The Imad Khamis government was the ninety-third government since the establishment of the modern Syrian state in 1918 and the seventh government to serve under the presidency of Bashar al-Assad. Formed on 3 July 2016 by Decree No. 203, the cabinet was sworn in on 11 July 2016 following the 2016 Syrian parliamentary election.
The government was established after the legislative elections held on 13 April 2016 and introduced a significant cabinet reshuffle, with fifteen new ministers appointed, including five Ministers of State. The changes reflected an effort to reorganise the government during the ongoing Syrian civil war while maintaining the existing political framework under the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party.
During its tenure, the government oversaw state administration amid continued armed conflict, economic deterioration, and international sanctions, while coordinating reconstruction planning in government-controlled areas and managing public services under wartime conditions. The cabinet remained in office until 11 June 2020, when Prime Minister Imad Khamis was dismissed by President Bashar al-Assad. Hussein Arnous was tasked with the duties of the Prime Minister, and the government continued until it was eventually succeeded by the First Hussein Arnous government on 30 August.
Composition
See also Council of Ministers (Syria) List of Syrian governments Government ministries of Syria List of prime ministers of Syria
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