VOL. XXXIX

No. 41

8-July-1996

SYRIA

New Oil Minister Appointed

In a minor cabinet reshuffle involving three portfolios, Syrian President Hafiz al-Asad on 3 July appointed Mr. Muhammad Mahir Husni Jamal as Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources. He replaces Dr. Nadir Nabulsi who held this portfolio since his appointment in June 1992 and was Deputy Minister of Petroleum for several years prior to that.

Mr. Jamal, a geologist by training, worked for many years for the state-owned...