| Kawkab Sabah al-Daya | |
|---|---|
| Minister of State for Environment Affairs | |
| In office 14 April 2011 – 23 June 2012 | |
| President | Bashar al-Assad |
| Prime Minister | Adel Safar |
| Preceded by | self |
| Minister of State for Environment Affairs | |
| In office 23 April 2009 – 29 March 2011 | |
| President | Bashar al-Assad |
| Prime Minister | Mohammad Najji Outri |
| Succeeded by | self |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Banias, Syria |
| Political party | Syrian Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party |
| Children | three |
| Alma mater | University of Damascus |
Kawkab Sabah al-Daya is a former Minister of State for Environment Affairs for Syria.
Early life, education and career
Al-Daya was born in the Banias in 1962. She earned a pharmacy degree and a doctorate from the University of Damascus. She was a professor at the University of Damascus, appointed Associate Minister of Health in 1993, and Director of Health, Environment and Population Bureau in the General Federation of Women. She was appointed the first Minister of State for Environment Affairs on 23 April 2009, the day after Earth Day.
Personal life
Al-Daya is married and has three children.
See also
References
- President Bashar Al-Assad Issues a Number of Legislative Decrees Archived 2012-03-28 at the Wayback Machine, SANA, 23 April 2009
- Minister of State for Environment Affairs Kawkab Sabah al-Daya, SANA
- Biography of the new Syrian government 2011 - the names and lives of government ministers, Syria FM, 17 April 2011