Ministry of Economy and Foreign Trade (Syria)

Ministry of Economy and Foreign Tradeوزارة الاقتصاد والتجارة

De facto Coat of arms of Syria

Agency overview
Formed| 1920, 2012 (current form)
Preceding agency|

* Ministry of Economy and Foreign Trade
Ministry of Supply and Internal Trade

Dissolved| 2025 (2025)
Superseding agency|

* Ministry of Economy and Industry

Jurisdiction| Government of Syria
Headquarters| Damascus
Website| syrecon.gov.sy

Politics of Syria

Member State of the Arab League

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Constitution

* 2025 Interim Constitution
* Human rights

Executive

* President (list)

Ahmed al-Sharaa
* Council of Ministers
* Second transitional government

Legislature

* People's Assembly

Speaker: Vacant

Judiciary

* Supreme Judicial Council
* Supreme Constitutional Court

Subdivisions

* Governorates
* Districts
* Subdistricts (Nahiyas)
* Cities
* Villages

Elections

* Recent elections

* Presidential: 2007
* 2014
* 2021
* Next

* Parliamentary: 2016
* 2020
* 2024

* Political parties

Foreign relations

* Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates

Minister: Asaad al-Shaibani

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* Diplomatic missions of / in Syria

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* Syrian nationality law
* Passport
* Visa requirements
* Visa policy

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* UN resolutions on Syria
* Status of the Golan Heights
* Syrian civil war

* Other countries

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The Ministry of Economy and Foreign Trade (Arabic: وزارة الاقتصاد والتجارة) of Syria was the ministry that was responsible of drawing the state's economic policy in general and trade policy in particular.[1] It was established in 2003 and again in 2012 as a replacement to the Ministry of Economy and Foreign Trade and the Ministry of Supply and Internal Trade.[2] On 29 March 2025, the Ministry of Economy and Foreign Trade, the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Internal Trade and Consumer Protection were merged to become the Ministry of Economy and Industry.[3][4]

## Ministry departments

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* Directorates of Economy in the Governorates.[5]
* Governorate domestic trade directorates.
* Central Administration.

## Ministers of Economy and Foreign Trade

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* Abdul Karim Zuhoor (1963)
* George Tohme (1963-1964)
* Kamal Hosni (1964)
* Ibrahim al-Bitar (1964-1965)
* Kamal Hosni (1965-1966)
* Ahmed Murad (1966-1968)
* Zuhair al-Khani (1968-1970)
* Mustafa Hallaj (1970-1972)
* Muhammad al-Imadi (1972-1980)
* Muhammad al-Atrash (1980-1981)
* Salim Said Yasin (1981–1985)
* Muhammad al-Imadi (7 April 1985 - 13 December 2001)
* Ghassan Al Rifai (13 December 2001 – 4 October 2004)
* Amer Husni Lutfi (4 October 2004 – 19 January 2010)
* Lamia Assi (19 January 2010 – 29 March 2011)
* Mohammad Nidal al-Shaar (14 April 2011 – 23 June 2012)
* Mohamed Dhafer Mahbek (23 June 2012 - 22 August 2013)
* Humam Al Jazaeri (22 August 2013 - 3 July 2016)
* Adeeb Mayala (3 July 2016 - 29 March 2017)
* Mohammad Samer al-Khalil (29 March 2017 - 23 September 2024)
* Mohammad Rabie Qalaaji (23 September 2024 - 8 December 2024)
* Vacant (8 December 2024 - 10 December 2024)
* Basel Abdul Hannan (10 December 2024 - 29 March 2025)

## See also

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* Economy of Syria

## References

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1. ^ "Ministry of Economy - Syria". Archived from the original on 2010-06-13. Retrieved 2008-10-10.
2. ^ "Ministry of Economy - Syria". Archived from the original on 2010-06-13. Retrieved 2008-10-10.
3. ^ SAMER (2025-04-03). "رئاسة الجمهورية: قرار رئاسي بإعلان التشكيل الوزاري لحكومة الجمهورية العربية السورية" [Presidency of the Republic: Presidential Decree Announcing the Ministerial Formation of the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic (machine translation)]. SANA (in Arabic). Retrieved 2025-04-06.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
4. ^ "photo_2025-04-03_19-18-06-copy.jpg". SANA. 2025-04-03. Retrieved 2025-04-06. "6 السيد محمد نضال الشعار وزيراً للاقتصاد والصناعة بعد دمج وزارات الصناعة والتجارة والاقتصاد." [6 Mr. Mohammad Nidal Al-Shaar, Minister of Economy and Industry, after merging the Ministries of Industry, Trade and Economy. (machine translation)]`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
5. ^ "Ministry of Economy - Syria". Archived from the original on 2010-06-13. Retrieved 2008-10-10.

## External links

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* Official website
* Ministry of Economy and Foreign Trade on Facebook

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Government ministries of Syria

* Prime Minister (Deputy)
* Agriculture and Agrarian Reform
* Communications and Technology
* Culture
* Defense
* Economy and Trade
* Education
* Ministry of Emergency and Disaster Management
* Endowments
* Energy
* Electricity
* Expatriates
* Finance
* Foreign Affairs and Expatriates
* Health
* Higher Education
* Industry
* Information
* Interior
* Internal Trade and Consumer Protection
* Justice
* Local Administration and Environment
* Oil and Mineral Reserves
* Presidential Affairs
* Public Works and Housing
* Social Affairs and Labour
* Tourism
* Transport
* Water Resources
* Ministry of Youth and Sports

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