Council of Ministers (Syria)
The Cabinet of Syria (Arabic: مجلس وزراء سوريا, majlis wuzara' suria) or Council of Ministers is the chief executive body of the Syrian Arab Republic. Cabinet in Constitution. According to the Constitution of Syria: Appointment, powers and removal. Appointment: Powers: Removal: Current cabinet. President Bashar al-Assad accepted the entire cabinet's resignation after a meeting on 29 March 2011. Al-Assad then appointed outgoing Prime Minister Muhammad Naji al-Otari to continue as caretaker prime minister until a new government is appointed. On 3 April 2011, Assad appointed Minister of Agriculture Adel Safar the new  Prime Minister. On 6 April 2011, the state-run al-Ekhbariya TV channel said that Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem, Minister of Defense Dawoud Rajiha, Minister of Endowment and Religious Affairs Mohammed Abdul-Sattar Al Sayed, and Minister of Presidential Palace Affairs Mansour Fadlallah Azzam would remain in the new cabinet. On 9 April 2011, "DayPress News" reported the new cabinet was expected to be announced in the next week. On 14 April 2011, a new cabinet was officially announced. On 9 February 2013, president Assad changed seven ministers in the cabinet. The cabinet reshuffle included the ministries of oil , finance, social affairs, labour, housing, public works and agriculture. In July 2016 president Assad issued Decree no. 203 for 2016 which listed the new Syrian government. A new government was formed in 2021 under Hussein Arnous.