The Ministry of Economy and Industry (Arabic: وزارة الاقتصاد والصناعة) is a government ministry in Syria and part of the cabinet. It was established on 29 March 2025 as the result of a merger between the Ministry of Economy and Foreign Trade, the Ministry of Industry, and the Ministry of Internal Trade and Consumer Protection.[1][2]
| وزارة الاقتصاد والصناعة | |
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| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 29 March 2025 |
Preceding agency | |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Syria |
| Headquarters | Yusuf al-Azma Square, Damascus |
Minister responsible | |
| Website | mei |
The ministry is headed by a central administration and is divided into three principal branches: the General Directorate of Industry, the General Directorate of Economy, and the General Directorate of Internal Trade and Consumer Protection.
The General Directorate of Industry oversees industrial policy, industrial zones, technical standards, and state-owned industrial enterprises. The General Directorate of Economy is responsible for economic policy, foreign trade, export promotion, and the development of small and medium-sized enterprises. The General Directorate of Internal Trade and Consumer Protection supervises domestic trade, consumer protection, market regulation, and state-owned trading companies.
The central administration includes directorates responsible for planning, finance, legal affairs, administrative development, digital transformation, government communication, and internal oversight. The ministry operates through a network of directorates, affiliated agencies, and provincial offices across Syria.[3]
Ministers of Economy and Industry
edit| No. | Name | Term of office | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | |||
| 1 | Mohammad Nidal al-Shaar | 29 March 2025 | Incumbent | [1][2] |
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edit- 1 2 SAMER (2025-04-03). "رئاسة الجمهورية: قرار رئاسي بإعلان التشكيل الوزاري لحكومة الجمهورية العربية السورية" [Presidency of the Republic: Presidential Decree Announcing the Ministerial Formation of the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic (machine translation)]. SANA (in Arabic). Retrieved 2025-04-06.
- 1 2 "photo_2025-04-03_19-18-06-copy.jpg". SANA. 2025-04-03. Retrieved 2025-04-06.
6 السيد محمد نضال الشعار وزيراً للاقتصاد والصناعة بعد دمج وزارات الصناعة والتجارة والاقتصاد.
[6 Mr. Mohammad Nidal Al-Shaar, Minister of Economy and Industry, after merging the Ministries of Industry, Trade and Economy. (machine translation)] - ↑ "المديريات". وزارة الاقتصاد والصناعة. Ministry of Economy and Industry. Retrieved 10 June 2026.
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