Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali, as follows:

• Dr. Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali as Prime Minister.

• Dr. Mohammad Abdelsattar al-Sayyed as Minister of Religious Endowments.
• Dr. Salam al-Saffaf as Minister of Administrative Development.
• Dr. Mohammad Samer al-Khalil as Minister of Industry.
• Mohammad Khaled al-Rahmoun as Interior Minister.
• Eng. Mohammad Rami Martini as Tourism Minister.
• Major General Ali Mahmoud Abbas as Defense Minister.
• Eng. Iyad al-Khatib as Communications and Technology Minister.
• Ahmad al-Sayyed as Minister of Justice.
• Eng. Zourhir Khazim as Transport Minister.
• Dr. Diala Barakat as Culture Minister.
• Dr. Firas Hassan Qaddour as Petroleum and Mineral Resources Minister.
• Louai Imad al-Munajjid as Minister of Internal Trade and Consumer Protection.
• Ahmed Bustaji as State Minister.
• Dr. Mohammed Amer al-Mardini as Education Minister.
• Eng. Louai kharitah as Local Administration and Environment Minister.
• Eng. Moataz Qattan as Minister of Water Resources.
• Bassam Sabbagh as Foreign and Expatriates Minister.
• Dr. Bassam Hassan as Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research.
• Dr. Riyad Abdel Raouf as Finance Minister.
• Dr. Ahmad Damiriyah as Health Minister.
• Dr. Sinjra Taama as Electricity Minister.
• Dr. Fayez al-Mikdad as Minister of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform.
• Dr. Mohammad Rabie Qalaaji as Minister of Economy and Foreign Trade.
• Ahmad Hadla as State Minister
• Eng. Samar al-Sebai as Minister of Social Affairs and Labor.
• Dr. Hamza Ali as Minister of Public Works and Housing.
• Ziad Ghisn as Minister of Information.

President Bashar Al-Assad also issued a decree appointing Dr. Faisal al-Mikdad, the former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, as Vice President of the Republic.

According to the decree, al-Mikdad is authorized to follow up on the implementation of foreign and media policy within the framework of the President’s directives.