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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

Summary:

  • Agricultural Engineer at the Arab Center for the Studies of Arid Zones and Dry Lands (ACSAD), 1978-1981
  • Deputy lecturer at ENSAIA, 1981-1987
  • Deputy Dean for Administrative Affairs at the Faculty of Agriculture, Damascus University, 1992-1997
  • Member of the Permanent Committee for Agricultural Research at Damascus University, 1996-2001
  • Deputy Rapporteur of the Commission for Scientific Agricultural Research and Veterinary Medicine at the Supreme Council of Sciences, 1997-2001
  • Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture, Damascus University, 1997-2000
  • Member of the Advisory Committee of the Agricultural Productivity Administration at the Productive Projects Administration, 1999-2003
  • Secretary of Damascus University Branch of Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party, 2000-2002
  • Head of the National Committee for Man and the Biosphere Program in Syria, 2000-2004
  • Head of the Arab Network of Man and Biosphere Program in the Arab world, 2001-2004
  • Director-General of ACSAD, 2002-2003

    • 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.

    References

    Adel Safar Wikipedia
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