Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates (Syria)
| وزارة الخارجية والمغتربين | |
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| Formed | 1920 |
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| Jurisdiction | Syria and its diplomatic missions worldwide |
| Headquarters | Kafr Sousa, Damascus |
| Minister responsible | |
| Deputy Ministers responsible |
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| Website | Official website |
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates (Arabic: وزارة الخارجية والمغتربين) is a cabinet ministry of Syria, responsible for conducting foreign relations of the country. The ministry oversees the expression of Syrian foreign policy, the protection of the interests of the Syrian nations and the interests of Syrian citizens abroad, as well as the representation of the country to other countries and international organizations. The responsibilities of the Ministry of Expatriates were merged on 14 April 2011.
The current minister is Asaad Hassan al-Shaybani who was appointed on 21 December 2024 following the collapse of the Ba'athist regime.
Foreign ministers
[edit]The following is a list of foreign ministers of Syria since 1920:[2]
Arab Kingdom of Syria (1918–1920)
[edit]- (1920) Awni Abd al-Hadi
- (1920) Abd al-Rahman Shahbandar
- (1920) Alaa ad-Din ad-Durubi
French Mandate for Syria and First Syrian Republic (1930–1950)
[edit]- (1936–1939) Saadallah al-Jabiri
- (1939) Fayez al-Khoury
- (1939) Khalid al-Azm
- (1941–1943) Fayez al-Khoury
- (1943) Naim Antaki
- (1943–1945) Jamil Mardam Bey
- (1945) Mikhail Ilyan
- (1945–1946) Saadallah al-Jabiri
- (1946–1947) Naim Antaki
- (1947–1948) Jamil Mardam Bey
- (1948) Muhsin al-Barazi
- (1948–1949) Khalid al-Azm
- (1949) Adil Arslan
- (1949) Muhsin al-Barazi
- (1949) Nazim al-Kudsi
- (1949–1950) Khalid al-Azm
Second Syrian Republic (1950–1958)
[edit]- (1950–1951) Nazim al-Kudsi
- (1951) Khalid al-Azm
- (1951) Faydi al-Atassi
- (1951) Shakir al-As
- (1952–1953) Zafir ar-Rifai
- (1953–1954) Khalil Mardam Bey
- (1954 Faydi al-Atassi
- (1954) Izzat Sakkal
- (1954–1955) Faydi al-Atassi
- (1955) Khalid al-Azm
- (1955–1956) Said al-Ghazzi
- (1956–1958) Salah al-Din Bitar
United Arab Republic (1958–1961)
[edit]- (1958–1961) Mahmoud Fawzi
Syrian Arab Republic (1961–1963)
[edit]- (1961) Maamun al-Kuzbari
- (1961) Izzat al-Nuss
- (1961–1962) Maaruf al-Dawalibi
- (1962) Adnan Azhari
- (1962) Jamal al-Farra
- (1962–1963) Assad Mahassen
Ba'athist Syrian Arab Republic (1963–1970)
[edit]- (1963) Salah al-Din Bitar
- (1963–1965) Hassan Mraywed
- (1965–1966) Brahim Makhous
- (1966) Salah al-Din Bitar
- (1966–1968) Brahim Makhous
- (1968–1969) Muhammad Eid Ashawi
- (1969–1970) Mustapha al-Said
Ba'athist Syrian Arab Republic under the Assad dynasty (1970–2024)
[edit]- (1970–1984) Abdul-Halim Khaddam
- (1984–2006) Farouk al-Sharaa
- (2006–2020) Walid Muallem
- (2020–2024) Faisal Mekdad
- (2024) Bassam al-Sabbagh
Syrian transitional government (2024–present)
[edit]- (2024–present) Asaad Hassan al-Shaybani
See also
[edit]- Foreign relations of Syria
- President of Syria
- Vice President of Syria
- Prime Minister of Syria
- Speaker of the People's Assembly of Syria
- Cabinet of Syria
References
[edit]- ^ https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/syrias-new-rulers-name-foreign-minister-amid-push-international-relations-2024-12-21/
- ^ "Foreign ministers S-Z". rulers.org. B. Schemmel. Retrieved 21 April 2017.