Joseph Sweid

Joseph Sweid (born 1958) has been Syrian Minister of State since 2011 and a member of the Syrian Social Nationalist Party. He has served as the Minister of Expatriates.

Joseph Sweid
Minister of State
Assumed office
14 April 2011
Prime MinisterAdel Safar
Riyad Farid Hijab
Wael Nader al-Halqi
Minister of Expatriates
In office
30 July 2008  29 March 2011
PresidentBashar al-Assad
Prime MinisterMohammad Najji Outri
Preceded byBouthaina Shaaban
Succeeded byWalid Muallem
Personal details
Born1958 (age 6263)
Damascus, United Arab Republic
Political partySyrian Social Nationalist Party
Children2
Alma materUniversity of Damascus
ProfessionLawyer

Sweid was born in Damascus in 1958. He earned his LLB degree at the University of Damascus in 1983, afterwards practicing law.

Sweid became a member of the People's Assembly in 2003, serving on the Committees of Foreign Affairs. He was also Constitutional Secretary of the Political Bureau of the Syrian Social Nationalist Party. He is married and has two children.

See also

  • Cabinet of Syria

References

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