Hafez al-Assad Government

Hafez al-Assad in 1970.

The Hafez al-Assad Government ruled Syria from 1970 to 1971. The Cabinet of Syria lead by then-Prime Minister Hafez al-Assad.^[1]

It was formed 21 November 1970 and was dissolved 3 April 1971.

Ministers[]

• Lieutenant-General Hafez al-Assad, Prime Minister and Minister of Defence

• Muhammad Talab Hilal, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform

• Abdel Halim Khaddam, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs

• Mahmoud al-Ayyubi, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education

• Dr. Daoud Al-Radawi, Minister of Health

• Abdul Ghani Qunoot, Minister of Public Works and Water Resources

• Sami Soufan, Minister of State for Planning Affairs

• Dr. Shaker Al-Faham, Minister of Higher Education

• Dr. Mustafa Haddad, Minister of Oil, Electricity and Mineral Resources

• Ghaleb Abdoun, Minister of Endowments

• Fayez Ismail, Minister of State

• Suhail Al-Ghazi, Minister of Supply and Internal Trade

• Dr. Naji Al-Darawsheh, Minister of Information

• Dr. Noor Allah Nour Allah, Minister of Finance

• Fawzi Kayali, Minister of Culture, Tourism and National Guidance

• Mahmoud Qanbaz, Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs

• Youssef Faisal, Minister of State

• Mustafa Hallaj, Minister of Economy and Foreign Trade

• Adeeb Al-Nahwi, Minister of Justice

• Brigadier General Abdul Rahman Khalifawi, Minister of Interior

• Omar El Sebaei, Minister of Transport

• Eng. Abdul Latif Qutait, Minister of Industry

• Engineer Mounir Wannous, Minister of the Euphrates Dam

• Adnan Baghjati, Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs

• Engineer Ahmed Qabalan, Minister of State for Front Village Affairs

• Miteb Shanan, Minister of Social Affairs and Labour

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