Ministry of Public Works and Housing (Syria)
The Ministry of Public Works and Housing is a department of the Council of Ministers. It is based in Yusuf al-Azma Square, Damascus.[2]
| Ministry of Public Works and Housing وزارة الأشغال العامة والإسكان | |
| Saroujah, Yusuf al-Azma Square, Damascus, Syria Telephone: +963 11 2217571 | |
| Current minister | Suhail Abdul Latif |
| Established | 1920, 2016 (current form) |
| Preceding agency | Ministry of Public Works Ministry of Housing and Urban Development |
| Jurisdiction | Syrian Arab Republic |
| Headquarters | Damascus |
| Annual budget | 27,4 billion SYP (2018) [1] |
| Website | http://mopwh.gov.sy/ |
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Responsibilities
The ministry participates in planning of urban development affairs by drawing the general policy for sustainable urban planning and development, and preparing development plans and programs from the regional level to the local level.
And in the affairs of housing and real estate development, by working to provide the basic ingredients for the development of the housing sector to produce real estate products that meet the needs of society through real estate development projects.
As for public works affairs, it is through the implementation of construction projects in the administrative public sector agencies through the work of the public construction companies affiliated with the Ministry.[3]
Ministers
| Minister | Government | Term |
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| Hussein Arnous[4] | Second Wael al-Halqi government Imad Khamis government |
2013 to 2018 |
| Suhail Abdul Latif | First Hussein Arnous government Second Hussein Arnous government |
2018 to present |
References
- "PA committee discusses Local Administration Ministry's Budget for 2017 set at nearly 25 billion SYP". www.sana.sy. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
- "Ministry of public works and Housing". mopwh.gov.sy. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
- "Ministerial committee inspects reconstruction projects in Aleppo and Raqqa". SANA. 2018-05-05. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
- "Syrian President issues decree on forming new government". Pars Today. 2020-08-31. Retrieved 2021-03-09.