Ministry of Energy (Syria)
| وزارة الطاقة | |
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| Formed | 29 March 2025 |
| Preceding agency | |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Syria |
| Headquarters | Damascus |
| Minister responsible | |
| Website | Official website |
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The Ministry of Energy (Arabic: وزارة الطاقة) is a government ministry in Syria and part of the cabinet. It is responsible for developing and implementing policies concerning petroleum and related products. It was established on 29 March 2025 as the result of a merger between the Ministry of Electricity, the Ministry of Oil and Mineral Resources and the Ministry of Water Resources.[1][2][3][4][5]
Ministers of Energy
[edit]- Mohammed al-Bashir (29 March 2025 –present)[6]
Directorates and bodies
[edit]- Directorate of Systems and Technology
- Directorate of Human Resources
- Directorate of Irrigation and Drainage
- Directorate of Planning and International Cooperation
- Directorate of Legal Affairs
- Drinking Water Directorate
- Administrative Development Directorate
- Directorate of Equipment and Energy Rationalization
- Sanitation Directorate
- Directorate of International Waters and Dams
Institutions and companies affiliated with the Ministry
[edit]- General Oil Corporation
- Syrian Petroleum Company
- Syrian Gas Company
- Syrian Company for Oil Transport
- Al Furat Oil Company
- Deir Ezzor Oil Company
- Kawkab Oil Company
- Hayyan Oil Company
- Ebla Oil Company
- Degla Oil Company
- Al-Rasheed Oil Company
- General Corporation for Oil Refining and Distribution of Petroleum Derivatives
- State Company for Homs Refinery
- State Company for Baniyas Refinery
- General Corporation of Geology and Mineral Resources
- The General Company for Phosphates and Mines
- National Seismic Center
- Institute of Petroleum and Mineral Professions
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Lister, Charles (2025-03-30). "Assessing Syria's Transitional Government". Syria Weekly (Substack). Retrieved 2025-03-31.
In forming the new transitional government, Ahmed al-Sharaa has folded in Syria's long-standing ministerial positions responsible for electricity, oil and gas into the Minister of Energy's portfolio.
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السيد الرئيس أحمد الشرع: قمنا بدمج كلٍّ من وزارة الكهرباء والنفط والغاز تحت مسمى وزارة الطاقة.
[Mr. President Ahmed Al-Sharaa: We have merged the Ministry of Electricity and the Ministry of Oil and Gas under the name of the Ministry of Energy.]{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "الشرق للأخبار - سوريا on X: "- الشرع: أنشأنا وزارة الطوارئ والكوارث لمواجهة أي تحديات وضمان الاستجابة لأي حادث - الشرع: دمجنا وزارتي الكهرباء والنفط تحت مسمى وزارة الطاقة - الشرع: دمج وزارتي الصناعة والاقتصاد في وزارة واحدة #الشرق_سوريا" / X". Twitter. 2025-03-29. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
- الشرع: دمجنا وزارتي الكهرباء والنفط تحت مسمى وزارة الطاقة
[- Al-Sharaa: We merged the Ministries of Electricity and Oil under the name of the Ministry of Energy.]{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ SAMER (2025-04-03). "رئاسة الجمهورية: قرار رئاسي بإعلان التشكيل الوزاري لحكومة الجمهورية العربية السورية" [Presidency of the Republic: Presidential Decree Announcing the Ministerial Formation of the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic (machine translation)]. SANA (in Arabic). Retrieved 2025-04-06.
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7. السيد محمد البشير وزيراً للطاقة بعد دمج وزارات الكهرباء والنفط والثروة المعدنية والموارد المائية.
[7. Mr. Muhammad Al-Bashir as Minister of Energy following the merger of the Ministries of Electricity, Oil, Mineral Resources, and Water Resources. (machine translation)]{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Syria swears in new transitional government 4 months after Assad's removal". CityNews Halifax. 2025-03-29. Retrieved 2025-03-30.
