Ministry of Public Works and Housing (Syria)

Ministry of Public Works and Housing

وزارة الأشغال العامة والإسكان
Agency overview
Formed	1920, 2016 (final form)
Preceding agency	Ministry of Public Works Ministry of Housing and Urban Development
Jurisdiction	Government of Syria
Headquarters	Damascus
Minister responsible	TBA
Website	http://mopwh.gov.sy/

The Ministry of Public Works and Housing is a department of the cabinet of Syria. It is based in Yusuf al-Azma Square, Damascus.[1]

Responsibilities

The ministry participated in planning of urban development affairs by drawing the general policy for sustainable urban planning and development, and preparing development plans and programs from the regional level to the local level.

And in the affairs of housing and real estate development, by working to provide the basic ingredients for the development of the housing sector to produce real estate products that meet the needs of society through real estate development projects.

As for public works affairs, it is through the implementation of construction projects in the administrative public sector agencies through the work of the public construction companies affiliated with the Ministry.[2]

Ministers

Minister	Government	Term
Minister of Public Works and Housing
Mansour Fadlallah Azzam	Riyad Hijab  government First Wael al-Halqi government	2012 to 2013
Hussein Arnous[3]	First Wael al-Halqi government Second Wael al-Halqi government Imad Khamis government	2013 to 2018
Suhail Mohammad Abdullatif	First Hussein Arnous government Second Hussein Arnous government	2018 to 2024
Hamza Ali	Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali government	2024

See also

• Government ministries of Syria

References

1. "Ministry of public works and Housing". mopwh.gov.sy. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
2. "Ministerial committee inspects reconstruction projects in Aleppo and Raqqa". SANA. 2018-05-05. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
3. "Syrian President issues decree on forming new government". Pars Today. 2020-08-31. Retrieved 2021-03-09.