Events from the year 2012 in Syria.

Incumbents

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television *'' Præsident ...

Bashar al-Assad Bashar al-Assad (born 11September 1965) is a Syrian politician, military officer and former dictator Sources characterising Assad as a dictator: who served as the president of Syria from 2000 until fall of the Assad regime, his government ...

Vice President A vice president or vice-president, also director in British English, is an officer in government or business who is below the president (chief executive officer) in rank. It can also refer to executive vice presidents, signifying that the vi ...

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Farouk al-Sharaa Farouk al-Sharaa (born 10 December 1938) is a Syrian politician and diplomat. He was one of the most prominent officials in the Ba'athist Syria#Politics and government, government of Ba'athist Syria and served as foreign minister from 1984 to 20 ...

Najah al-Attar Najah al-Attar (; born 10 January 1933) is a Syrian politician who served as the vice president of Syria from 2006 to 2024. She was the first Arab woman to have held the post. Previously she was minister of culture from 1976 to 2000. Early life ...

Prime Minister A prime minister or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. A prime minister is not the head of state, but r ...

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Adel Safar Adel Safar (, born 1953) is a Syrian politician and academic, who served as Prime Minister of Syria from 14 April 2011 to 23 June 2012. His government was dissolved by Bashar al-Assad as a result of the Syrian parliamentary election in 2012. He ...

** 23 June – 6 August: Riyad Farid Hijab ** 6 August – 11 August: Omar Ibrahim Ghalawanji ** starting 11 August:

Wael Nader al-Halqi Wael Nader Al-Halqi (; born 4 February 1964) is a Syrian politician who was Prime Minister of Syria from 2012 to 2016. Previously he was Minister of Health from 2011 to 2012. He was appointed as Prime Minister on 9 August 2012. Early life and e ...

Events

''For events related to the Civil War, see Timeline of the Syrian Civil War (January–April 2012),

Timeline of the Syrian Civil War (May–August 2012) This is a broad timeline of the course of major events of the Syrian civil war. It only includes major territorial changes and attacks and does not include every event. The uprising against Syrian president Bashar al-Assad gradually turned i ...

and Timeline of the Syrian Civil War (September–December 2012)'' The 2012 Syrian protests and demonstrations were protests by university students against the war and Bashar al Assad and his government. It was in response to the raid on Aleppo university in may 2012 and Homs student campus. Hunger demonstrations also erupted sparked by the mounting hunger and increasing poverty. Between May and August, hundreds in western and northern Syria have organised anti-government street protests and hunger strikes and demonstrations against poverty which was met with force like tear gas but university students kept ongoing until fighting became more common so protesters ended their peaceful protest movement.

Births

Deaths

*January 11 –

Gilles Jacquier Gilles Jacquier (25 October 1968 – 11 January 2012) was a French photojournalist and reporter for France Télévisions. Jacquier worked as a special correspondent for '' Envoyé spécial'', one of France's best known documentary programs w ...

, French journalist *February 22 – Rémi Ochlik, French journalist and

Marie Colvin Marie Catherine Colvin (January 12, 1956 – February 22, 2012) was an American journalist who worked as a foreign affairs correspondent for the British newspaper ''The Sunday Times'' from 1985 until her death. She was one of the most prominent ...

, American journalist *March 26 – Jawan Mohammed Qatna, Syrian journalist, murdered *May 28 –

Bassel Shehadeh Bassel Shehadeh () (January 31, 1984 – May 28, 2012) was a Syrian Christian film maker, producer, IT Engineer, environmental and cultural activist, and a well-known civil activist during the Syrian uprising in 2011 to 2012. He was a pioneer in o ...

*July 18 –

Dawoud Rajiha Dawoud Abdallah Rajiha (‎; 1947 – 18 July 2012) was a Syrian military officer who served as the Minister of Defense of Syria from August 2011 to July 2012 when he was assassinated along with other senior government officials and military of ...

Assef Shawkat Assef Shawkat (‎; 15 January 1950 – 18 July 2012) was a Syrian military officer and intelligence chief who was the Deputy Minister of Defense of Syria from September 2011 until his death in July 2012. He was the brother-in-law of former Sy ...

and

Hasan Turkmani Hasan Ali Turkmani (; 27 January 1935 – 18 July 2012) was a Syrian military officer and politician who served as Syria's Minister of Defense from 2004 to 2009. He was among four top Syrian government officials killed in a bombing in Damas ...

*July 20 –

Hisham Ikhtiyar Major General Hisham Ikhtiyar (); 1941 – 20 July 2012) (family name also transliterated as Ikhtiar, Bakhtiar, Bekhityar, Bekhtyar and other variants) was a Syrian military official, and a national security adviser to president Bashar al-Assad ...

*August 20 –

Mika Yamamoto (26 May 1967 – 20 August 2012) was an award-winning Japanese video and photojournalist for the news agency Japan Press. Yamamoto was killed on 20 August 2012 while covering the ongoing Syrian Civil War in Aleppo, Syria. She was the first Japa ...

*September 26 –

Maya Nasser Maya Nasser (30 July 1979 – 26 September 2012) was a Syrian journalist and reporter who worked for Press TV, an Iranian English-language broadcasting service. Nasser reported from Syria during the Syrian Civil War. His reports from Aleppo ar ...

References

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