Muhammad Mustafa Mero

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Muhammad Mustafa Mero
محمد مصطفى ميرو
Regional Command of the Syrian Regional Branch
In office
21 June 2000 – 9 June 2005
Personal details
Born1941 (1941)
Al Tall, First Syrian Republic
Died22 December 2020(2020-12-22) (aged 78–79)
Al Tall, Syria
Political partyBa'ath Party
Other political
affiliations		National Progressive Front
Alma materDamascus University
Moscow State University
CabinetMero I
Mero II

Muhammad Mustafa Mero (

Arabic: محمد مصطفى ميرو, romanized: Muḥammad Muṣṭafā Mīrū;‎ 1941 – 22 December 2020)[1] was a Syrian politician who served as Prime Minister of Syria
from 7 March 2000 to 10 September 2003.

Early life and education

Mero was born into a

University of Moscow.[5][a]

Career

Mero became a member of the

Ba'ath party.[2]

On 7 March 2000, shortly before the death of President

Mahmoud Zuabi, who had been in office since 1987.[10] Mero's cabinet was announced on 13 March 2000, and was tasked with tackling economic reforms and combatting corruption.[11] After the death of Assad in 2000, he was one of a nine-member committee that oversaw the transition period.[12]

He was retained by the new president,

Bashar Assad, and was promoted within the ranks of the ruling Ba'ath Party. Mero headed a ministerial and commercial delegation to neighboring Iraq in August 2001, becoming the first Syrian prime minister to visit the country since the Gulf War.[11] In December 2001, in an effort to stimulate economic reform, Mero was charged with forming a new cabinet,[7] which saw extensive reorganization with several "pro-reform" ministers appointed to strategic portfolios related to the economy.[11] His premiership also oversaw improving ties with Turkey. In July 2003, Mero became the first Syrian prime minister to visit Turkey in 17 years, where he signed three agreements on health, oil and natural gas, and customs matters.[13]

Mero resigned from office in early September 2003, reportedly due to the stagnation of the process of economic reform.

Mohammed Naji Al Otari replaced him as prime minister.[8] Mero continued his political career as a member of the central committee of the Ba'ath Party.[14] His term ended in June 2005, and he retired from politics.[15]

Death

Mero died from COVID-19 in Al-Tall, on 22 December 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Syria. He was 79 years old.[1]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Some sources report that he gained his PhD from the Yerevan State University.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "وفاة آخر رئيس وزراء في عهد حافظ أسد بفيروس كورونا". Orient News (in Arabic). 22 December 2020. Archived from the original on 15 January 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "On the new Syrian government". Arabic News. 12 December 2001. Archived from the original on 12 October 2008. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
  3. ^ "Syria Primer" (PDF). Virtual Information Center. 24 April 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
  4. ISBN 978-0-275-99015-2
    . Retrieved 15 March 2013.
  5. ^ a b c d e f Zisser, Eyal (September 2000). "Will Bashshar al-Asad Rule?". The Middle East Quarterly. VII (3): 3–12. Archived from the original on 30 November 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
  6. ^ "Syria: A commitment to change". Euromoney. July 2001. Archived from the original on 3 February 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  7. ^
    ISBN 1-85743-126-X
    .
  8. ^ a b "Syria appoints new prime minister". BBC. 10 September 2003. Archived from the original on 4 August 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  9. ISBN 978-1-135-35673-6
    . Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  10. ISBN 978-1-85743-132-2
    . Retrieved 15 March 2013.
  11. ^
    ISBN 1-85743-255-X
    .
  12. ^ "Bashar Aims to Consolidate Power in the Short-Term and to Open up Gradually". APS Diplomat News Service. 19 June 2000. Archived from the original on 10 June 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
  13. ISBN 1-58112-423-6
    .
  14. ^ Moubayed, Sami (1 June 2005). "The faint smell of jasmine". Al Ahram Weekly. 744. Archived from the original on 25 March 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
  15. ^ Moubayed, Sami (July 2005). "Syria: Reform or Repair?" (PDF). Arab Reform Bulletin. 3 (6). Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
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