Adel Safar
| Adel Safar عادل سفر |
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| Prime Minister of Syria | |
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In office 14 April 2011 – 23 June 2012 |
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| President | Bashar al-Assad |
| Preceded by | Muhammad Naji al-Otari |
| Succeeded by | Riyad Farid Hijab |
| Minister of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform | |
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In office 13 September 2003 – 14 April 2011 |
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| Prime Minister | Muhammad Naji al-Otari |
| Preceded by | Nabah Jabiri |
| Succeeded by | Riyad Farid Hijab |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1953 (age 63–64) Damascus, Syria |
| Political party | Syrian Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party |
| Other political affiliations |
National Progressive Front |
| Alma mater |
Damascus University Superior National School of Agronomy and Food Industries |
| Religion | Alawite |
Adel Safar (Arabic: عادل سفر, born 1953) is a Syrian politician and academic, who served as Prime Minister of Syria from 14 April 2011 to 23 June 2012. His government was dissolved by Bashar al-Assad as a result of the Syrian parliamentary election in 2012. He was Minister of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform from 2003 to 2011.
Safar was born in the Damascus countryside in Syria to an alawite family. He earned a degree in Agronomy from the University of Damascus in 1977, a Diploma from the National School of Agronomy and Food Industries (ENSAIA) in Nancy, France in 1983, and a Ph.D. in Biotechnology from ENSAIA in 1987.
Summary:
Safar is also a member of the Economic Committee and a member of the High Council for Investment. He has been a member of the Ba'ath Party since 1990.
In September 2003, he was appointed Minister of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform in the cabinet of Muhammad Naji al-Otari. On 31 March 2011, he resigned, along with the rest of the Cabinet, at the request of President Bashar al-Assad.
Safar is married with four children.
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