Mohammad al-Hussein

Mohammad al-Hussein (Arabic: محمد الحسين) is a Syrian economist and politician who is a member of the Ba'ath Party. He served in different cabinet positions.

Mohammad al-Hussein محمد الحسين
Minister of Finance
In office 18 September 2003 – 14 April 2011
President	Bashar Assad
Prime Minister	Mohammad Naji Al Otari
Preceded by	Mohammad Al Atrash
Succeeded by	Mohammad al Jililati
Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs
In office 13 December 2001 – 10 September 2003
President	Bashar Assad
Prime Minister	Muhammad Mustafa Mero
Preceded by	Khalid Raad
Member of the Regional Command of the Syrian Regional Branch
In office 21 June 2000 – 8 July 2013
Personal details
Political party	Syrian Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party

Education

Hussein holds a PhD in economy, which he received from a university in Romania.^[1]

Career

Hussein started his career in the public sector and worked for a long time there.^[2] He also served as an economy professor at Aleppo University.^[3] Then he became a member of the Baath Party's ruling regional command.^[1][2] In addition, he served as the head of the party's committee of economic affairs.^[1] In 2000, he became a member of the party's central committee.^[4][5]

On 13 December 2001, Hussein was appointed deputy prime minister for economic affairs in the cabinet headed by then prime minister Mohammad Mustafa Mero.^[6] Hussein replaced Khalid Raad as deputy prime minister.^[7] Hussein's term lasted until 2003. In September 2003, he was appointed finance minister, replacing Mohammad Al Atrash.^[8][9][10] The cabinet, formed on 18 September 2003, was headed by then prime minister Mohammad Naji Al Otari.^[1][11] Hussein retained his post in the cabinet reshuffles of 2006 and 2009.^{[citation needed]} However, his tenure ended in 2011.^[12]

References

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3. Bar, Shmuel (2006). "Bashar's Syria: The Regime and its Strategic Worldview" (PDF). IPS. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
4. Bruce Maddy-Weitzman (2002). Middle East Contemporary Survey, Vol. 24, 2000. The Moshe Dayan Center. p. 558. ISBN 978-965-224-054-5.
5. Moubayed, Sami (July 2005). "Syria: Reform or Repair?" (PDF). Arab Reform Bulletin. 3 (6). Retrieved 8 March 2013.
6. "Syria". The Wednesday Report. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
7. "Profile - Dr. Mohammed Al Hussain". APS Review Downstream Trends. 15 April 2002. Retrieved 9 March 2013.
8. "Syria". MEDEA. Archived from the original on 9 September 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
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10. "New cabinet formed in Syria". Albawaba. 18 September 2003. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
11. "Syria's PM appoints new cabinet". BBC. 18 September 2003. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
12. "Tax system performance in Syria". Bara. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)