# 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

* 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

* 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

12 May 2004: One minister was replaced.
* Minister of Defense: Lt. Gen. Hasan Turkmani

### 2nd reshuffle

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

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

8 December 2007: Two ministers were replaced.
* Minister of Communications and Technology: Imad Abdel Ghani Sabouni
* Minister of Endowments: Mohammed Abdul Sattar

### 5th reshuffle

30 July 2008: One minister was replaced.
* Minister of Expatriates: Dr. Joseph Sweid

### 6th reshuffle

18 September 2008: Two ministers were replaced.
* Minister of Housing and Construction: Omar Ibrahim Ghalawanji
* Minister of Electricity: Dr. Ahmad Qusay Kayyali

### 7th reshuffle

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

3 June 2009: One minister was replaced.
* Minister of Defense: Lt. Gen. Ali Habib Mahmud

### 9th reshuffle

19 January 2010: One minister was replaced.
* Minister of Economy and Trade: Lamia Assi

### 10th reshuffle

3 October 2010: Two ministers were replaced.
* Minister of Culture: Riad Ismat
* Minister of Irrigation: George Malki Soumi

### Full resignation

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.