Ahmad Hassan (Syrian politician)
Ahmad Hassan | |
|---|---|
Bashar Assad | |
| Prime Minister | Mohammad Naji Al Otari |
| Preceded by | Adnan Omran |
| Succeeded by | Mahdi Dakhlallah |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1947 (age 76–77) |
| Political party | Syrian Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party |
Ahmad Hassan (born 1947) is a Syrian diplomat and politician who served as information minister from 2003 to 2004.
Early life
Hassan hails from an
Career
Hassan served as the head of the first Baathist school in the 1960s.[1] He is a member of Syrian Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party and close to former vice president Abdul Halim Khaddam.[1] He was also an auxiliary-member of the National Leadership until 1984 when then president Hafez Assad removed the Khaddam faction from the Leadership.[1]
Hassan served as Syria's ambassador to Iran for a long time since the early 1990s until being replaced by Hamid Hassan in May 2003.[2][3] He was appointed information minister to the Syrian cabinet in 2003 and replaced Adnan Omran in the post.[4] Hassan's term ended in October 2004, and he was succeeded by Mahdi Dakhlallah as information minister.[5][6]
References
- ^ a b c d e Joshua Landis (8 October 2004). "Asad's Alawi dilemma". Syria Comment. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
- ^ Joshua Landis (19 January 2005). "Islamism in Syria". Syria Comment. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
- ISBN 9781784531690.
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- ^ Nicholas Blanford (6 October 2004). "Questions remain after Syrian Cabinet reshuffle". The Daily Star. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
- ISBN 978-1-84511-153-3.