Riyad Farid Hijab
Riyad Farid Hijab (Arabic: رياض فريد حجاب, romanized: Riyāḍ Farīd Ḥijāb; born 1966) is a Syrian politician. He was Prime Minister of Syria from June to August 2012, serving under President Bashar al-Assad. From 2011 to 2012, he was Minister of Agriculture.
Riyad Farid Hijab | |
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| رياض فريد حجاب | |
Hijab at the 2016 Munich Security Conference | |
| Prime Minister of Syria | |
| In office 23 June 2012 – 6 August 2012 | |
| President | Bashar al-Assad |
| Preceded by | Adel Safar |
| Succeeded by | Omar Ibrahim Ghalawanji (Acting) |
| Minister of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform | |
| In office 14 April 2011 – 6 August 2012 | |
| Prime Minister | Adel Safar |
| Preceded by | Adel Safar |
| Succeeded by | Subhi Ahmad al-Abdullah |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1966 (age 57–58) Deir ez-Zor, Syria |
| Political party | Ba'ath Party (until 7 August 2012) |
| Other political affiliations | National Progressive Front (before 2012) |
On 6 August 2012, the Syrian government released a statement saying that Hijab had been dismissed. Shortly thereafter a man describing himself as Hijab's spokesman and several news organizations stated he had resigned and defected to the rebel side in the Syrian civil war. Information minister Omran al-Zoub's later remarks about "the flight of some personalities" were interpreted by The Guardian as referring to Hijab. Hijab is the highest-ranking defector from the Syrian government.
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