# Second Hussein Arnous 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.

## Ministers

* 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 [ar], 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

## Ministerial changes

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.

### 2023 reshuffle
#### 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.
| Office | Dismissed | Appointed |
| Internal Trade and Consumer Protection Minister | Amr Salem | Mohsen Abdel Karim Ali |
| Industry Minister | Ziyad Sabbagh | Abdel Qader Jokhadar |
| Minister of Oil and Mineral Reserves | Bassam Tohme | Firas Hassan Kaddour |
| Minister of Social Affairs and Labor | Mohamed Seif El-Din | Louai Emad El-Din al-Munajjid |
| Education Minister | Darem Tabbaa | Muhammad Amer Mardini |
| Minister of State for Investment Affairs and Vital Projects | Mohammad Fayez al-Barasha | Ahmed 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.
| Office | Dismissed | Appointed |
| Local Administration and Environment Minister | Hussein Makhlouf | Lamia Youssef Shakour |
| Water Resources Minister | Tammam Raad | Hussein Makhlouf |
| Presidential Affairs Minister | Mansour Fadlallah Azzam | N/A (Abolished) |