Ministry of Awqaf (Syria)

Ministry of Endowments
وزارة الأوقاف
Emblem of Syria
Agency overview
Formed1944
JurisdictionGovernment of Syria
HeadquartersDamascus
Minister responsible
Websitemow.gov.sy

The Ministry of Awqaf is a department of the Government of Syria.[1]

Responsibilities

The ministry is responsible for Islamic religious affairs and the administration of endowments.[2]

Ministers for Awqaf

First Syrian Republic (1930-1950):

United Arab Republic (1958-1961):

  • Youssef Muzahim (17 March 1960 – 28 September 1961)

Second Syrian Republic (Syrian Arab Republic) (1961-1963):

  • Ahmed Sultan (29 September 1961 – 21 November 1961)
  • Mustafa al-Zarqa (22 November 1961 – 15 April 1962)
  • Rashid Humaidan (16 April 1962 – 16 September 1962)
  • Asaad al-Kourani (17 September 1962 – 9 March 1963)

Ba'athist Syria (1963-2024):

  • Darwish al-Alwani (9 March 1963 – 31 March 1963)
  • Mazhar al-Anbari (1 April 1963 – 30 April 1963)
  • Ahmed Mahdi al-Khidr (1 May 1963 – 12 April 1963)
  • Abdul Rahman al-Tabbaa (13 May 1963 – 10 February 1964)
  • Abdul Rahman Al Kawakibi (13 May 1964 – 31 December 1965)
  • Mohammed Ghaleb Abdoun (16 January 1966 – 4 April 1971)
  • Abdul Sattar Khair al-Din al-Asadi (4 April 1971 – 13 January 1980)
  • Mohammed al-Khatib (14 January 1980 – 30 October 1987)
  • Abdel Majid Trabelsi (1 November 1987 – 7 February 1996)
  • Mohammed Abdul Raouf Ziada (7 April 1996 - 3 October 2004)
  • Ziyad al-Din al-Ayyubi (3 October 2004 – 7 December 2007)
  • Mohammed Abdul Sattar (8 December 2007 – 8 December 2024)[3]

Syrian Arab Republic (2024-present):

References

  1. ^ "وزارة الأوقاف السورية" [Syrian Ministry of Awqaf]. Syrian Ministry of Awqaf (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 8 December 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  2. ^ "قانون تنظيم وزارة الاوقاف في الجمهورية العربية السورية" [Law Regulating the Ministry of Awqaf in the Syrian Arab Republic]. Presidency of the Council of Ministers of Syria (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 27 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  3. ^ "The Cabinet". Syrian Arab News Agency. September 2024. Archived from the original on 30 September 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2025.

See also

Politics of Syria

Member State of the Arab League

Constitution
Executive
Legislature
Judiciary
Subdivisions
Elections
Foreign relations
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