Fawwaz Hilal
Fawwaz Hilal | |
|---|---|
فواز هلال | |
| Governor of the Aleppo Governorate | |
| Assumed office 17 December 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Ahmad Hussein Diab |
| 2nd Prime Minister of the Syrian Salvation Government | |
| In office 11 December 2018 – 16 November 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Mohammed al-Sheikh |
| Succeeded by | Ali Keda |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1966 (age 57–58) Anadan, Aleppo Governorate, Syria |
| Alma mater | University of Aleppo |
Fawwaz Hilal (Arabic: فواز هلال, romanized: Fawwāz Hilāl) is a Syrian politician and economist serving as the governor of the Aleppo Governorate since 17 December 2024. Prior to the fall of the Assad regime, he served as the second Prime Minister of the Syrian Salvation Government between December 2018 and November 2019.[1]
Biography
[edit]Hilal was born in 1966 in Anadan.[1][2] He studied at the University of Aleppo, where he obtained a BA in economics in 1990, followed by a postgraduate diploma in international relations in 1993. He then held various positions in the fields of economics and administrative development, working in Syria and the Gulf states. Following the outbreak of the Syrian civil war in 2011, Hilal sided with the Syrian opposition and joined the Free Aleppo Governorate Council, serving as the director of its financial office and then as the head of its economic office. Between 2013 and 2017, he served as the director of the Aleppo branch of the Food Security Program of the Assistance Coordination Unit, an NGO affiliated with the Syrian Coalition.[1]
Syrian Salvation Government
[edit]In September 2017, Hilal participated in the General Syrian Conference, the civil initiative that led to the formation of the Syrian Salvation Government (SSG).[1] On 11 December 2018, the SSG's Constitution Drafting Assembly convened at Bab al-Hawa to elect Hilal as its new prime minister after the resignation of his predecessor, Mohammed al-Sheikh.[3] Hilal resigned on 16 November 2019 amid public anger at economic difficulties and the activities of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham;[1][4] the SSG's Shura Council claimed that the move was in accordance with protocol as Hilal's one-year term had expired.[5] On 21 December 2021, Ali Keda appointed Hilal as the head of the SSG's Real Estate Rent Determination Committee.[1]
Governor of the Aleppo Governorate
[edit]Following the fall of the Assad regime in December 2024, Hilal was appointed governor of the Aleppo Governorate on 17 December by Syria's new authorities.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f "الشخصيات | فواز هلال". الذاكرة السورية (in Arabic). Retrieved 17 December 2024.
- ^ "استقالة حكومة "الإنقاذ" استجابة لمطالب المتظاهرين أم "تجديد ولاية".. مصدر يوضح التفاصيل". Shaam News Network (in Arabic). Retrieved 17 December 2024.
- ^ "Syria Update: December 06 - December 12, 2018". COAR Global. 12 December 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
- ^ al-Khateb, Khaled (29 December 2019). "Reshuffle of HTS-linked government fails to bring hope in Idlib". Al-Monitor. Archived from the original on 30 December 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
- ^ Saeed, Abdirahim. "Analysis: Who's behind the 'Salvation Government' running northern Syria?". BBC Monitoring. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
- ^ ماجد, غنوة (18 December 2024). "محافظ مدينة حلب.. من هو فواز هلال؟". قناة ومنصة المشهد. Retrieved 18 December 2024.