The Second Salah al-Din al-Bitar government ruled Syria from May to August 1963. The Council of Ministers was led by then-Prime Minister Salah al-Din al-Bitar.
It was formed on 13 May 1963, by Decree No. 304 issued by the NCRC and dissolved by Decree No. 780 on August 4, 1963. Bitar's second cabinet was composed largely of Ba'athists and independents, however, six ministerial portfolios were left vacant for a possible reconciliation with the Nasserites.
Composition
Major General Ziad al-Hariri, Chief of the General Staff of the Army and Armed Forces, was assigned the duties of the Minister of Defense in addition to his current role.
See also Council of Ministers (Syria) List of Syrian governments Government ministries of Syria List of prime ministers of Syria
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