Maher Jamal

Maher Jamal
Minister of Oil and Mineral Reserves
In office
3 July 1996 – 13 December 2001
President
Prime Minister
Preceded byNader Nabulsi
Succeeded byIbrahim Haddad
Personal details
Born
Mohammad Maher bin Husni Jamal
Political partyIndependent

Maher Jamal is a Syrian engineer and politician who served as oil minister of Syria between 1996 and 2001.

Career

Jamal is an oil engineer by profession.[1] He served as chairman of al Furat Petroleum Cooperation from January to July 1996.[2] He was appointed minister of petroleum and mineral resources in a cabinet reshuffle on 3 July 1996.[2][3] Jamal replaced Nader Nabulsi as oil minister in the cabinet led by Mahmoud Zuabi.[4] Jamal continued to serve as oil minister in the next cabinet headed by Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa Mero, which was formed on 13 March 2000.[1][5] Jamal's tenure lasted until December 2001 when he was replaced by Ibrahim Haddad.[2][6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Bashar Assad". APS Diplomat Operations in Oil Diplomacy. 26 March 2001. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
  2. ^ a b c "Sufian 'Allaw". APS Review Oil Market Trends. 29 March 2010. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
  3. ^ A Political Chronology of the Middle East. London: Europa Publications. 2012. p. 2037. ISBN 978-1-135-35673-6.
  4. ^ "Part 2 - The Oil & Gas Fields". APS Review Oil Market Trends. 8 March 2004. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
  5. ^ "Profile - Mohammed Maher bin Husni Jamal". APS Review Oil Market Trends. 20 March 2000. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
  6. ^ Thanaa Imam (13 December 2001). "Syria's new 34-member cabinet formed". United Press International. Damascus. Retrieved 21 January 2024.