Riyad Farid Hijab
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Riyad Farid Hijab (Arabic: رياض فريد حجاب, romanized: Riyāḍ Farīd Ḥijāb; born 1966) is a Syrian politician. He was Prime Minister of Syria from June to August 2012, serving under President Bashar al-Assad. From 2011 to 2012, he was Minister of Agriculture.
Riyad Farid Hijab | |
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رياض فريد حجاب | |
Prime Minister of Syria | |
In office 23 June 2012 – 6 August 2012 | |
President | Bashar al-Assad |
Preceded by | Adel Safar |
Succeeded by | Omar Ibrahim Ghalawanji (Acting) |
Minister of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform | |
In office 14 April 2011 – 6 August 2012 | |
Prime Minister | Adel Safar |
Preceded by | Adel Safar |
Succeeded by | Subhi Ahmad al-Abdullah |
Personal details | |
Born | 1966 (age 57–58) Deir ez-Zor, Syria |
Political party | Ba'ath Party (until 7 August 2012) |
Other political affiliations | National Progressive Front (before 2012) |
On 6 August 2012, the Syrian government released a statement saying that Hijab had been dismissed.[citation needed] Shortly thereafter[1] a man describing himself as Hijab's spokesman and several news organizations stated he had resigned and defected to the rebel side in the Syrian civil war. Information minister Omran al-Zoub's later remarks about "the flight of some personalities" were interpreted by The Guardian as referring to Hijab.[2] Hijab is the highest-ranking defector from the Syrian government.[3]