Riyad Farid Hijab
| Riyad Farid Hijab | |
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| رياض فريد حجاب | |
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Hijab in May 2016
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| Prime Minister of Syria | |
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In office 23 June 2012 – 6 August 2012 |
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| President | Bashar al-Assad |
| Preceded by | Adel Safar |
| Succeeded by | Omar Ibrahim Ghalawanji (Acting) |
| Minister of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform | |
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In office 14 April 2011 – 6 August 2012 |
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| Prime Minister | Adel Safar |
| Preceded by | Adel Safar |
| Succeeded by | Subhi Ahmad al-Abdullah |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1966 (age 50–51) Deir ez-Zor, Syria |
| Political party | Syrian Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party (until 7 August 2012) |
| Other political affiliations |
National Progressive Front (before 2012) |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
Riyad Farid Hijab (Arabic: رياض فريد حجاب; born 1966) is a Syrian politician. He was Prime Minister of Syria from June to August 2012, serving under President Bashar al-Assad. From 2011 to 2012, he was Minister of Agriculture.
On 6 August 2012, the Syrian government released a statement saying that Hijab had been dismissed. Shortly thereafter a man describing himself as Hijab's spokesman and several news organizations stated he had resigned and defected to the rebel side in the Syrian civil war. Information minister Omran al-Zoub's later remarks about "the flight of some personalities" were interpreted by The Guardian as referring to Hijab. Hijab is the highest-ranking defector from the Syrian government.
Hijab was born into a Sunni Muslim family of the city of Deir ez-Zor in Deir ez-Zor Governorate in 1966. He holds a doctorate (PhD) in agricultural engineering.
Hijab was the president of the Azzour branch of the National Union of Syrian Students from 1989 to 1998, and he was a member of the leadership of the Ba'ath Party Branch from 1998 to 2004. In 2004, Hijab became secretary of the Deir ez-Zor branch of the al-Ba'ath Arab Socialist Party, a post which he retained until 2008.
Hijab was appointed governor of Quneitra Governorate in 2008, and on 22 February 2011, he was appointed governor of Latakia Governorate. His appointment occurred at the initial phase of the Syrian Civil War. He was also named as the head of the security committee in the province to monitor and suppress the opposition activities. He was appointed minister of agriculture and agrarian reform on 14 April 2011, replacing Adel Safar who had been named Prime Minister of Syria.
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