DAMASCUS: Syria's President Bashar al-Assad on Saturday named seven new ministers in a government reshuffle.
Following is the new cabinet list:
Prime Minister: Wael al-Halaqi
Defence Minister: General Fahd al-Freij
Foreign Minister: Walid Muallem
Interior Minister: Mohammed al-Shaar
Local Administration Minister: Omar Ghalawanji
Domestic Trade and Consumer Protection Minister: Qadri Jamil
Communications and Technology Minister: Imad Abdel-Ghani Sabouni
Waqf (religious endowment) Minister: Mohammed Abdel-Sattar Sayyed
Presidential Affairs Minister: Mansour Azzam
Justice Minister: Najem Hamad al-Ahmad
Finance Minister: Ismail Ismail (new)
Health Minister: Saad Abdelsalam al-Nayef
Tourism Minister: Hala Mohammed al-Nasser
Electricity Minister: Imad Mohammed Dib Khamis
Hydraulic Resources Minister: Bassam Hana
Agriculture Minister: Ahmad al-Qadri (new)
Higher Education Minister: Mohammed Yahia Moalla
Education Minister: Hazwan al-Wazz
Economy and Foreign Trade Minister: Mohammed Mhabak
Industry Minister: Adnan Abdu as-Sahni
Transportation Minister: Mahmud Said
Housing and Urban Development Minister: Hussein Farzat (new)
Public Works Minister: Hussein Arnus (new)
Oil and Mineral Resources Minister: Sleiman Abbas (new)
Culture Minister: Lubana Mushaweh
Labour Minister: Hassan Hijazi (new)
Social Affairs Minister: Kinda Shmat (new)
Information Minister: Omran al-Zohbi
Minister of State for National Reconciliation: Ali Haidar
Minister of State for Environmental Affairs: Nazira Sarkis
Minister of State: Joseph Suweid
Minister of State: Mohammed Turki al-Sayyed
Minister of State: Najmeddin Khreit
Minister of State: Abdallah Khalil Hussein
Minister of State: Jamal Shahin