Joseph Sweid
Not to be confused with Israeli-Arab actor Yousef (Joe) Sweid.
| Joseph Sweid | |
|---|---|
| Minister of State | |
|
Assumed office 14 April 2011 | |
| Prime Minister |
Adel Safar Riyad Farid Hijab Wael Nader al-Halqi |
| Minister of Expatriates | |
|
In office 30 July 2008 – 29 March 2011 | |
| President | Bashar al-Assad |
| Prime Minister | Mohammad Najji Outri |
| Preceded by | Bouthaina Shaaban |
| Succeeded by | Walid Muallem |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1958 (age 57–58) Damascus |
| Political party | Syrian Social Nationalist Party |
| Children | two |
| Alma mater | University of Damascus |
| Profession | lawyer |
| Religion | Greek Orthodox Christianity |
Joseph Sweid (born 1958) has been Syrian Minister of State since 2011 and a member of the Syrian Social Nationalist Party. He has served as the Minister of Expatriates.
Sweid was born in Damascus in 1958. He earned his LLB degree at the University of Damascus in 1983, afterwards practicing law.
Sweid became a member of the People's Assembly in 2003, serving on the Committees of Foreign Affairs. He was also Constitutional Secretary of the Political Bureau of the Syrian Social Nationalist Party. He is married and has two children.
See also
References
- Minister of State Joseph Suwaid, SANA
- Biography of the new Syrian government 2011 - the names and lives of government ministers, Syria FM, 17 April 2011
External links
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 12/5/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.