Ministry of Economy and Foreign Trade (Syria)

Ministry of Economy and Foreign Tradeوزارة الاقتصاد والتجارة

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

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

Jurisdiction| Government of Syria
Headquarters| Damascus
Minister responsible|

* Mohammad Samer al-Khalil

Website| syrecon.gov.sy

The Ministry of Economy and Foreign Trade (Arabic: وزارة الاقتصاد والتجارة) of Syria is the ministry that is 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]

## Ministry departments[edit]

* Directorates of Economy in the Governorates.[3]
* Governorate domestic trade directorates.
* Central Administration.

## Ministers of Economy and Foreign Trade[edit]

* 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 - incumbent)

## See also[edit]

* Economy of Syria

## References[edit]

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. ^ "Ministry of Economy - Syria". Archived from the original on 2010-06-13. Retrieved 2008-10-10.

## External links[edit]

* Ministry of Economy and Trade Official Website (Arabic) (English)

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