Omar Ibrahim Ghalawanji
| Omar Ibrahim Ghalawanji | |
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Prime Minister of Syria Acting |
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In office 6 August 2012 – 9 August 2012 |
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| President | Bashar Al-Assad |
| Preceded by | Riyad Farid Hijab |
| Succeeded by | Wael Nader al-Halqi |
| Deputy Prime Minister for Service Affairs | |
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Assumed office 23 June 2012 |
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| Prime Minister |
Riyad Farid Hijab Wael Nader al-Halqi Imad Khamis |
| Minister of Local Administration | |
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Assumed office 18 September 2008 |
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| Prime Minister |
Muhammad Naji al-Otari Adel Safar Riyad Farid Hijab Wael Nader al-Halqi Imad Khamis |
| Preceded by | Hammoud al-Hussein |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1954 (age 62–63) Tartus, Syria |
| Political party | Independent |
| Alma mater | Tishreen University |
Omar Ibrahim Ghalawanji (Arabic: عمر ابراهيم غلاونجي, ‘Umar Ibrāhīm Ğalāwanjī; born 1954) is a Syrian politician who was the caretaker Prime Minister of Syria in August 2012, following the defection of Riyad Farid Hijab.
Ghalawanji was born in 1954 to a Sunni family residing in the Tartus Governorate. He earned a degree in civil engineering from the Tishreen University in 1978.
Ghalawanji was the director of a number of the Military Housing Establishment's directorates from 1978 to 2000. He was also the deputy chairman of Lattakia City Council from 1997 to 2000. He served as the director of the General Housing Establishment, a member of the Advisory Committee of the Arab Housing Ministers Council and of the Board of Directors of the Arab Union Contracting Company.
On 6 August 2012, Ghalawanji was announced as the head of a Syrian caretaker government, succeeding prime minister Riyad Farid Hijab.
Ghalawanji is married and has three daughters and a son.
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