Mohammad Rami Radwan Martini () (born 1970) is a Syrian engineer and politician. He had served as

Minister of Tourism The Minister of Tourism is the head of the governmental department that specializes in tourism, recreation and/or culture. The position exists in many countries under several names: *Ministry of Tourism and Environment (Albania) *Ministry of Touri ...

under the

Assad regime Ba'athist Syria, officially the Syrian Arab Republic (SAR), was the Syrian state between 1963 and 2024 under the one-party rule of the Syrian regional branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party. From 1971 until its collapse in 2024, it was rule ...

until its collapse in December 2024.

Early life and education

Martini is a Syrian civil engineer and was born in

Aleppo Aleppo is a city in Syria, which serves as the capital of the Aleppo Governorate, the most populous Governorates of Syria, governorate of Syria. With an estimated population of 2,098,000 residents it is Syria's largest city by urban area, and ...

, where he obtained a BA in

Civil Engineering Civil engineering is a regulation and licensure in engineering, professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including public works such as roads ...

- specialization in project management from

Aleppo University University of Aleppo (, also called Aleppo University) is a public university located in Aleppo, Syria. It is the second largest university in Syria after the University of Damascus. During 2005–06, the university had over 61,000 undergraduate ...

. He is married and has 3 children.

Career

Previously, he held the position of deputy minister of tourism between April 2014 and November 2018. Martini headed the first official Syrian delegation to

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after the official relations between the two countries were severed after the Syrian crisis in 2011.

Sanctions

In March 2019 Martini included in the European Union's sanctions against Syria due to the violent repression of civilians in the country since 2011.

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