Second Mustafa Mero government

For the current cabinet, see Cabinet of Syria.

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]

Second Mustafa Mero government
Cabinet of the Syrian Arab Republic
Date formed	13 December 2001
Date dissolved	10 September 2003
People and organisations
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
History
Predecessor	First Mustafa Mero government
Successor	Muhammad Naji al-Otari government

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]

Second Mustafa Mero government (13 December 2001 – 10 September 2003)
Portfolio	Name	Party		Term of office	Ref.
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	Mohammad 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

See also

• Cabinet of Syria
• Government ministries of Syria
• List of prime ministers of Syria