Kawkab Sabah al-Daya

Kawkab Sabah al-Daya
Minister of State for Environment Affairs
In office
14 April 2011 – 23 June 2012
PresidentBashar al-Assad
Prime MinisterAdel Safar
Preceded byself
Minister of State for Environment Affairs
In office
23 April 2009 – 29 March 2011
PresidentBashar al-Assad
Prime MinisterMohammad Najji Outri
Succeeded byself
Personal details
BornBanias, Syria
Political partySyrian Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party
Childrenthree
Alma materUniversity of Damascus

Kawkab Sabah al-Daya is a former Minister of State for Environment Affairs for Syria.

Early life, education and career

Al-Daya was born in the Banias in 1962. She earned a pharmacy degree and a doctorate from the University of Damascus. She was a professor at the University of Damascus, appointed Associate Minister of Health in 1993, and Director of Health, Environment and Population Bureau in the General Federation of Women. She was appointed the first Minister of State for Environment Affairs on 23 April 2009, the day after Earth Day.[1]

Personal life

Al-Daya is married and has three children.

See also

References

  1. ^ President Bashar Al-Assad Issues a Number of Legislative Decrees Archived 2012-03-28 at the Wayback Machine, SANA, 23 April 2009