The Second Hussein Arnous government was the ninety-fifth government since the establishment of the modern Syrian state in 1918 and the ninth government to serve under the presidency of Bashar al-Assad. Formed on 10 August 2021 by Presidential Decree No. 208, the government was sworn in on 14 August 2021 following the 2021 Syrian presidential election, in which Bashar al-Assad secured a fourth seven-year term in office.
The government comprised thirty ministers, including twenty-five members of the previous government and five new appointees, among them three Ministers of State. Women held three government posts, accounting for 10 per cent of the ministry. Before its formation, President Bashar al-Assad had tasked Hussein Arnous with forming a new government by Presidential Decree No. 206 of 1 August 2021.
During its tenure, the government underwent several reshuffles. In April 2022, Ali Mahmoud Abbas was appointed Minister of Defence, while further changes in March 2023 affected the ministries of Oil and Mineral Resources, Internal Trade and Consumer Protection, Industry, and Social Affairs and Labour. Additional appointments followed in August and December 2023, including a new Minister of Education and changes to the ministries of Water Resources and Local Administration and Environment. In December 2023, the Ministry of Presidential Affairs was replaced by the newly established General Secretariat of the Presidency of the Republic, and in July 2024 the Ministry of Communications and Technology was reorganised as the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology.
The government continued to administer Syria amid the ongoing aftermath of the Syrian civil war, overseeing reconstruction efforts, economic management, and public administration while the country remained subject to extensive international sanctions.
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See also Council of Ministers (Syria) List of Syrian governments Government ministries of Syria List of prime ministers of Syria Politics of Syria Political parties in Syria
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