Diala Barakat ديالا بركات | |
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Minister of Culture | |
Assumed office 23 September 2024 | |
President | Bashar al-Assad |
Prime Minister | Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali |
Preceded by | Lubanah Mshaweh |
Minister of State for Southern Development Affairs | |
In office 10 August 2021 – 23 September 2024 | |
President | Bashar al-Assad |
Prime Minister | Hussein Arnous |
Preceded by | Mohammad Samir Haddad |
Succeeded by | Ahmad Hadla |
Personal details | |
Born | 1980 (age 43–44) Homs, Homs Governorate, Syria |
Political party | Syrian Social Nationalist Party |
Residence | Damascus |
Alma mater | Roma Tre University, University of Damascus[1] |
Occupation | Doctor of Classical antiquities |
Profession | Politician, Professor |
Diala Barakat (Arabic: ديالا بركات; born 1980) is a member of the Cabinet of Syria is the current minister of culture of Syria since 2024.[2] She was member of the Second Hussein Arnous government as Minister of State[3] for Southern Development Affairs.[4]
Two other new members do not hold a portfolio, including Abdallah Abdallah, a candidate who challenged Assad in the presidential elections, and Diala Barakat.