Imad Muhammad Dib Khamis (Arabic: عماد محمد ديب خميس, romanized: ʿImād Muḥammad Dīb Khamīs; born 1 August 1961) is a Syrian politician who served as the 67th prime minister of Syria from 2016 to 2020 under president Bashar al-Assad. Previously, he was minister of electricity from 2011 to 2016.
Imad Khamis | |
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عماد خميس | |
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| 67th Prime Minister of Syria | |
| In office 3 July 2016 – 11 June 2020 | |
| President | Bashar al-Assad |
| Deputy | Walid Muallem |
| Preceded by | Wael Nader al-Halqi |
| Succeeded by | Hussein Arnous |
| Minister of Electricity | |
| In office 14 April 2011 – 3 July 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | Adel Safar Riyad Farid Hijab Wael Nader al-Halqi |
| Preceded by | Ahmad Qusay Kayyali |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Zuhair Kharboutli |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Imad Muhammad Dib Khamis 1 August 1961 Saqba, United Arab Republic |
| Political party | Ba'ath Party |
| Other political affiliations | National Progressive Front |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Damascus University |
| Cabinet | Khamis |
Early life and education
editKhamis was born in Saqba near Damascus on 1 August 1961.[1] He earned a degree in electrical engineering from the University of Damascus in 1981.[2]
Premiership
editKhamis was assigned to the management of a number of departments in the General Organization for the distribution and investment power from 1987 to 2005. He was Director General of the General Company for Electricity for the Damascus Governorate from 2005 to 2008. He was appointed Director-General of the Public Corporation for the distribution and investment power in 2008.[2]
On 3 July 2016, Khamis was appointed Prime Minister of Syria, following the 2016 parliamentary election.[3]
Sanctions
editThe European Union sanctioned Khamis due to his alleged role in using electric cuts as a way of repressing Syrian people on 24 March 2012.[1][failed verification]
Dismissal
editHe was dismissed on 11 June 2020 by President Bashar al-Assad amid a worsening economic crisis and subsequent regional protests.[4] According to Al Akhbar, Khamis was detained after he was dismissed from premiership, and has been interrogated due to corruption charges.[5] However, Khamis was seen shortly after, when he was voting during the 2020 Syrian parliamentary election.[6]
Personal life
editKhamis is married and has three children.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Persons and entities referred to in Article 1". Official Journal of the European Union. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- ^ a b c "Minister of Electricity: Eng. Imad Mohammad Deeb Khamis". Syrian Arab News Agency. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
- ^ "الرئيس الأسد يصدر المرسوم رقم 203 القاضي بتشكيل الحكومة السورية الجديدة برئاسة المهندس عماد محمد ديب خميس". S A N A (in Arabic). 3 July 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
- ^ "Syria's Assad replaces prime minister: State media". CNBC. 11 June 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
- ^ "الحملة على الفساد تتمدّد: حيتان المال في القفص". al-akhbar.com (in Arabic). 14 July 2020.
- ^ "وكأن شيئًا لم يكن .. عماد خميس من الإقالة و"التحقيق بتهمة الاختلاس" إلى صندوق الاقتراع". Etihad Press (in Arabic). 20 July 2020.