Ministry of Awqaf (Syria)
| وزارة الأوقاف | |
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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 1944 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Syria |
| Headquarters | Damascus |
| Minister responsible | |
| Website | mow |
The Ministry of Endowments is a department of the Government of Syria.[1]
Responsibilities
[edit]The ministry is responsible for Islamic religious affairs and the administration of endowments.[2]
Ministers for Awqaf
[edit]First Syrian Republic (1930-1950):
[edit]- Abd al-Rahman al-Kayyali (14 October 1944 – 1 April 1945)
- Said al-Ghazzi (7 April 1945 – 16 August 1945)
United Arab Republic (1958-1961):
[edit]- Youssef Muzahim (17 March 1960 – 28 September 1961)
Second Syrian Republic (Syrian Arab Republic) (1961-1963):
[edit]- Ahmed Sultan (29 September 1961 – 21 November 1961)
- Mustafa Al-Zarqa (22 November 1961 – 15 April 1962)
- Rashid Humaidan (16 April 1962 – 16 September 1962)
- Asaad Al-Kourani (17 September 1962 – 9 March 1963)
Ba'athist Syria (1963-2024):
[edit]- Darwish Al-Alwani (9 March 1963 – 31 March 1963)
- Mazhar Al-Anbari (1 April 1963 – 30 April 1963)
- Ahmed Mahdi Al-Khidr (1 May 1963 – 12 April 1963)
- Abdul Rahman Al-Tabbaa (13 May 1963 – 10 February 1964)
- Abdul Rahman Al Kawakibi (13 May 1964 – 31 December 1965)
- Mohammed Ghaleb Abdoun (16 January 1966 – 4 April 1971)
- Abdul Sattar Khair al-Din al-Asadi (4 April 1971 – 13 January 1980)
- Mohammed al-Khatib (14 January 1980 – 30 October 1987)
- Abdel Majid Trabelsi (1 November 1987 – 7 February 1996)
- Mohammed Abdul Raouf Ziada (7 April 1996 - 3 October 2004)
- Ziyad al-Din al-Ayyubi (3 October 2004 – 7 December 2007)
- Mohammed Abdul Sattar (8 December 2007 – 8 December 2024)[3]
Syrian Arab Republic (2024-present):
[edit]- Hussam Haj Hussein (10 December 2024 – 29 March 2025)
- Mohammed Abu al-Khair Shukri (29 March 2025 – present)
References
[edit]- ^ "وزارة الأوقاف السورية" [Syrian Ministry of Awqaf]. Syrian Ministry of Awqaf (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 8 December 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ "قانون تنظيم وزارة الاوقاف في الجمهورية العربية السورية" [Law Regulating the Ministry of Awqaf in the Syrian Arab Republic]. Presidency of the Council of Ministers of Syria (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 27 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
- ^ "The Cabinet". Syrian Arab News Agency. September 2024. Archived from the original on 30 September 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
See also
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