President al-Assad issues decree on forming new Cabinet, chaired by Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali

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Damascus, President Bashar al-Assad on Monday issued a decree on forming the new Syrian cabinet, chaired by Dr. Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali, as follows; Dr. Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali as Prime Minister. Dr. Mohammad Abdelsattar al-Sayyed as Minister of Religious Endowments. Dr. Salam al-Saffaf as Minister of Administrative Development. Dr. Mohammad Samer al-Khalil as Minister of Industry. Mohammad Khaled al-Rahmoun as Interior Minister. Eng. Mohammad Rami Martini as Tourism Minister. Major General Ali Mahmoud Abbas as Defense Minister. Eng. Iyad al-Khatib as Communications and Technology Minister. Ahmad al-Sayyed as Minister of Justice. Eng. Zourhir Khazim as Transport Minister. Dr. Diala Barakat as Culture Minister. Dr. Firas Hassan Qaddour as Petroleum and Mineral Resources Minister. Louai Imad al-Munajjid as Minister of Internal Trade and Consumer Protection. Ahmed Bustaji as State Minister. Dr. Mohammed Amer al-Mardini as Education Minister. Eng. Louai kharitah as Local Adminis tration and Environment Minister. Eng. Moataz Qattan as Minister of Water Resources. Bassam Sabbagh as Foreign and Expatriates Minister. Dr. Bassam Hassan as Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research. Dr. Riyad Abdel Raouf as Finance Minister. Dr. Ahmad Damiriyah as Health Minister. Dr. Sinjra Taama as Electricity Minister. Dr. Fayez al-Mikdad as Minister of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform. Dr. Mohammad Rabie Qalaaji as Minister of Economy and Foreign Trade. Ahmad Hadla as State Minister Eng. Samar al-Sebai as Minister of Social Affairs and Labor. Dr. Hamza Ali as Minister of Public Works and Housing. Ziad Ghisn as Minister of Information. Source: Syrian Arab News Agency