Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates (Syria) facts for kids
| وزارة الخارجية والمغتربين | |
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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 1920 |
| Preceding agency |
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| Jurisdiction | Syria and its diplomatic missions worldwide |
| Headquarters | Kafr Sousa, Damascus |
| Minister responsible |
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| Deputy Minister responsible |
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| Website | Official website: http://mofaex.gov.sy/ |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of the Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic: وزارة الخارجية والمغتربين) is a cabinet ministry of Syria, responsible for conducting foreign relations of the country. The ministry oversees the expression of Syrian foreign policy, the protection of the interests of the Syrian Arab Republic and the interests of Syrian citizens abroad, as well as the representation of the country to other countries and international organizations.
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History
The responsibilities of the Ministry of Expatriates were merged on April 14, 2011.
Senior officials
The senior officials in the ministry are as follows:
| Official | Rank |
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| Faisal Mekdad | Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates |
| Bassam al-Sabbagh | Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates |
| Ayman Raad | Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates |
| Jamal Najib | Director of the Minister's office |
| Habib Ali Abbas | Deputy Director of the Minister's office & Assistant Minister |
| Enfwan al-Naeb | Director of the Communication and Protocol Department |
Foreign ministers
The following is a list of foreign ministers of Syria since 1920:
Arab Kingdom of Syria (1918–1920)
- (1920) Awni Abd al-Hadi
- (1920) Abd al-Rahman Shahbandar
- (1920) Alaa ad-Din ad-Durubi
French Mandate for Syria (1920–1946)
- (1936–1939) Saadallah al-Jabiri
- (1939) Fayez al-Khoury
- (1939) Khalid al-Azm
- (1941–1943) Fayez al-Khoury
- (1943) Naim Antaki
- (1943–1945) Jamil Mardam Bey
- (1945) Mikhail Ilyan
- (1945–1946) Saadallah al-Jabiri
Syrian Republic (1946–1958)
- (1946–1947) Naim Antaki
- (1947–1948) Jamil Mardam Bey
- (1948) Muhsin al-Barazi
- (1948–1949) Khalid al-Azm
- (1949) Adil Arslan
- (1949) Muhsin al-Barazi
- (1949) Nazim al-Kudsi
- (1949–1950) Khalid al-Azm
- (1950–1951) Nazim al-Kudsi
- (1951) Khalid al-Azm
- (1951) Faydi al-Atassi
- (1951) Shakir al-As
- (1952–1953) Zafir ar-Rifai
- (1953–1954) Khalil Mardam Bey
- (1954 Faydi al-Atassi
- (1954) Izzat Sakkal
- (1954–1955) Faydi al-Atassi
- (1955) Khalid al-Azm
- (1955–1956) Said al-Ghazzi
- (1956–1958) Salah al-Din Bitar
United Arab Republic (1958–1961)
- (1958–1961) Mahmoud Fawzi
Syrian Arab Republic (1961–present)
- (1961) Maamun al-Kuzbari
- (1961) Izzat al-Nuss
- (1961–1962) Maaruf al-Dawalibi
- (1962) Adnan Azhari
- (1962) Jamal al-Farra
- (1962–1963) Assad Mahassen
- (1963) Salah al-Din Bitar
- (1963–1965) Hassan Mraywed
- (1965–1966) Brahim Makhous
- (1966) Salah al-Din Bitar
- (1966–1968) Brahim Makhous
- (1968–1969) Muhammad Eid Ashawi
- (1969–1970) Mustapha al-Said
- (1970–1984) Abdul-Halim Khaddam
- (1984–2006) Farouk al-Sharaa
- (2006–2020) Walid Muallem
- (2020–present) Faisal Mekdad
See also
- President of Syria
- List of presidents of Syria
- Vice President of Syria
- Prime Minister of Syria
- List of prime ministers of Syria
- Speaker of the People's Assembly of Syria
- Cabinet of Syria
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