Muhammad Naji al-Otari government

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.
See also
Cabinet of Syria
Government ministries of Syria
List of prime ministers of Syria
List of foreign ministers of Syria
References
2003 establishments in Syria
Bashar al-Assad
Syria
Lists of political office-holders in Syria
2011 disestablishments in Syria
Cabinets established in 2003
Cabinets disestablished in 2011