The Ministry of Information (Arabic: وزارة الإعلام, romanized: Wizārat al-Iʿlām) is a government ministry office in Syria responsible for media, press and informations.[1] It is part of the Council of Ministers of Syria.

Responsibility

According to the Ministry of Information, it is responsible for:[2]

  • Strengthening the national feeling, social cooperation and spreading the spirit of solidarity among the people.
  • Defending the issues of the Arab nation and its goals in terms of unity, freedom and socialism, and supporting the Arab national, national and progressive struggle in its various fields.
  • Contribute to the dissemination of culture among the masses.
  • Addressing social problems and advocating adherence to authentic Arab values.
  • Reviving the Arab heritage in various literary, scientific and artistic fields.
  • Informing the masses of the achievements of human civilization in various fields.
  • Enlightening public opinion and informing it of the facts in the field of internal and external news, and informing it of the progress, trends and goals of events in the Arab world and the world.
  • Introducing the Syrian Arab Republic and the Arab world globally.
  • Upgrading the level of all kinds of arts.
  • Encouraging talents in various fields of thought and creativity.
  • Strengthening ties and relations between resident citizens and expatriate Arabs.
  • Providing media and cultural services by encouraging scientific, literary, intellectual and artistic production, and encouraging production in the aforementioned fields.

Organisation

The Ministry of Information was created in the Syrian Arab Republic based on Legislative Decree No. 186 (1961) regarding the creation and updates of the Ministry of Information.[3]

The organizational structure consists of the following departments:[4]

Central administration

  • Directorate of Minister's Office
  • Assistant Minister's Office
  • Department of Administrative and Legal Affairs
  • Administrative Department
  • Occupational Affairs Division
  • Legal Department
  • Personnel Affairs Department
  • Leaves Division
  • Promotions Division
  • Legal Follow-up Department
  • Department of Legal Studies and Consultations
  • Department of Development Media
  • Department of Planning and International Cooperation
  • Department of Planning and Statistics
  • Planning and Follow-up Division
  • Statistics Division
  • Department of International Cooperation
  • Department of Qualification and Training
  • Directorate of Research and Studies
  • Directorate of Internal Oversight
  • Directorate of Financial Affairs
  • Directorate of Translation Office of Public Relations
  • Department of Jahness
  • Administrative Directorate of Publications and Publishing Department of Periodicals
  • License Department of Publications and Books
  • Licensing Department
  • Department of Publishing Houses, Printing Press and Libraries
  • Administrative Office
  • Central Post Office
  • Damascus International Airport Office
  • Directorate of Administrative Development

Directorates in Governorates:

Affiliates of the Ministry

List of ministers

No. Name Term of office Ref.
Took office Left office
1 Abdullah Abdul Dayem [ar] 14 April 1962 19 June 1962 [5]
2 Abdul Salam al-Ujayli 20 June 1962 16 September 1962 [5]
3 Abdul Halim Kaddour 17 September 1962 8 March 1963 [5]
4 Sami al-Jundi 13 May 1963 14 May 1964 [5]
5
(1)		 Abdullah Abdul Dayem 14 May 1964 3 October 1964 [5]
6 Mashhour Zeitoun 3 October 1964 23 September 1965 [5]
7 Suleiman al-Khash 23 September 1965 27 December 1965 [5]
8 Shaker Mustafa [ar] 1 January 1966 23 February 1966 [5]
9 Jamil Shia [ar] 1 March 1966 16 October 1966 [5][6]
10 Mohammed al-Zoubi [ar] 16 October 1966 28 September 1967 [5]
11 Habib Haddad 28 September 1967 28 October 1968 [5]
12 Asaad Saqr 29 October 1968 29 October 1969 [5]
13 Hammoud al-Qabbani 29 October 1969 21 October 1970 [5][7]
14 Naji al-Darawsheh 21 October 1970 3 April 1971 [5]
15 Fayez Naser 4 April 1971 21 March 1972 [5]
16 Ahmed Hassan al-Asaad 22 March 1972 25 August 1973 [5]
17 George Sedqni 26 August 1973 31 August 1974 [5]
18 Ahmed Iskandar Ahmed [ar] 1 September 1974 10 March 1984 [5]
19 Yassin Rajjouh 11 March 1974 31 October 1987 [5]
20 Mohammed Samlan [ar] 1 November 1998 12 March 2000 [5]
21 Adnan Omran 13 March 2000 17 September 2003 [5]
22 Ahmed al-Hassan 18 September 2003 3 October 2004 [5]
23 Mahdi Dakhlallah 4 October 2004 10 February 2006 [5]
24 Muhsen Bilal 11 February 2004 13 April 2011 [5]
25 Adnan Mahmoud 14 April 2011 22 June 2012 [5]
26 Omran Ahed al-Zoubi 23 June 2012 3 July 2016 [5][8]
27 Mohammed Ramez Tourjman [ar] 4 July 2016 1 January 2018 [5][9]
28 Imad Abullah Sarah 1 January 2018 10 August 2021 [5][10]
29 Boutros al-Hallaq 10 August 2021 23 September 2024 [5][11]
30 Ziad Ghosn [ar] 23 September 2024 10 December 2024 [12]
31 Mohammed al-Omar 10 December 2024 29 March 2025 [13]
32 Hamza al-Mustafa 29 March 2025 9 May 2026 [14]
33 Khaled Fawaz Zaarour 9 May 2026 Incumbent [15]

References

  1. ↑ "الرئيس الأسد يصدر مرسوماً يقضي بإجراء تعديل حكومي يشمل وزراء الدفاع والصناعة والإعلام". Archived from the original on 2018-01-03.
  2. ↑ وزار ة الاعلام السوريه Archived 2020-09-23 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ "عنوانوزار". Archived from the original on 2020-09-23.
  4. ↑ وزار ة الاعلام السوريه Archived 2020-09-23 at the Wayback Machine
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 "الوزراء المتعاقبون على وزارة الإعلام السورية" [Successive Ministers of Information in Syria]. Syrian Ministry of Information (in Arabic). 10 August 2021. Archived from the original on 1 October 2023.
  6. ↑ "جميل شيا" [Jamil Shia]. Syrian Modern History (in Arabic). Retrieved 10 May 2026.
  7. ↑
  8. ↑ "Syria accused of blocking internet to halt rebels". The Sunday Morning Herald. 1 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  9. ↑ ""New Syrian Government Formed". Syria Times. 3 July 2016. Archived from the original on 16 November 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  10. ↑ "Syria's Assad names new defense and other ministers: state TV". Reuters. 1 January 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  11. ↑ "Syrian President orders formation of new govt". Statesman. 11 August 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  12. ↑ "President al-Assad issues decree on forming new Cabinet, chaired by Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali". SANA. 2024-09-23. Retrieved 2024-09-28.
  13. ↑ "الحكومة السورية الانتقالية برئاسة البشير تتسلم مقاليد السلطة في دمشق" [The Syrian Transitional Government headed by al-Bashir assumes power in Damascus]. Al Jazeera (in Arabic). 10 December 2024. Archived from the original on 10 December 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
  14. ↑ "President al-Sharaa announces formation of the New Government: We are witnessing the birth of a new phase in our national process". Syrian Arab News Agency. 30 March 2025. Archived from the original on 30 March 2025. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
  15. ↑ "الرئيس الشرع يصدر مرسوماً بتعيين خالد فواز زعرور وزيراً للإعلام" [President al-Sharaa issues a decree appointing Khaled Fawaz Zaarour as Minister of Information]. Syrian Arab News Agency (in Arabic). 9 May 2026. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Information_(Syria)