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Muhammad Naji al-Otari (Arabic: محمد ناجي عطري‎ Muḥammad Nājī al-`Uṭrī also Etri, Itri and Otri) (born 1944) is the current prime minister of Syria. His nomination has been said to combine both "technocratic and Baathist trends" in Syrian politics.^[1]

[edit] Earlier career

Born in Syria's second largest city Aleppo in 1944, al-Otari is a long-serving member of the ruling Baath Party. He studied architecture and has a diploma in town planning from the Netherlands. He is fluent in French and English.^[1] He headed the city council in Aleppo from 1983 to 1987 and is a former governor of Hims. He was also president of Aleppo's engineering syndicate from 1989 to 1993.

In March 2000 he became a member of the Baath Party's Central Committee and in June 2000 of the party's influential Regional Command. In March 2000 he was also appointed deputy prime minister for services affairs.

[edit] Speaker of Parliament

He was elected speaker of the Syrian parliament, or People's Assembly, in March 2003.

[edit] Prime minister

He has been Prime Minister since 10 September 2003.

[edit] See also

• Politics of Syria

[edit] Footnotes

v • d • e Prime Ministers of Syria since 1920 Kingdom of Syria (1920) al-Rikabi • H. al-Atassi* • al-Durubi • al-Ulshi French Mandate of Syria (1920-1946) post established 1932 • H. al-Azm • al-Hasani • A. al-Ayyubi • Mardam Bey • al-Haffar • al-Bukhari • post vacant, 1939-41 • K. al-Azm • al-Hakim • al-Barazi • al-Ulshi • al-Jabiri • al-Khoury • al-Jabiri Syrian Republic (1946-1958) al-Jabiri • K. al-Azm* • Mardam Bey • K. al-Azm • al-Za'im • al-Barazi • H. al-Atassi • al-Kudsi • K. al-Azm • al-Kudsi • K. al-Azm • al-Hakim • al-Khatib • al-Dawalibi • Selu • Shishakli • al-Assali • al-Ghazzi • al-Khoury • al-Assali • al-Ghazzi • al-Assali United Arab Republic (1958-1961) Kuhala • Sarraj Syrian Arab Republic (1961-) al-Kuzbari • al-Nuss • al-Dawalibi • al-Azma • K. al-Azm • al-Bitar • al-Hafiz • al-Bitar • al-Hafiz • Zuaiyin • al-Bitar • Zuaiyin • N. al-Atassi • al-Assad • Kleifawi • M. al-Ayyubi • Kleifawi • al-Halabi • al-Kasm • Zuabi • Mero • al-Otari * acting

v • d • e Speakers of the Parliament of Syria since 1919 al-Atassi* • Muayyad • al-Atassi • al-Khoury • al-Khoury • al-Jabiri • al-Khoury • al-Khoury • Kikhia • al-Dawalibi • al-Kudsi • al-Kuzbari • al-Kudsi • al-Hawrani • Sadat† • Ghazzi • al-Atrash • al-Khatib • al-Yusufi • al-Halabi • al-Halabi • Hadid • Zuabi • Zuabi • Kaddoura • Kaddoura • Kaddoura • Kaddoura • al-Otari • al-Abrash • al-Abrash *president of the Syrian National Congress     †within the UAR

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