Lamia Assi

Lamia Assi (Arabic: لمياء عاصي) (born December 27, 1955) became minister of tourism of Syria in 2011. She previously served as the Minister of Economy and Trade and as the Ambassador to Malaysia.

HE Lamia Assi لمياء عاصي
Lamia Assi in 2010
Minister of Tourism
In office 14 April 2011 – 23 June 2012
President	Bashar al-Assad
Prime Minister	Adel Safar
Preceded by	Sa’dalla Agha AlQall’a
Succeeded by	Hala Al-Nasser
Minister of Economy and Trade
In office 19 January 2010 – 29 March 2011
President	Bashar al-Assad
Prime Minister	Muhammad Naji al-Otari
Preceded by	Amer Husni Lutfi
Succeeded by	Mohammad Nidal al-Shaar
Ambassador to Malaysia
In office 2004–2010
President	Bashar al-Assad
Preceded by	Amer Husni Lutfi
Personal details
Born	(1955-12-27) December 27, 1955 (age 69)
Political party	Syrian Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party
Children	three

Early life and education

Assi was born on 17 December 1955. She earned a bachelor's degree in commerce from the University of Damascus, and a master of business administration from the Higher Institute of Business Administration in 2005.^[1]

Career

She served as assistant to the minister of finance for technology from 2002-2004, and was the ambassador to Malaysia from 2004 to 2010.^[1] In 2010, she was appointed minister of economy and trade for a brief period,^[2] and in 2011, she was appointed minister of tourism.^[2]

Personal life

Assi is married and has three children.

See also

• Cabinet of Syria