Mohammad Nidal al-Shaar
Mohammad Nidal al-Shaar محمد نضال الشعار | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Economy and Foreign Trade | |
| In office 14 April 2011 – 23 June 2012 | |
| President | Bashar al-Assad |
| Prime Minister | Adel Safar |
| Preceded by | Lamia Assi |
| Succeeded by | |
| Member of the People's Council of Syria | |
| In office 2003–2007 | |
| President | Bashar al-Assad |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1956 (age 65–66) Aleppo, Syria |
| Children | two |
| Alma mater | University of Aleppo (BA) George Washington University (PhD) |
Dr. Mohammad Nidal al-Shaar (Arabic: محمد نضال الشعار) (born 1956) was Minister of Economy and Trade for Syria, He left the Syrian Cabinet in June 2012.
Early life, education and career[]
Al-Shaar was born in the Aleppo in 1956. He earned a B.A. degree from the Faculty of Economics at the University of Aleppo in 1980, and a Ph.D. in economics from the George Washington University.
From 1996 to 2001 he was a professor in the Faculty of Economics at the University of Aleppo.
Personal life[]
Al-Shaar is divorced and has a daughter and a son. He holds a dual-citizenships of USA and Syria.
See also[]
- Cabinet of Syria
References[]
- Minister of Economy and Trade Mohammad Nidal al-Shaar, SANA
- Biography of the new Syrian government 2011 - the names and lives of government ministers, , 17 April 2011
External links[]
- General Foreign Trade Organization official government website
Categories:
- 1956 births
- Living people
- University of Aleppo alumni
- Syrian ministers of economy
- Members of the People's Council of Syria
- Columbian College of Arts and Sciences alumni