Omar Ibrahim Ghalawanji
Omar Ibrahim Ghalawanji (Arabic: عمر ابراهيم غلاونجي, 'Umar Ibrāhīm Ğalāwanjī; born 1954) is a Syrian politician who was the caretaker Prime Minister of Syria in August 2012, following the defection of Riyad Farid Hijab.
Omar Ibrahim Ghalawanji | |
|---|---|
| Prime Minister of Syria Acting | |
| In office 6 August 2012 – 9 August 2012 | |
| President | Bashar Al-Assad |
| Preceded by | Riyad Farid Hijab |
| Succeeded by | Wael Nader al-Halqi |
| Deputy Prime Minister for Service Affairs | |
| In office 23 June 2012 – 22 June 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | Adel Safar Riyad Farid Hijab Wael Nader al-Halqi |
| Minister of Local Administration | |
| In office 14 April 2011 – 22 June 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | Adel Safar Riyad Farid Hijab Wael Nader al-Halqi |
| Preceded by | Hammoud al-Hussein |
| Succeeded by | Hussein Makhlouf |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1954 (age 67–68) Tartus, Syria |
| Political party | Independent[1] |
| Alma mater | Tishreen University |
Early life and education
Ghalawanji was born in 1954 to a Sunni family residing in the Tartus Governorate.[2] He earned a degree in civil engineering from the Tishreen University in 1978.
Career
Ghalawanji was the director of a number of the Military Housing Establishment's directorates from 1978 to 2000. He was also the deputy chairman of Lattakia City Council from 1997 to 2000. He served as the director of the General Housing Establishment, a member of the Advisory Committee of the Arab Housing Ministers Council and of the Board of Directors of the Arab Union Contracting Company.
Prime Minister
On 6 August 2012, Ghalawanji was announced as the head of a Syrian caretaker government, succeeding prime minister Riyad Farid Hijab.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "أول رئيس حكومة"غير بعثي"منذ 1963...مصدر رفيع لسيريانديز:غلاونجي باق في الفترة القادمة" [The first Prime Minister since 1963 not to belong to the Ba'ath Party ... A senior source to SyrianDays: Ghalawanji will remain for the next period.] (in Arabic). syriandays.com. 9 August 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
{{cite news}}: External link in|publisher= - ^ "Syria Designations; Non-proliferation Designations". US Department of the Treasury. 18 July 2012. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
- ^ "Syrian prime minister joins opposition". Al Jazeera. 6 August 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
External links
- official government website