Adel Safar (Arabic: عادل سفر, romanized: ʿĀdil Safar, born 1953) is a Syrian politician and academic, who served as Prime Minister of Syria from 14 April 2011 to 23 June 2012. His government was dissolved by Bashar al-Assad as a result of the Syrian parliamentary election in 2012. He was Minister of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform from 2003 to 2011.
Adel Safar | |
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عادل سفر | |
Prime Minister of Syria | |
In office 14 April 2011 – 23 June 2012 | |
President | Bashar al-Assad |
Preceded by | Muhammad Naji al-Otari |
Succeeded by | Riyad Farid Hijab |
Minister of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform | |
In office 13 September 2003 – 14 April 2011 | |
Prime Minister | Muhammad Naji al-Otari |
Preceded by | Nabah Jabiri |
Succeeded by | Riyad Farid Hijab |
Personal details | |
Born | 1953 (age 70–71) Damascus, Syria |
Political party | Ba'ath Party |
Other political affiliations | National Progressive Front |
Alma mater | Damascus University Superior National School of Agronomy and Food Industries |
Cabinet | Safar |
Safar was born in the Damascus countryside in Syria to a Sunni Muslim family. He earned a degree in Agronomy from the University of Damascus in 1977, a Diploma from the National School of Agronomy and Food Industries (ENSAIA) in Nancy, France in 1983, and a PhD in Biotechnology from ENSAIA in 1987.[1][2]
Summary:[1]
Safar is also a member of the Economic Committee and a member of the High Council for Investment. He has been a member of the Ba'ath Party since 1990.[2]
In September 2003, he was appointed Minister of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform in the cabinet of Muhammad Naji al-Otari. On 29 March 2011, he resigned, along with the rest of the Cabinet, at the request of President Bashar al-Assad.
Safar is married with four children.[1]