The Riyad Hijab government was the fourth Syrian government formed during the presidency of Bashar al-Assad. It was formed on 23 June 2012 and dissolved on 6 August 2012 after Prime Minister Riyad Farid Hijab defected. He was later succeeded by Wael Nader al-Halqi.
The Riyad Hijab government was the ninetieth government since the establishment of the modern Syrian state in 1918 and the fourth government to serve under the presidency of Bashar al-Assad. Formed on 23 June 2012 by Decree No. 210, the government was headed by Riyad Hijab and succeeded the Adel Safar government during the escalating Syrian civil war.
The government was formed following the resignation of the Adel Safar government on 7 June 2012. It included eleven new ministers, introduced changes to several ministerial portfolios, created a new ministry, and added two Ministers of State, reflecting an effort to reorganise the government amid the ongoing conflict.
The government remained in office for only six weeks. On 6 August 2012, Prime Minister Riad Hijab defected from the Syrian government and joined the opposition, becoming the highest-ranking civilian official to do so during the civil war. Following his defection, Deputy Prime Minister Omar Ibrahim Ghalawanji served as acting Prime Minister until Wael Nader al-Halqi was appointed Prime Minister on 9 August 2012, bringing the Hijab government to an end.
Composition
See also Cabinet of Syria Government ministries of Syria List of prime ministers of Syria Ministry of Defense (Syria) List of foreign ministers of Syria
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