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'''Riyad Farid Hijab''' ({{lang-ar|الدكتور رياض فريد حجاب; born |
'''Riyad Farid Hijab''' ({{lang-ar|الدكتور رياض فريد حجاب; born 1966}}) is a [[Syrian people|Syrian]] politician. He was [[Prime Minister of Syria]] from June to August 2012, serving under [[President of Syria|President]] [[Bashar al-Assad]]. From 2011 to 2012, he was Minister of Agriculture. On 6 August 2012, he either was [[dismissal (employment)|dismissed]] from his function or [[defection|defected]] to the rebel side in the [[Syrian civil war]]. |
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==Early life, education and career== |
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Hijab was born into a [[Sunni Muslim]] family of the city of [[Der Ezzor]] in [[Deir ez-Zor Governorate]] in 1966. He holds a doctorate in agricultural engineering.<ref name=AJP>{{cite web |url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2012/08/201286101039655176.html |title=Profile: Riad Farid Hijab |date=6 August 2012 |publisher=Al Jazeera |accessdate=6 August 2012}}</ref> He was President of the [[Azzour]] branch of the [[National Union of Syrian Students]] from 1989 to 1998, and {{cn|date=August 2012}} he was a member of the leadership of the Party Branch from 1998 to 2004. In 2004 Hijab became secretary of the Der Ezzor branch of the al-Baath Arab Socialist Party, a post which he retained until |
Hijab was born into a [[Sunni Muslim]] family of the city of [[Der Ezzor]] in [[Deir ez-Zor Governorate]] in 1966. He holds a doctorate in agricultural engineering.<ref name=AJP>{{cite web |url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2012/08/201286101039655176.html |title=Profile: Riad Farid Hijab |date=6 August 2012 |publisher=Al Jazeera |accessdate=6 August 2012}}</ref> He was President of the [[Azzour]] branch of the [[National Union of Syrian Students]] from 1989 to 1998, and {{cn|date=August 2012}} he was a member of the leadership of the Party Branch from 1998 to 2004. In 2004 Hijab became secretary of the Der Ezzor branch of the al-Baath Arab Socialist Party, a post which he retained until 2008.<ref name=AJP /> |
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Hijab was appointed Governor of [[Quneitra Governorate]] under Decree No. 336 of 2008 of the [[President of Syria]], and on 22 February 2011, he was appointed Governor of [[Latakia Governorate]].<ref name=BBC66 /> He was appointed Minister of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform on 14 April 2011, replacing [[Adel Safar]] who had been named [[List of Prime Ministers of Syria|Prime Minister of Syria]].<ref name=AJP /> |
Hijab was appointed Governor of [[Quneitra Governorate]] under Decree No. 336 of 2008 of the [[President of Syria]], and on 22 February 2011, he was appointed Governor of [[Latakia Governorate]].<ref name=BBC66 /> He was appointed Minister of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform on 14 April 2011, replacing [[Adel Safar]] who had been named [[List of Prime Ministers of Syria|Prime Minister of Syria]].<ref name=AJP /> |
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On 6 June 2012, after a [[Syrian parliamentary election, 2012|parliamentary election]] which was boycotted by the rebels, Hijab was named by President [[Bashar al-Assad]] as Prime Minister of Syria. [[BBC News]] described him as "a staunch Assad loyalist and a key member of the ruling Baath Party." The appointment reportedly surprised experts, as al-Assad had been expected to give his government more credibility by naming a non-Ba'athist.<ref name=BBC66 /> |
On 6 June 2012, after a [[Syrian parliamentary election, 2012|parliamentary election]] which was boycotted by the rebels, Hijab was named by President [[Bashar al-Assad]] as Prime Minister of Syria. [[BBC News]] described him as "a staunch Assad loyalist and a key member of the ruling Baath Party." The appointment reportedly surprised experts, as al-Assad had been expected to give his government more credibility by naming a non-Ba'athist.<ref name=BBC66 /> |
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==Departure from office== |
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On 6 August 2012, Syrian state TV reported that Hijab had been "[[Dismissal (employment)|sacked]]" and that Deputy PM [[Omar Ibrahim Ghalawanji]] would become the head of a new caretaker government.<ref name=RT>{{Cite web|title=Syrian PM sacked – state TV|work=[[Russia Today|RT]]|date=6 August 2012|accessdate=6 August 2012|url=http://www.rt.com/news/syria-prime-minister-sacked-958/}}</ref> According to [[Al Jazeera]] and [[Reuters]], Hijab and his family defected to [[Jordan]].<ref name=RT /><ref name=AJ66 /> [[Mohammad Otari]], claiming to speak for Hijab, released a statement to Al Jazeera criticizing the current Syrian government, calling it a "terrorist regime". The statement declared "I am from today a soldier in this blessed revolution". According to the spokesman, Hijab had been planning his defection for months with the help of the [[Free Syrian Army]].<ref name=AJ66>{{cite news|title=Syrian prime minister joins opposition|publisher=[[Al Jazeera]]|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2012/08/20128691725705233.html|accessdate=6 August 2012|date=6 August 2012}}</ref><ref name=bbc612>{{cite news|title=Syria PM Riad Hijab defects to Jordan|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-19146380|accessdate=6 August 2012|publisher=BBC|date=6 August 2012}}</ref><ref name="bloomberg">{{Cite web |title=Syria Dismisses Prime Minister Hijab Amid Defection Reports|publisher=[[Bloomberg]]|accessdate=6 August 2012|author=Nayla Razzouk and Glen Carey |date=6 August 2012|url=http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-08-06/syria-dismisses-prime-minister-hijab-amid-reports-of-defection.html}}</ref><ref name="AP">{{Cite news|title=Syrian prime minister defects, flees to Jordan |agency=[[Associated Press]] |newspaper=The Leader |date=Aug 06, 2012 |url=http://www.the-leader.com/newsnow/x1225369221/Syrian-prime-minister-defects-flees-to-Jordan }}</ref> Hijab was reportedly heading for [[Qatar]], an active supporter of the Syrian rebels.<ref name=G /> |
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According to Otari, Hijab also encouraged other officials to defect,<ref name=AJ66/> and opposition sources claimed that three other ministers as well as three army generals defected on the same day. However, one of the ministers named by the opposition, Treasurer [[Mohamad Gillati]], appeared on Syrian television later in the day to deny the rumors of his defection.<ref name=RT/> |
According to Otari, Hijab also encouraged other officials to defect,<ref name=AJ66/> and opposition sources claimed that three other ministers as well as three army generals defected on the same day. However, one of the ministers named by the opposition, Treasurer [[Mohamad Gillati]], appeared on Syrian television later in the day to deny the rumors of his defection.<ref name=RT/> |
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Riyad Farid Hijab | |
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File:Riyad Farid Hijab.jpg | |
Prime Minister of Syria | |
In office 23 June 2012 – 6 August 2012 | |
President | Bashar al-Assad |
Preceded by | Adel Safar |
Succeeded by | Omar Ibrahim Ghalawanji (Acting) |
Minister of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform | |
In office 14 April 2011 – 6 August 2012 | |
Prime Minister | Adel Safar |
Preceded by | Adel Safar |
Succeeded by | TBD |
Personal details | |
Born | 1966 (age 57–58) Deir ez-Zor, Syria |
Political party | Ba'ath Party (Before 2012) Independent (2012–present) |
Other political affiliations | National Progressive Front (Before 2012) |
Riyad Farid Hijab (Arabic: الدكتور 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, he either was dismissed from his function or defected to the rebel side in the Syrian civil war.
Early life, education and career
Hijab was born into a Sunni Muslim family of the city of Der Ezzor in Deir ez-Zor Governorate in 1966. He holds a doctorate in agricultural engineering.[1] He was President of the Azzour branch of the National Union of Syrian Students from 1989 to 1998, and [citation needed] he was a member of the leadership of the Party Branch from 1998 to 2004. In 2004 Hijab became secretary of the Der Ezzor branch of the al-Baath Arab Socialist Party, a post which he retained until 2008.[1]
Hijab was appointed Governor of Quneitra Governorate under Decree No. 336 of 2008 of the President of Syria, and on 22 February 2011, he was appointed Governor of Latakia Governorate.[2] He was appointed Minister of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform on 14 April 2011, replacing Adel Safar who had been named Prime Minister of Syria.[1]
On 6 June 2012, after a parliamentary election which was boycotted by the rebels, Hijab was named by President Bashar al-Assad as Prime Minister of Syria. BBC News described him as "a staunch Assad loyalist and a key member of the ruling Baath Party." The appointment reportedly surprised experts, as al-Assad had been expected to give his government more credibility by naming a non-Ba'athist.[2]
Departure from office
On 6 August 2012, Syrian state TV reported that Hijab had been "sacked" and that Deputy PM Omar Ibrahim Ghalawanji would become the head of a new caretaker government.[3] According to Al Jazeera and Reuters, Hijab and his family defected to Jordan.[3][4] Mohammad Otari, claiming to speak for Hijab, released a statement to Al Jazeera criticizing the current Syrian government, calling it a "terrorist regime". The statement declared "I am from today a soldier in this blessed revolution". According to the spokesman, Hijab had been planning his defection for months with the help of the Free Syrian Army.[4][5][6][7] Hijab was reportedly heading for Qatar, an active supporter of the Syrian rebels.[8]
According to Otari, Hijab also encouraged other officials to defect,[4] and opposition sources claimed that three other ministers as well as three army generals defected on the same day. However, one of the ministers named by the opposition, Treasurer Mohamad Gillati, appeared on Syrian television later in the day to deny the rumors of his defection.[3]
Though Hijab was not considered a member of Assad's inner circle,[4] BBC News described his departure as the "highest-profile defection since the uprising began in March 2011" and "a stunning blow to President Assad".[5] Guardian writer Ian Black called it "a propaganda coup for the opposition" but not a "fatal blow".[8] The United States government stated that the "defection" showed Assad's government was "crumbling from within". The Barack Obama administration again called for Assad's resignation.[9]
Personal life
Hijab is a Sunni, married with four children.[2]
References
- ^ a b c "Profile: Riad Farid Hijab". Al Jazeera. 6 August 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
- ^ a b c "Syria's Assad names Riad Hijab as new prime minister". BBC News. 6 June 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
- ^ a b c "Syrian PM sacked – state TV". RT. 6 August 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
- ^ a b c d "Syrian prime minister joins opposition". Al Jazeera. 6 August 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
- ^ a b "Syria PM Riad Hijab defects to Jordan". BBC. 6 August 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
- ^ Nayla Razzouk and Glen Carey (6 August 2012). "Syria Dismisses Prime Minister Hijab Amid Defection Reports". Bloomberg. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
- ^ "Syrian prime minister defects, flees to Jordan". The Leader. Associated Press. Aug 06, 2012.
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(help) - ^ a b Ian Black (6 August 2012). "Syria's latest defection: prime minister's move is PR defeat rather than fatal blow". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
- ^ "Defection of Syrian PM shows Assad 'crumbling from within:' White House". Al Arabiya. 6 December 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2012.