Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates (Syria)

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Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates
Agency overview
وزارة الخارجية والمغتربين

Formed	1920; 104 years ago (1920)
Preceding agency	Ministry of Expatriates
Jurisdiction	Syria and its diplomatic missions worldwide
Headquarters	Kafr Sousa, Damascus
Minister responsible	Asaad Hassan al-Sheybani
Deputy Ministers responsible	vacant vacant
Website	Official website

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Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates (Arabic: وزارة الخارجية والمغتربين) is a cabinet ministry of Syria, responsible for conducting foreign relations of the country. The ministry oversees the expression of Syrian foreign policy, the protection of the interests of the Syrian nations and the interests of Syrian citizens abroad, as well as the representation of the country to other countries and international organizations.

History

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

Senior officials

The senior officials in the ministry are as follows:

Official	Rank
Bassam al-Sabbagh	Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates
Ayman Raad	Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates
Jamal Najib	Director of the Minister's office
Habib Ali Abbas	Deputy Director of the Minister's office & Assistant Minister
Enfwan al-Naeb	Director of the Communication and Protocol Department

Foreign ministers

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

Arab Kingdom of Syria (1918–1920)

(1958–1961) Mahmoud Fawzi

Syrian Arab Republic (1961–2024)

(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
(2006–2020) Walid Muallem
(2020–2024) Faisal Mekdad
(2024–2024) Bassam al-Sabbagh

References

"President Assad appoints Bassam Sabbagh as Syria dep. FM". Mehr News Agency. 27 August 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
"Russia to host Turkey, Syria, Iran diplomats on Wednesday". Al Monitor. 13 March 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
^ "President al-Assad issues two decrees appointing Ayman Raad and Habib Abbas as Assistants Foreign Minister". SANA. 7 December 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
بعد طول انتظار. أول سفير لسوريا في السعودية منذ العام 2011
"Foreign ministers S-Z". rulers.org. B. Schemmel. Retrieved 21 April 2017.

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History

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