Mohammad al-Hussein ( ar, محمد الحسين) is a Syrian economist and politician who is a member of the

Ba'ath Party The Arab Socialist Baʿath Party ( ar, حزب البعث العربي الاشتراكي ' ) was a political party founded in Syria by Mishel ʿAflaq, Ṣalāḥ al-Dīn al-Bītār, and associates of Zaki al-ʾArsūzī. The party espoused B ...

. He served in different cabinet positions.

Education

Hussein holds a PhD in economy, which he received from a university in

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Career

Hussein started his career in the public sector and worked for a long time there. He also served as an economy professor at

Aleppo University University of Aleppo ( ar, جَامِعَة حَلَب, Jāmiʿat Ḥalab, 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 ...

. Then he became a member of the Baath Party's ruling regional command. In addition, he served as the head of the party's committee of economic affairs. In 2000, he became a member of the party's central committee. On 13 December 2001, Hussein was appointed deputy prime minister for economic affairs in the cabinet headed by then prime minister Mohammad Mustafa Mero. Hussein replaced

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as deputy prime minister. Hussein's term lasted until 2003. In September 2003, he was appointed finance minister, replacing Mohammad Al Atrash. The cabinet, formed on 18 September 2003, was headed by then prime minister Mohammad Naji Al Otari. Hussein retained his post in the cabinet reshuffles of 2006 and 2009. However, his tenure ended in 2011.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hussein, Mohammad Al Living people Members of the Regional Command of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region 20th-century Syrian economists Academic staff of the University of Aleppo Syrian ministers of finance Deputy Prime Ministers of Syria Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Syrian economists