The Fourth Gamal Abdel Nasser government was the first government formed following the establishment of the United Arab Republic and the fifty-eighth government in the modern history of Syria. It was formed on 6 March 1958 as a central government based in Cairo, with three branches: a federal branch and regional branches for the Northern Region and Southern Region.
The government was later replaced by separate governments for the Northern and Southern Regions. During its tenure, it issued a number of important laws, including the Agrarian Reform Law.
Vice presidents The vice presidents were appointed under Article 1 of the decree appointing vice presidents and ministers in the Egyptian and Syrian regions, issued on 6 March 1958. Their responsibilities were defined in a decree issued on 29 March 1958.
Abdel Latif Boghdadi – Vice President for Economic and Productive Affairs Akram al-Hawrani – Vice President for Social Affairs and Public Services Sabri al-Asali – Vice President for Affairs concerning the unity of the two regions, its stages and general affairs Abdel Hakim Amer – Vice President for Defence and the Armed Forces
Cabinet composition
Position Name Region Term President of the Council of Ministers Gamal Abdel Nasser 6 March 1958 – 18 October 1961 Minister of War Abdel Hakim Amer 6 March 1958 – 18 October 1961 Minister of Foreign Affairs Mahmoud Fawzi 6 March 1958 – 18 October 1961 Minister of Education Kamal el-Din Hussein 6 March 1958 – 16 August 1961 Minister of Awqaf Ahmed Hassan al-Baqouri 6 March 1958 – 10 February 1959 Minister of National Guidance Fathy Radwan 6 March 1958 – 7 October 1958 Minister of Affairs of the Presidency of the Republic Ali Sabri 6 March 1958 – 18 October 1961 Minister of Interior Zakaria Mohieddin 6 March 1958 – 16 August 1961 Abdel Hamid al-Sarraj Northern Region 6 March 1958 – 16 August 1961 Minister of Social Affairs and Labour Hussein el-Shafei 6 March 1958 – 7 October 1958 Mustafa Hamdoun Northern Region 6 March 1958 – 7 October 1958 Minister of Public Health Nour al-Din Tarraf Southern Region 6 March 1958 – 7 October 1958 Minister of Health Shawkat al-Qanawat Northern Region 6 March 1958 – 16 August 1961 Minister of Justice Ahmad Husni Southern Region 6 March 1958 – 16 August 1961 Abd al-Wahhab Hawmad Northern Region 6 March 1958 – 7 October 1958 Minister of the Treasury Hassan Abbas Zaki Southern Region 6 March 1958 – 7 October 1958 Fakhr al-Kayyali Northern Region 6 March 1958 – 7 October 1958 Minister of Economy and Trade Abdel Moneim El Qaysouni Southern Region 6 March 1958 – 7 October 1958 Khalil al-Kallas Northern Region 6 March 1958 – 7 October 1958 Minister of Public Works Ahmad Abdu al-Sharbas Southern Region 6 March 1958 – 7 October 1958 Nur al-Din Kahala Northern Region 6 March 1958 – 7 October 1958 Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs Muhammad Abu Nasir Southern Region 6 March 1958 – 16 August 1961 Ahmad Abd al-Karim Northern Region 6 March 1958 – 20 September 1960 Minister of Transport Mustafa Khalil Kamel Mustafa Southern Region 6 March 1958 – 16 August 1961 Amin al-Nafouri Northern Region 6 March 1958 – 7 October 1958 Minister of Agriculture Sayed Marei Southern Region 6 March 1958 – 7 October 1958 Ahmad al-Hajj Yunis Northern Region 6 March 1958 – 16 August 1961 Minister of Planning Hassan Jabbarah Northern Region 6 March 1958 – 7 October 1958 Minister of Supply Kamal Estino Southern Region 6 March 1958 – 18 October 1961 Minister of Industry Aziz Sedky Southern Region 6 March 1958 – 7 October 1958 Minister of State for Agrarian Reform Sayed Marei Southern Region 6 March 1958 – 7 October 1958 Minister of State Salah al-Din al-Bitar 6 March 1958 – 7 October 1958
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