The first government of Hussein Arnous was formed on 30 August 2020 and took the oath of office on 2 September 2020. A new

Council of Ministers Council of Ministers is a traditional name given to the supreme Executive (government), executive organ in some governments. It is usually equivalent to the term Cabinet (government), cabinet. The term Council of State is a similar name that also m ...

was formed by

Hussein Arnous Hussein Arnous (; born 1953) is a former Syrian politician who served as prime minister of Syria from 11 June 2020 to 14 September 2024. Arnous's appointment was announced by state media shortly after it was reported that President Bashar al-As ...

at the appointment of

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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 ...

. This government was the 94th since Syria gained independence from the

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and was the seventh during the presidency of President Bashar al-Assad.

Ministers

Prime Minister of Syria The prime minister of Syria (), officially the president of the Council of Ministers of the Syrian Arab Republic, was the head of government of Syria from 1920 to 2025. After the fall of the Assad regime, the prime minister of Syria was the head ...

Ali Abdullah Ayyoub Lieutenant General Ali Abdullah Ayyoub (; born 28 April 1952) is a Syrian former military officer and politician. He served as the Deputy Prime Minister of Syria from 2020 to 2022, and was the Minister of Defense and was personally appointed by ...

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Minister of Defense A ministry of defence or defense (see spelling differences), also known as a department of defence or defense, is the part of a government responsible for matters of defence and military forces, found in states where the government is divid ...

Faisal Mekdad Faisal Mekdad (; born 5 February 1954) is a Syrian diplomat and politician who served as the vice president of Syria from September to December 2024. He is the last person to serve in this position under president Bashar al-Assad and of the Ba'ath ...

, Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Minister * Mohammad Khaled al-Rahmoun,

Interior Minister An interior minister (sometimes called a minister of internal affairs or minister of home affairs) is a Cabinet (government), cabinet official position that is responsible for internal affairs, such as public security, civil registration and iden ...

* Ahmad al-Sayyed,

Justice Minister A justice ministry, ministry of justice, or department of justice, is a ministry or other government agency in charge of the administration of justice. The ministry or department is often headed by a minister of justice (minister for justice in a ...

Kenan Yaghi Kenan Yaghi (; born 1976) is a Syrian politician. He was Finance Minister between 2020 and 2024. Life and education * 1999-2001: Postgraduate Diploma in business administration from Aleppo University * 2005: Master's degree in Finance from Ai ...

Finance Minister A ministry of finance is a ministry or other government agency in charge of government finance, fiscal policy, and financial regulation. It is headed by a finance minister, an executive or cabinet position . A ministry of finance's portfoli ...

Mohammad Samer al-Khalil Mohammad Samer al-Khalil (; born 1977) is a Syrian politician. He was served as Ministry of Industry (Syria), Minister of Industry. Career He served in the Imad Khamis government, the First Hussein Arnous government and the Second Hussein Arnous ...

, Economy and Foreign Trade Minister *

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, Internal Trade and Consumer Protection Minister * Ziyad Sabbagh, Industry Minister * Zouhair Khazim, Transport Minister * Tammam Raad, Water Resources Minister * Bassam Tohme, Minister of Oil and Mineral Reserves * Ghassan al-Zamel, Electricity Minister *

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, Communications and Technology Minister *

Salwa Abdullah Salwa Abdullah (; born 1953) is a Syrian doctor and politician who was Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour (Syria), Minister of Social Affairs and Labour in the First Hussein Arnous government. References

Living people Ministers of st ...

, Minister of Social Affairs and Labor * Suhail Mohammad Abdullatif, Public Works and Housing Minister * Mohammed Hassan Qatana, Agriculture and Agrarian Reform Minister * Hussein Makhlouf, Local Administration Minister * Imad Abullah Sarah,

Information Minister An information minister (also called minister of information) is a position in the governments of some countries responsible for dealing with information matters; it is often linked with censorship and propaganda. Sometimes the position is given t ...

* Mohammad Abdul-Sattar al-Sayyed, Awqaf (Religious Endowments) Minister * Hassan al-Ghabbash,

Health Minister A health minister is the member of a country's government typically responsible for protecting and promoting public health and providing welfare spending and other social security services. Some governments have separate ministers for mental heal ...

* Darem Tabbaa,

Education Minister An education minister (sometimes minister of education) is a position in the governments of some countries responsible for dealing with educational matters. Where known, the government department, ministry, or agency that develops policy and deli ...

* Bassam Bashir Ibrahim, Higher Education Minister * Lubanah Mshaweh,

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* Mohammad Rami Radwan Martini, Tourism Minister * Salam Mohammad al-Saffaf, Administrative Development Minister *

Mansour Fadlallah Azzam Mansour Fadlallah Azzam (born 1960) was the Minister of Presidential Affairs of Syria, between 2009 and 2023. Early life, education and career Azzam is a Syrian Druze born in Sweida. He earned a bachelor's degree in French literature from the ...

, Presidential Affairs Minister * Mohammad Fayez al-Barasha, State Minister * Maloul al-Hussein, State Minister * Mohammad Samir Haddad, State Minister The government came after the Syrian parliamentary elections in 2020, and the cabinet included twenty-nine ministers, including fifteen former ministers, and fourteen new ministers. One minister with another portfolio in previous government, Dr. Salwa Abdullah, was appointed Minister of Social Affairs and Labor. The government has also witnessed the reappointment of Dr. Lubana Mushawah as Minister of Culture, who was Minister of Culture in the First Wael al-Halqi government.

Ministerial changes

Following the death of

Walid Muallem Walid Mohi Edine al Muallem ( ''Walīd Muḥīyy ad-Dīn al-Muʿallem''; 13 January 194116 November 2020) was a Syrian diplomat and Ba'ath Party member who served as foreign minister from 2006 to 2020 and as deputy prime minister from 2012 to 202 ...

on November 16, Presidential Decree No. 322 of November 22, 2020 was issued, which was Dr.

appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates.

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Ministerial changes

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