Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, وزارة الخارجية والمغتربين) is a cabinet ministry of Syria, responsible for conducting

foreign relations A state's foreign policy or external policy (as opposed to internal or domestic policy) is its objectives and activities in relation to its interactions with other states, unions, and other political entities, whether bilaterally or through m ...

of the country.

History

The responsibilities of the Ministry of Expatriates were merged on April 14, 2011.

Foreign ministers

The following is a list of foreign ministers of Syria since 1920:

Arab Kingdom of Syria The Arabs (singular: Arab; singular ar, عَرَبِيٌّ, DIN 31635: , , plural ar, عَرَب, DIN 31635: , Arabic pronunciation: ), also known as the Arab people, are an ethnic group mainly inhabiting the Arab world in Western Asia, No ...
(1918–1920)

*(1920)

Awni Abd al-Hadi Awni Abd al-Hadi, ( ar, عوني عبد الهادي) aka Auni Bey Abdel Hadi (1889, Nablus, Ottoman Empire – 15 March 1970, Cairo, Egypt) was a Palestinian political figure. He was educated in Beirut, Istanbul, and at the Sorbonne University ...

*(1920)

Abd al-Rahman Shahbandar Abd al-Rahman Shahbandar ( ar, عبد الرحمن الشهبندر; ALA-LC: ''‘Abd al-Raḥman al-Shahbandar''; November 1879 – July 1940) was a prominent Syrian nationalist during the French Mandate of Syria and a leading opponent of comp ...

*(1920) Alaa ad-Din ad-Durubi

French Mandate for Syria The Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon (french: Mandat pour la Syrie et le Liban; ar, الانتداب الفرنسي على سوريا ولبنان, al-intidāb al-fransi 'ala suriya wa-lubnān) (1923−1946) was a League of Nations mandate foun ...
(1920–1946)

*(1936–1939) Saadallah al-Jabiri *(1939) Fayez al-Khoury *(1939) Khalid al-Azm *(1941–1943) Fayez al-Khoury *(1943) Naim Antaki *(1943–1945)

Jamil Mardam Bey Jamil Mardam Bey ( ota, جميل مردم بك; tr, Cemil Mardam Bey; 1895–1960), was a Syrian politician. He was born in Damascus to a prominent aristocratic family. He is a descendant of the Ottoman general, statesman and Grand Vizier Lala ...

*(1945) Mikhail Ilyan *(1945–1946) Saadallah al-Jabiri

Syrian Republic (1946–1958)

*(1946–1947) Naim Antaki *(1947–1948)

*(1948) Muhsin al-Barazi *(1948–1949) Khalid al-Azm *(1949) Adil Arslan *(1949) Muhsin al-Barazi *(1949)

Nazim al-Kudsi Nazim al-Qudsi ( ar, ناظم القدسي, Nāẓim al-Qudsī or Nadhim Al-Kudisi; 14 February 1906 – 6 February 1998), was a Syrian politician who served as President of Syria from 14 December 1961 to 8 March 1963. Early life and education ...

*(1949–1950) Khalid al-Azm *(1950–1951)

*(1951) Khalid al-Azm *(1951) Faydi al-Atassi *(1951) Shakir al-As *(1952–1953) Zafir ar-Rifai *(1953–1954)

Khalil Mardam Bey Khalil Mardam Bey (1895–1959) ( ar, خليل مردم بك tr, Halil Mardam Bey) was a Syrian poet and critique who is most notable for composing the lyrics of the Syrian National Anthem. Early life and career Mardam Bey was born in ...

*(1954 Faydi al-Atassi *(1954) Izzat Sakkal *(1954–1955) Faydi al-Atassi *(1955) Khalid al-Azm *(1955–1956) Said al-Ghazzi *(1956–1958) Salah al-Din Bitar

United Arab Republic The United Arab Republic (UAR; ar, الجمهورية العربية المتحدة, al-Jumhūrīyah al-'Arabīyah al-Muttaḥidah) was a sovereign state in the Middle East from 1958 until 1971. It was initially a political union between Eg ...
(1958–1961)

Syrian Arab Republic (1961–present)

*(1961) Maamun al-Kuzbari *(1961) Izzat al-Nuss *(1961–1962) Maaruf al-Dawalibi *(1962) Adnan Azhari *(1962) Jamal al-Farra *(1962–1963) Assad Mahassen *(1963) Salah al-Din Bitar *(1963–1965) Hassan Mraywed *(1965–1966) Brahim Makhous *(1966) Salah al-Din Bitar *(1966–1968) Brahim Makhous *(1968–1969) Muhammad Eid Ashawi *(1969–1970) Mustapha al-Said *(1970–1984) Abdul-Halim Khaddam *(1984–2006)

Farouk al-Sharaa Farouk al-Sharaa ( ar, فاروق الشرع; born 10 December 1938) is a Syrian politician and diplomat. He is one of the most prominent officials in the Syrian government and served as foreign minister of Syria from 1984 until 2006 when he bec ...

*(2006–2020)

Walid Muallem Walid Mohi Edine al Muallem ( ar, وليد محيي الدين المعلم ''Walīd Muḥīyy ad-Dīn al-Muʿallam''; 13 January 194116 November 2020) was a Syrian diplomat and Ba'ath Party member who served as foreign minister from 2006 to ...

*(2020–present)

Faisal Mekdad Faisal Mekdad ( ar, فيصل المقداد; born 1954) is the Syrian Foreign Minister and former Permanent Envoy to the United Nations. Life and education Faisal Mekdad was born in the village of Ghasm in Daraa Governorate in 1954. He graduate ...

References

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History

Foreign ministers

Arab Kingdom of Syria The Arabs (singular: Arab; singular ar, عَرَبِيٌّ, DIN 31635: , , plural ar, عَرَب, DIN 31635: , Arabic pronunciation: ), also known as the Arab people, are an ethnic group mainly inhabiting the Arab world in Western Asia, No ... (1918–1920)

French Mandate for Syria The Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon (french: Mandat pour la Syrie et le Liban; ar, الانتداب الفرنسي على سوريا ولبنان, al-intidāb al-fransi 'ala suriya wa-lubnān) (1923−1946) was a League of Nations mandate foun ... (1920–1946)