Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali government

Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali government

Cabinet of the Syrian Arab Republic
Date formed23 September 2024
People and organisations
Head of stateBashar al-Assad
Head of governmentMohammad Ghazi al-Jalali
Total no. of members28
Member partyArab Socialist Ba'ath Party
Syrian Social Nationalist Party
Arab Democratic Union Party
Syrian Communist Party (Unified)
Status in legislature185-seat National Progressive Front majority
History
Election2024 Syrian parliamentary election
Legislature term4 years
BudgetLS 35,500 billion[a][1]
PredecessorSecond Hussein Arnous government
Politics of Syria

Arab League Member State of the Arab League

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The government of Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali was formed after appointment by the president of Syria on 23 September 2024 and new Council of Ministers took the oath of office on 24 September 2024, after the 2024 Syrian parliamentary election held on 15 July 2024.[2][3] This replaced the caretaker ministry formed in July.[4] The government is the 96th since Syria gained independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1918 and is the ninth during the presidency of Bashar al-Assad.[5]

Background

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On 13 September 2024, President Bashar al-Assad, General Secretary of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party, held consultations with the party's Central Command and Assistant General Secretary Ibrahim al-Hadid, about assigning a Prime Minister to form the new Council of Ministers.[6] Following the consultations, President al-Assad issued a decree appointing former Communications Minister Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali as Prime Minister of Syria on 14 September.[2] The new cabinet took the constitutional oath on 24 September 2024, then President Bashar al-Assad presided over the first meeting of the new cabinet.[7]

The ministerial formation includes 28 ministers, with the Prime Minister, including 13 ministers from the previous Second Hussein Arnous government and two ministers of state. Among the members of the government are 25 men and 3 women.

Ministers

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ US$5 billion

References

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  1. ^ "People's Assembly approves State's General Budget of 2024 with 35500 billion SYP". 12 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b "President Al-Assad issues decree that assigns Dr. Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali to form the new cabinet in Syria". Syrian Arab News Agency. 14 September 2024.
  3. ^ "President al-Assad issues decree on forming new Cabinet, chaired by Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali". Syrian Arab News Agency. 2024-09-23. Retrieved 2024-09-28.
  4. ^ "Syria's Assad asks PM Hussein Arnous to form new cabinet". Arab News. 2021-08-01. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
  5. ^ "Syria's Assad appoints a new cabinet". Reuters. 23 September 2024. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  6. ^ السيد الرئيس #بشار_الأسد الأمين العام لحـ.ـزب البعث العربي الاشتراكي يُجري مشاورات مع القيادة المركزية للحزب حول تكليف رئيس لمجلس الوزراء لتشكيل الوزارة الجديدة
  7. ^ "بعد أدائها اليمين الدستورية أمامه… الرئيس الأسد يرأس اجتماعاً توجيهياً للوزارة الجديدة" [After taking the constitutional oath before him. President al-Assad chairs first meeting for the new ministry] (in Arabic). Syrian Arab News Agency. 24 September 2024. Archived from the original on 26 September 2024. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  8. ^ a b Prime Minister's Office. "Prime Minister's Office – Syrian Arab News Agency". Syrian Arab News Agency. Sana.sy. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
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