Walid Muallem

Walid Muallem
وليد محيي الدين المعلم
Muallem in 2009
Deputy Prime Minister of Syria
In office
23 June 2012 – 16 November 2020
Prime MinisterRiyad Farid Hijab
Wael Nader al-Halqi
Imad Khamis
Hussein Arnous
Preceded byAbdullah al-Dardari
Succeeded byAli Abdullah Ayyoub
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates
In office
14 April 2011 – 16 November 2020
Prime MinisterAdel Safar
Riyad Farid Hijab
Wael Nader al-Halqi
Imad Khamis
Hussein Arnous
Preceded byHimself (as Minister of Foreign Affairs)
Joseph Sweid (as Minister of Expatriates)
Succeeded byFaisal Mekdad[1]
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
21 February 2006 – 29 March 2011
Prime MinisterMuhammad Naji al-Otari
Preceded byFarouk al-Sharaa
Succeeded byHimself (as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates)
Ambassador of Syria to the United States
In office
1 January 1990 – 31 December 2000
PresidentHafez al-Assad
Abdul Halim Khaddam (Acting)
Bashar al-Assad
Preceded byRafic Jouejati
Succeeded byRustum Al-Zubi
Personal details
Born
Walid Mohi Edine al Muallem

(1941-01-13)13 January 1941
Damascus, Syria
Died16 November 2020(2020-11-16) (aged 79)
Damascus, Syria
Political partySyrian Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party
Other political
affiliations
National Progressive Front
SpouseSawsan Khayat
Children3
NicknameAbu Tarek

Walid Mohi Edine al Muallem[2] (Arabic: وليد محيي الدين المعلم Walīd Muḥīyy ad-Dīn al-Muʿallam; 13 January 1941 – 16 November 2020) was a Syrian diplomat and Ba'ath Party member who served as foreign minister from 2006 to 2020 and as deputy prime minister from 2012 to 2020.

  1. ^ "Syria Appoints Veteran Diplomat Faisal Mekdad as Foreign Minister". Voice of America. Reuters. 22 November 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference arabdec was invoked but never defined (see the help page).