The First Amin al-Hafiz Government ruled Syria from November 1963 to May 1964. The Cabinet of Syria was led by then-Prime Minister Amin al-Hafiz.[1] This government was the 63rd since Syria gained independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1918.[2][3] It was formed on 12 November 1963 by Decree No. 1424 issued by the NCRC and dissolved on 13 May 1964.
First Amin al-Hafiz Government | |
|---|---|
 Cabinet of the Syrian Arab Republic | |
 | |
| Date formed | 12 November 1963 |
| Date dissolved | 13 May 1964 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Amin al-Hafiz (As President of the NCRC) |
| Head of government | Salah al-Din al-Bitar |
| Deputy head of government | Muhammad Umran |
| Member party | Ba'ath Party |
| History | |
| Predecessor | Third Salah al-Din al-Bitar Government |
| Successor | Fourth Salah al-Din al-Bitar Government |
Ministers
edit- General Amin al-Hafiz, Prime Minister
- General Muhammad Umran, Deputy Prime Minister
- Dr. Hassan Marioud, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Dr. Nur al-Din al-Atassi, Minister of Interior
- Mustafa al-Shamaa, Minister of Finance
- Major General Abdullah Ziadeh, Minister of Defense
- Dr. Mazhar al-Anbari, Minister of Justice
- Mansur al-Atrash, Minister of Labour
- Dr. Adel Tarbin, Minister of Agriculture
- Dr. Mustafa Haddad, Minister of Education
- Dr. George Tohme, Minister of Economy
- Dr. Sami al-Jundi, Minister of Information
- Major General Ghassan Haddad, Minister of Planning
- Salih al-Mahamid, Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs
- Mahmud Jayush, Minister of Supply
- Ahmed Abu Saleh, Minister of Transport
- Dr. Nur al-Din al-Rifai, Minister of Public Works
- Yusuf Zain, Minister of Agrarian Reform
- Dr. Ibrahim Makhus, Minister of Health
- Khair al-Din Hakki, Minister of Industry
- Shibli al-Aysami, Minister of Culture
- Ahmed Mahdi Al-Khidr, Minister of Awqaf
- Talib al-Walid, Minister of State
- Dr. Abd al-Khaliq al-Naqshbandi, Minister of State for NCRC Presidential Affairs
References
edit- ^ "Amin al-Hafez obituary". The Guardian. London. Associated Press. 16 February 2010. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
- ^ "وزارة اللواء أركان حرب محمد أمين الحافظ (من 12 تشرين الثاني 1963 - 14 أيـار 1964)". pministry.gov.sy. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
- ^ Seale 1990, p. 80.
Works cited
edit- Seale, Patrick (1990). Asad of Syria: The Struggle for the Middle East. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0520069763.