Saad Abdel-Salam al-Nayef

Saad Abdel-Salam al-Nayef is the Minister of Health of Syria[1] since August 25, 2012 when he was sworn in by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.[2] He was appointed to the position after his predecessor, Wael Nader Al-Halqi, was appointed Prime Minister on 9 August 2012.[3]

Sanctions

On May 16, 2013, the United States Treasury Department designated four senior Syrian officials, including al-Nayef, for "backing the government of Bashar Al-Assad in suppressing people or involvement in terrorism".[4][5]

See also

References
  1. "Syria's new government line-up". The Daily Star Newspaper - Lebanon. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  2. Ministers of Industry, Justice and Health Sworn in before President al-Assad
  3. "Assad appoints health minister Wael al-Halki as new PM - World News". Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  4. "KUNA : US sanctions Syrian officials, blacklists chief of extremist group - Politics - 17/05/2013". Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  5. "US blacklists four Syrian ministers, Nusra leader". Archived from the original on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
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