Zouhair Khazim
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Zouhair Khazim زهير خزيم | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Transport | |
| Assumed office 30 August 2020 | |
| President | Bashar al-Assad |
| Prime Minister | Hussein Arnous Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali |
| Preceded by | Ali Hammoud |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1960 (age 63–64) Latakia, Latakia Governorate, UAR |
| Nationality | Syrian |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence | Damascus |
| Alma mater | Damascus University |
| Profession | Politician, Civil servant |
Zouhair Khazim (Arabic: زهير خزيم; born 1960) is a Syrian politician who has been Minister of Transport since 2020.[1][2]
Career
[edit]Born in Latakia, holds a diploma in civil engineering from the Soviet Union, worked as an implementation and supervision engineer in the General Establishment for Drinking Water and Sanitation in Latakia.[3]
In 1996, he held the position of branch manager, later central manager in the General Company for Land Reclamation in Aleppo and Assistant Director General of the Military Housing Establishment. He became a Director of Branch 7 Construction in 2008.[1] He was the Director General of the Military Housing Establishment from 2017 until his appointment as Minister of Transport on 30 August 2020.[1]
Personal life
[edit]He is married and has three children.
See also
[edit]- First Hussein Arnous government
- Second Hussein Arnous government
- Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali government
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "وزير النقل الجديد المهندس زهير مصطفى خزيم". 2020-08-31. Archived from the original on 31 August 2020. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
- ^ Prime Minister's Office. "Prime Minister's Office". Syrian Arab News Agency. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
- ^ "Zuhair Khazim, Minister of Transport.. Who is he?". Sham FM Radio (in Arabic). 2020-08-30. Archived from the original on August 31, 2020. Retrieved 2020-08-31.