Ministry of Public Works and Housing (Syria)

The Ministry of Public Works and Housing is a department of the Council of Ministers of the Syrian Arab Republic. It is based in Yusuf al-Azma Square, Damascus.[1]

Ministry of Public Works and Housing
وزارة الأشغال العامة والإسكان
Agency overview
Formed1920, 2016 (current form)
Preceding agency
  • Ministry of Public Works
    Ministry of Housing and Urban Development
JurisdictionGovernment of Syria
HeadquartersDamascus
Minister responsible
Websitehttp://mopwh.gov.sy/
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Responsibilities

The ministry participates in planning of urban development affairs by drawing the general policy for sustainable urban planning and development, and preparing development plans and programs from the regional level to the local level.

And in the affairs of housing and real estate development, by working to provide the basic ingredients for the development of the housing sector to produce real estate products that meet the needs of society through real estate development projects.

As for public works affairs, it is through the implementation of construction projects in the administrative public sector agencies through the work of the public construction companies affiliated with the Ministry.[2]

Ministers
Minister Government Term
Minister of Public Works and Housing
Mansour Fadlallah Azzam Riyad Hijab  government
First Wael al-Halqi government		 2012 to 2013
Hussein Arnous[3] First Wael al-Halqi government
Second Wael al-Halqi government
Imad Khamis government		 2013 to 2018
Suhail Mohammad Abdullatif First Hussein Arnous government
Second Hussein Arnous government		 2018 to present

See also

References
  1. "Ministry of public works and Housing". mopwh.gov.sy. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
  2. "Ministerial committee inspects reconstruction projects in Aleppo and Raqqa". SANA. 2018-05-05. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
  3. "Syrian President issues decree on forming new government". Pars Today. 2020-08-31. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
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