Muhammad Naji al-Otari government

The Muhammad Naji al-Otari government was the second Syrian government formed during the presidency of Bashar al-Assad. It was announced on 10 September 2003, by Prime Minister Muhammad Mustafa Mero. The cabinet lasted until 29 March 2011, and resigned in the wake of the Syrian Civil War.


 * Prime minister: Muhammad Naji al-Otari
 * Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs: Abdullah Dardari

Portfolios

 * Minister of Foreign Affairs: Farouk al-Sharaa
 * Minister of Finance: Mohammed Al Hussein
 * Minister of Defense: Mustafa Tlass
 * Minister of Higher Education: Hani Murtada
 * Minister of Local Administration: Hilal Atrash
 * Minister of Tourism: Saadallah Agha al-Qalaa
 * Minister of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform: Adel Safar
 * Minister of Expatriates: Bouthaina Shaaban
 * Minister of Education: Ali Saad
 * Minister of Economy and Trade: Ghassan Al Rifai
 * Minister of Health: Muhammad Iyad Shatti
 * Minister of Justice: Nizar Assi
 * Minister of Endowments: Muhammad Ziyadeh
 * Minister of Irrigation: Nader Bunni
 * Minister of Social Affairs and Labor: Siham Dello
 * Minister of Oil and Mineral Reserves: Ibrahim Haddad
 * Minister of Interior: Ali Hammoud
 * Minister of Information: Ahmad Hassan
 * Minister of Culture: Mahmoud Sayyed
 * Minister of Electricity: Munib Saem Dahr
 * Minister of Housing and Construction: Nihad Mshantat
 * Minister of Transport: Makram Obeid
 * Minister of Industry: Muhammad Safi Abu Dan
 * Minister of Communication and Technology: Muhammad Bashir Monjed

Ministers of State

 * Minister of State for Presidential Affairs: Ghassan al-Lahham
 * Minister of State for Administrative Development: Yousef Suleiman al-Ahmad
 * Minister of State for the Syrian Arab Red Crescent: Bashar al-Shaar
 * Minister of State for Vital Projects: Muhammad Kharrat
 * Minister of State for Population Affairs: Dr. Ghayyath Jaraatly
 * Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs: Hussam al-Asswad

1st reshuffle
12 May 2004: One minister was replaced.
 * Minister of Defense: Lt. Gen. Hasan Turkmani

2nd reshuffle
4 October 2004: Eight ministers were replaced.
 * Minister of Interior: Ghazi Kanaan
 * Minister of Industry: Ghassan Tayyara
 * Minister of Endowments: Ziad Al Din Sl Ayoubi
 * Minister of Health: Maher Hammami
 * Minister of Economy and Trade: Amer Husni Lutfi
 * Minister of Information: Mahdi Dakhlallah
 * Minister of Justice: Muhammad Al Ghafri
 * Minister of Social Affairs and Labor: Diala Al Hajj Aref

3rd reshuffle
21 February 2006: 15 ministers were replaced.
 * Minister of Foreign Affairs: Walid Muallem
 * Minister of Information: Muhsen Bilal
 * Minister of Interior: Bassam Abdel Majeed
 * Minister of Higher Education: Ghayath Barakat
 * Minister of Culture: Riyad Naassan Agha
 * Minister of Housing and Construction: Hammoud al-Hussein
 * Minister of Oil and Mineral Reserves: Sufian Allaw
 * Minister of Electricity: Ahmad Khaled al-Ali
 * Minister of Transport: Yaarub Bader
 * Minister of Industry: Fuad Issa al-Jouni
 * Minister of Communication and Technology: Amr Nazir Salem
 * Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs: Joseph Sweid
 * Minister of State for Vital Projects: Hussein Mahmoud Farzat
 * Minister of State for International Relations: Hassan al-Sari

4th reshuffle
8 December 2007: Two ministers were replaced.
 * Minister of Communications and Technology: Imad Abdel Ghani Sabouni
 * Minister of Endowments: Mohammed Abdul Sattar

5th reshuffle
30 July 2008: One minister was replaced.
 * Minister of Expatriates: Dr. Joseph Sweid

6th reshuffle
18 September 2008: Two ministers were replaced.
 * Minister of Housing and Construction: Omar Ibrahim Ghalawanji
 * Minister of Electricity: Dr. Ahmad Qusay Kayyali

7th reshuffle
23 April 2009: Five ministers were replaced, and a new ministry was established, Ministry of the Environment.
 * Minister of Local Administration: Dr. Tamer al-Hajjeh
 * Minister of Interior: Major General Said Mohammad Sammour
 * Minister of Health: Dr. Rida Said
 * Minister of State for Presidential Affairs: Dr. Mansour Azzam
 * Minister of Justice: Ahmad Younes
 * Minister of State of the Environment: Kawkab Sabah al-Daya

8th reshuffle
3 June 2009: One minister was replaced.
 * Minister of Defense: Lt. Gen. Ali Habib Mahmud

9th reshuffle
19 January 2010: One minister was replaced.
 * Minister of Economy and Trade: Lamia Assi

10th reshuffle
3 October 2010: Two ministers were replaced.
 * Minister of Culture: Riad Ismat
 * Minister of Irrigation: George Malki Soumi

Full resignation
29 March 2011: All ministers resigned from their posts at the President's request. The Prime Minister was then reappointed to run a caretaker government, and the other ministers were kept in place.