Syria: Bashar al-Assad announces 35 members cabinet

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Syria: Bashar al-Assad announces 35 members cabinet

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President Bashar al-Assad on Saturday formed a new 35-member government, with 20 new faces.

23 June,2012 08:01 pm

Following is the new cabinet list:Prime Minister: Riad Hijab (former agriculture minister)Defence Minister: General Daoud Rajha (unchanged)Foreign Minister: Walid Muallem (unchanged)Interior Minister: Mohammad al-Shaar (unchanged)Local Administration Minister: Omar Ghalawanji (unchanged)Domestic Trade and Consumer Protection Minister: Qadri Jamil (new)Communications and Technology Minister: Imad Abdel-Ghani Sabouni (unchanged)Waqf (religious endowment) Minister: Mohammad Abdel-Sattar Sayyed (unchanged)Presidential Affairs Minister: Mansour Azzam (unchanged)Justice Minister: Radwan Habib (portfolio change)Finance Minister: Mohammad Jleilati (unchanged)Health Minister: Wael al-Halaqi (unchanged)Tourism Minister: Hala Mohammad al-Nasser (portfolio change)Electricity Minister: Imad Mohammad Dib Khamis (unchanged)Hydraulic Resources Minister: Bassam Hana (new)Agriculture Minister: Sobhi Ahmad Abdallah (new)Higher Education Minister: Mohammad Yahia Moalla (new)Education Minister: Hazwan al-Wazz (new)Economy and Foreign Trade Minister: Mohammad Mhabak (new)Industry Minister: Fuad Kourdi (new)Transportation Minister: Mahmud Said (new)Housing and Urban Development Minister: Safwan Assaf (new)Public Works Minister: Yasser Sibai (new)Oil and Mineral Resources Minister: Said Hneidi (new)Culture Minister: Lubana Mushaweh (new)Social Affairs and Labour Minister: Jassem Zakaria (new)Information Minister: Omran al-Zohbi (new)Minister of State for National Reconciliation: Ali Haidar (new)Minister of State for Environmental Affairs: Nazira Sarkis (new)Minister of State: Hussein Farzat (unchanged)Minister of State: Joseph Suweid (unchanged)Minister of State: Mohammad Turki al-Sayyed (new)Minister of State: Najmeddin Khreit (new)Minister of State: Abdallah Khalil Hussein (new)Minister of State: Jamal Shahin (new)