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President
  
Bashar al-Assad

Succeeded by
  
self

Preceded by
  
Nader al-Bunni


Preceded by
  
self

Name
  
George Soumi

Political party
  
Syrian Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party

Prime Minister
  
Mohammad Najji Outri

George Malki Soumi (born 1943) is the Minister of Irrigation of Syria. He is an expert in irrigation and land reclamation.

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Early life, education and career

Soumi was born in Qamishli in 1943. He earned a PhD. in Technical Sciences in the field of irrigation and land reclamation at the Moscow Scientific Research Institute of Hydrotechnics and Land Reclamation in 1975.

  • Director of Irrigation and Water Use Directorate at the Ministry of Agriculture, 1986-2003
  • Member of the Board of Trustees of the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)
  • Head of the Arab Team for Rationalization of Water Use in Arab Agriculture of the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development
  • Expert at the UN in the field of Integrated Management of Water Resources
  • Expert at the State Planning Commission
  • Worked with the International Fund for Agricultural Development on water situation in the Northeastern region
  • Worked as consultant at the Irrigation Committee at the People's Assembly
  • Has over 265 publications in the field of water research

    • Personal life

    Soumi is married and has a son Marvin and two daughters Marina and Georgette.

    References

    George Soumi Wikipedia
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