President Bashar al-Assad Name Adel Safar Succeeded by Riyad Farid Hijab | Preceded by Nabah Jabiri Resigned June 23, 2012 Religion Alawite | |
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Political party Syrian Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party Alma mater Damascus UniversitySuperior National School of Agronomy and Food Industries Role Former Prime Minister of Syria Previous office Prime Minister of Syria (2011–2012) Other political affiliations National Progressive Front Education Damascus University, Ecole nationale superieure d'agronomie et des industries alimentaires | ||
Preceded by Muhammad Naji al-Otari Similar Riyad Farid Hijab, Bashar al Assad, Adnan Hassan Mahmoud |
Adel Safar (Arabic: عادل سفر, born 1953) is a Syrian politician and academic, who served as Prime Minister of Syria from 14 April 2011 to 23 June 2012. His government was dissolved by Bashar al-Assad as a result of the Syrian parliamentary election in 2012. He was Minister of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform from 2003 to 2011.
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Early life and education
Safar was born in the Damascus countryside in Syria to an alawite family. He earned a degree in Agronomy from the University of Damascus in 1977, a Diploma from the National School of Agronomy and Food Industries (ENSAIA) in Nancy, France in 1983, and a Ph.D. in Biotechnology from ENSAIA in 1987.
Early career
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Safar is also a member of the Economic Committee and a member of the High Council for Investment. He has been a member of the Ba'ath Party since 1990.
Cabinet of Syria
In September 2003, he was appointed Minister of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform in the cabinet of Muhammad Naji al-Otari. On 31 March 2011, he resigned, along with the rest of the Cabinet, at the request of President Bashar al-Assad.
Personal life
Safar is married with four children.