Nazira Farah Sarkis
Nazira Farah Sarkis | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Environment Affairs | |
| President | Bashar al-Assad |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1962 (age 62–63) Aleppo, Syria |
| Alma mater | University of Aleppo (PhD) |
Nazira Farah Sarkis is a Syrian politician and the State Minister for Environment Affairs of Syria. She is an ethnic Armenian.[1]
Early life
[edit]Nazira Farah Sarkis was born in 1962 in Aleppo, Syria. She completed her Bachelor of Arts in chemical sciences and Master's degree in analytical chemistry. She also has a diploma in analytical chemistry. He finished her PhD from University of Aleppo in chemical sciences.[2]
Career
[edit]Nazira Farah Sarkis worked in the Pharmacy College at University of Aleppo where she was the head of the teachers' union. She was the head of the Analytical Chemistry Department at University of Aleppo.[2] She was appointed the Minister of Environment Affairs in 23 June 2012 by President Bashar al-Assad.[3] She has been added to the Specially Designated Nationals by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States along with other Syrian government officials.[4] On 11 May 2015 she organized an event in celebration of World Migratory Birds Day in collaboration with the Syrian Society for the Conservation of Wildlife in the National Museum Hall in Damascus, Syria.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Enduring Myths of Sectarianism in Syria". The Armenian Weekly. 22 January 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Minister of State for Environment Affairs Dr. Nazira Farah Sarkis". Syrian e-Gov Web Portal. Archived from the original on 2017-11-16.
- ^ "FACT SHEET: INCREASING SANCTIONS AGAINST SYRIA" (PDF). U.S. TREASURY DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-27. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- ^ "Syria Designations; Non-proliferation Designations". treasury.gov. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- ^ "Members in the news: Celebrating World Migratory Birds Day". International Union for Conservation of Nature. 28 May 2015. Archived from the original on 2017-11-16.