The Hafez al-Assad Government ruled Syria from 1970 to 1971. The

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lead by then-

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Hafez al-Assad Hafez al-Assad ', , (, 6 October 1930 – 10 June 2000) was a Syrian statesman and military officer who served as President of Syria from taking power in 1971 until his death in 2000. He was also Prime Minister of Syria from 1970 to 1 ...

. This government was the 55th since Syria gained independence from the

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and was the first during presidency of

Ahmad al-Khatib Ahmad Hasan al-Khatib ( ar, أحمد حسن الخطيب; 1933–1982) was a Syrian politician. He was a ceremonial head of state of Syria, appointed by Hafez al-Assad to replace the ousted president Nureddin al-Atassi. Ahmad al-Khatib was a civ ...

. It was formed 21 November 1970 and was dissolved 3 April 1971.

Ministers

* Lieutenant-General

and

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* Muhammad Talab Hilal,

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and Minister of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform * Abdel Halim Khaddam,

and

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Mahmoud al-Ayyubi Mahmoud al-Ayyubi ( ar, محمود الأيوبي, Maḥmūd al-Ayyūbī; 1932 – October 11, 2013) was a Syrian-Kurdish politician born to a prominent political family in Damascus, Syria. Career He served as Deputy Prime Minister and Ministe ...

and Minister of Education * Dr. Daoud Al-Radawi,

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* Abdul Ghani Qunoot,

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and

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* Sami Soufan, Minister of State for Planning Affairs * Dr. Shakir Al Faham,

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* Dr. Mustafa Haddad, Minister of Oil, Electricity and Mineral Resources * Ghaleb Abdoun, Minister of Endowments * Fayez Ismail, Minister of State * Suhail Al-Ghazi, Minister of Supply and Internal Trade * Dr. Naji Al-Darawsheh,

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* Dr. Noor Allah Nour Allah,

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* Fawzi Kayali, Minister of Culture, Tourism and National Guidance * Mahmoud Qanbaz, Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs * Youssef Faisal, Minister of State * Mustafa Hallaj, Minister of Economy and Foreign Trade * Adeeb Al-Nahwi,

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* Brigadier General Abdul Rahman Khalifawi,

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* Omar El Sebaei,

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* Eng. Abdul Latif Qutait,

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* Engineer Mounir Wannous, Minister of the Euphrates Dam * Adnan Baghjati, Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs * Engineer Ahmed Qabalan, Minister of State for Front Village Affairs * Miteb Shanan, Minister of Social Affairs and Labour

References

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