Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali

Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali (Arabic: محمد غازي الجلالي; born 22 March 1969) is a Syrian civil engineer and politician who has been Prime Minister of Syria since 14 September 2024.[1] He previously held the position of Minister of Communications and Information Technology in the second government of Wael Nader al-Halqi from 27 August 2014 to 3 July 2016.[2][3]

Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali
محمد غازي الجلالي
al-Jalali in 2024
69th Prime Minister of Syria
Assumed office
14 September 2024
PresidentBashar al-Assad
Preceded byHussein Arnous
Minister of Communications and Information Technology
In office
27 August 2014 – 3 July 2016
PresidentBashar al-Assad
Prime MinisterWael Nader al-Halqi
Preceded byEmad Abdul-Ghani Sabouni
Succeeded byAli al-Dhafir
Deputy Minister of Communications and Information Technology
In office
May 2008 – 27 August 2014
PresidentBashar al-Assad
Chancellor of Syrian Private University
In office
11 September 2023 – 14 September 2024
Personal details
Born (1969-03-22) March 22, 1969 (age 55)
Damascus, Syria
Political partyBa'ath Party
Other political
affiliations
National Progressive Front
Children3
Alma materUniversity of Damascus (BCE)
Ain Shams University (PhD)
Cabinetal-Jalali

Consultant and expert in many businesses in the public and private sectors in Syria, and a participant in the completion of many major engineering projects in Syria. He underwent training courses in the fields of engineering economics, engineering contracts management, engineering arbitration, and engineering project management in Syria and some Arab countries, and presented many scientific papers and research in conferences and seminars in Syria and some Arab countries as well.[1]

Early life and education

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Dr. Muhammad Ghazi Al-Jalali, was born in Damascus in 1969, is married and has three children, two boys and a girl. He holds a BA in Civil Engineering in 1992, and a Postgraduate Diploma in Civil Engineering from Damascus University in 1994.[4] In addition to a Master of Science in Civil Engineering in 1997, and a PhD in Engineering Economics from Ain Shams University, Cairo in 2000.[5]

Career

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Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali worked as an assistant to the Minister of Communications and Technology from 2008 until he took over the ministry on 10 August 2014, and as chairman of the board of directors of the General Postal Corporation during the same period, and a member of the board of directors of the General Corporation for Road Transport from 2005 until 2013.[4]

He was also a member of the Higher Education Council at the Ministry of Higher Education from 2008 until his appointment as Minister of Communications and Technology, and he is an assistant professor at the University of Damascus.[5]

Al-Jalali held the position of Minister of Communications and Technology from August 10, 2014, until July 3, 2016, in the second government of Wael al-Halqi. After leaving the ministry, he held the position of the chairman of the Board of Trustees of Arab Quality Makers since April 2019 and president of the Syrian Private University from 11 September 2023 until his appointment as prime minister.[6][7]

On 14 September 2024, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad issued a decree assigning Dr. Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali to form the government in Syria.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "محمد غازي الجلالي رئيس وزراء سوريا المنحدر من الجولان". aljazeera.net (in Arabic). 26 September 2024. Archived from the original on 24 September 2024.
  2. ^ "حكومة الدكتور وائل الحلقي 2014 (من 10 آب 2014 حتى 22 حزيران 2016)". Prime Minister office (in Arabic). 4 July 2016. Archived from the original on 9 August 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  3. ^ "الرئيس الأسد يصدر المرسوم رقم 203 القاضي بتشكيل الحكومة السورية الجديدة برئاسة المهندس عماد محمد ديب خميس". Syrian Arab News Agency (in Arabic). 3 July 2016. Archived from the original on 30 January 2018.
  4. ^ a b "من هو الدكتور محمد غازي الجلالي المكلّف بتشكيل الحكومة؟". تلفزيون الخبر (in Arabic). Alkhabar. 14 September 2024. Archived from the original on 14 September 2024. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  5. ^ a b "وزير الاتصالات والتقانة الدكتور المهندس محمد غازي الجلالي". بوابة الحكومة السورية الإلكترونية. 22 September 2023. Archived from the original on 21 July 2020.
  6. ^ "تلفزيون الخبر | وزير التعليم العالي والبحث العلمي الدكتور بسام إبراهيم يصدر قراراً بتعيين الأستاذ الدكتور محمد غازي الجلالي رئيساً للجامعة السورية الخاصة". nabd.com. 11 September 2023. Archived from the original on 30 September 2023.
  7. ^ "الجامعة السورية الخاصة تبارك للأستاذ الدكتور محمد غازي الجلالي توليه منصب رئيس الجامعة". Facebook. 11 September 2023. Archived from the original on 24 September 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
Political offices
Preceded by Prime Minister of Syria
2024–present
Succeeded by
Incumbent