Lamia Assi
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Lamia Assi لمياء عاصي | |
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| File:Lamia Mari Aasi.jpeg Lamia Assi in 2010 | |
| Minister of Tourism | |
| In office 14 April 2011 – 23 June 2012 | |
| President | Bashar al-Assad |
| Prime Minister | Adel Safar |
| Preceded by | Sa’dalla Agha AlQall’a |
| Succeeded by | Hala Al-Nasser |
| Minister of Economy and Trade | |
| In office 19 January 2010 – 29 March 2011 | |
| President | Bashar al-Assad |
| Prime Minister | Muhammad Naji al-Otari |
| Preceded by | Amer Husni Lutfi |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Nidal al-Shaar |
| Ambassador to Malaysia | |
| In office 2004–2010 | |
| President | Bashar al-Assad |
| Preceded by | Amer Husni Lutfi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 27, 1955 |
| Party | Syrian Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party |
| Children | three |
Lamia Assi (Arabic: لمياء عاصي) (born December 27, 1955) became a minister of tourism of Syria in 2011. She previously served as the Minister of Economy and Trade and as the Ambassador to Malaysia.
Early life and education
[edit | edit source]Assi was born on 17 December 1955. She earned a bachelor's degree in commerce from the University of Damascus, and a master of business administration from the Higher Institute of Business Administration in 2005.[1]
Career
[edit | edit source]She served as assistant to the minister of finance for technology from 2002-2004, and was the ambassador to Malaysia from 2004 to 2010.[1] In 2010, she was appointed minister of economy and trade for a brief period,[2] and in 2011, she was appointed minister of tourism.[2]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Assi is married and has three children.
See also
[edit | edit source]References
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