Second Mustafa Mero government

Second Mustafa Mero government
Cabinet of the Syrian Arab Republic
Date formed	13 December 2001
Date dissolved	10 September 2003
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Head of state	Bashar al-Assad
Head of government	Muhammad Mustafa Mero
Deputy head of government	Mohammad al-Hussein Muhammad Naji al-Otari Mustafa Tlass Farouk al-Sharaa
Member party	Syrian Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party and Independents
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Predecessor	First Mustafa Mero government
Successor	Muhammad Naji al-Otari government

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The second Mustafa Mero government was the first Syrian government during the presidency of Bashar al-Assad. It was established on 13 December 2001 and lasted until 10 September 2003^[1]^[2]^[3] when the President designated Muhammad Naji al-Otari to form a new government.^[4]

Composition

The new government was headed by Mustafa Mero, who repeated term, and formed by 33 ministers. There were 15 ministers retaining their office and 18 new ministers. There were two women: Najwa Qassab Hassan as Minister of Culture and Ghada al Jabi as Minister of Social Affairs and Labor. Five members were part of the Baathist leadership: Mero and his four deputy ministers.^[5]

Portfolio	Name		Term of office
Second Mustafa Mero government (13 December 2001 – 10 September 2003)
Prime Minister	Muhammad Mustafa Mero	Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region	13 December 2001 – 10 September 2003
Deputy Prime Minister	Mustafa Tlass	Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region	13 December 2001 – 10 September 2003
Deputy Prime Minister for Services	Muhammad Naji al-Otari	Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region	13 December 2001 – 10 September 2003
Deputy Prime Minister	Farouk al-Sharaa	Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region	13 December 2001 – 10 September 2003
Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs	Muhammed Al Hussein	Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region	13 December 2001 – 10 September 2003
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Farouk al-Sharaa	Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region	13 December 2001 – 10 September 2003
Minister of Finance	Muhammad Al Atrash	Independent	13 December 2001 – 10 September 2003
Minister of Defense	Mustafa Tlass	Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region	13 December 2001 – 10 September 2003
Minister of Higher Education	Hassan Risheh	Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region	13 December 2001 – 10 September 2003
Minister of Local Administration	Hilal Al Atrash	Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region	13 December 2001 – 10 September 2003
Minister of Tourism	Saadallah Agha al-Qalaa	Independent	13 December 2001 – 10 September 2003
Minister of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform	Nureddine Muna		13 December 2001 – 10 September 2003
Minister of Education	Mahmoud Sayyed		13 December 2001 – 10 September 2003
Minister of Supply and Internal Trade	Bassam Muhammad Rustom		13 December 2001 – 10 September 2003
Minister of Economy and Foreign Trade	Ghassan Al Rifai	Independent	13 December 2001 – 10 September 2003
Minister of Health	Muhammad Iyad Shatti		13 December 2001 – 10 September 2003
Minister of Justice	Muhammad Nabil Al Khatib	Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region	13 December 2001 – 10 September 2003
Minister of Endowments	Muhammad bin Abd al Raouf		13 December 2001 – 10 September 2003
Minister of Irrigation	Muhammad Radwan Martini		13 December 2001 – 10 September 2003
Minister of Social Affairs and Labor	Ghada al Jabi		13 December 2001 – 10 September 2003
Minister of Oil and Mineral Reserves	Ibrahim Haddad	Independent	13 December 2001 – 10 September 2003
Minister of Interior	Ali Hammoud	Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region	13 December 2001 – 10 September 2003
Minister of Information	Adnan Omran	Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region	13 December 2001 – 10 September 2003
Minister of Culture	Najwa Qassab Hassan		13 December 2001 – 10 September 2003
Minister of Electricity	Munib Saem Dahr		13 December 2001 – 10 September 2003
Minister of Construction	Hussam Asswad		13 December 2001 – 10 September 2003
Minister of Housing	Ayman Waili		13 December 2001 – 10 September 2003
Minister of Transport	Makram Obeid	Independent	13 December 2001 – 10 September 2003
Minister of Industry	Issam al-Zaim	Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region	13 December 2001 – 10 September 2003
Minister of Communication and Technology	Muhammad Bashir Monjed		13 December 2001 – 10 September 2003
Minister of State for Presidential Affairs	Haitham Dweyhi		13 December 2001 – 10 September 2003
Minister of State for Expatriates Affairs	Nasser Qaddour		13 December 2001 – 10 September 2003
Minister of State for Environmental Affairs	Adnan Khuzam		13 December 2001 – 10 September 2003
Minister of State	Faissal Jawish		13 December 2001 – 10 September 2003
Minister of State	Abdelkarim Sayyed Youssef		13 December 2001 – 10 September 2003
Minister of State	Abdelnasser Abdelmuti Dawoud		13 December 2001 – 10 September 2003

References

^ "New Syrian Government Formed; Veteran Guards Retain Defence and Foreign Portfolios". Al Bawaba. 14 December 2001. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
^ "حكومة الدكتور مصطفى ميرو (من 13كانون الأول 2001 -18 أيلول 2003)". pministry.gov.sy (in Arabic). 18 October 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
^ "حكومة الدكتور مصطفى ميرو ( من 13 آذار 2000 الى 10 ايلول 2003 )". parliament.gov.sy (in Arabic). Retrieved 23 December 2019.
^ "Profile: Mohammed Naji al-Otari". 11 September 2003. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
^ Razouk Al-Ghawi (14 December 2001). "سورية: 18 وجها جديدا في حكومة محمد مصطفى ميرو الثانية". Asharq Al-Awsat (in Arabic). Damascus. Retrieved 23 December 2019.

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