Adel Safar

Adel Safar عادل سفر
Prime Minister of Syria
Incumbent
Assumed office 3 April 2011
President	Bashar al-Assad
Preceded by	Muhammad Naji al-Otari
Minister of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform
In office 13 September 2003 – 14 April 2011
President	Bashar al-Assad
Prime Minister	Muhammad Naji al-Otari
Preceded by	Nabah Jabiri
Succeeded by	Riyad Farid Hijab
Personal details
Born	1953 (age 58–59) Damascus
Political party	Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party
Children	four
Alma mater	University of Damascus Superior National School of Agronomy and Food Industries
Religion	Sunni Islam

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Adel Safar (Arabic: عادل سفر, born 1953) is a Syrian politician and academic, serving as Prime Minister of Syria since 3 April 2011. He was Minister of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform from 2003 to 2011.

Early life and education

Safar was born in the Damascus countryside in Syria. 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.

Early career

Summary:

• Agricultural Engineer at the Arab Center for the Studies of Arid Zones and Dry Lands (ACSAD), 1978-1981
• Deputy lecturer at ENSAIA, 1981-1987
• Deputy Dean for Administrative Affairs at the Faculty of Agriculture, Damascus University, 1992-1997
• Member of the Permanent Committee for Agricultural Research at Damascus University, 1996-2001
• Deputy Rapporteur of the Commission for Scientific Agricultural Research and Veterinary Medicine at the Supreme Council of Sciences, 1997-2001
• Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture, Damascus University, 1997-2000
• Member of the Advisory Committee of the Agricultural Productivity Administration at the Productive Projects Administration, 1999-2003
• Secretary of Damascus University Branch of Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party, 2000-2002
• Head of the National Committee for Man and the Biosphere Program in Syria, 2000-2004
• Head of the Arab Network of Man and Biosphere Program in the Arab world, 2001-2004
• Director-General of ACSAD, 2002-2003

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.

Cabinet of Syria

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 ed Muhammad Naji al-Otari.

Personal life

Safar is married with four children.

See also

• Cabinet of Syria
• Politics of Syria

External links

• Council of Ministers official government website
• Prime Minister Dr. Adel Safar at SANA
• Adel Safar collected news and commentary at Al Jazeera English
• Adel Ahmad Safar collected news and commentary at Silobreaker

Political offices
Preceded by Muhammad Naji al-Otari	Prime Minister of Syria 2011–present	Incumbent