Walid Muallem

His Excellency Walid Muallem
وليد محيي الدين المعلم
Muallem in 2009
Deputy Prime Minister of Syria
In office 23 June 2012 – 16 November 2020
Prime Minister	Riyad Farid Hijab Wael Nader al-Halqi Imad Khamis Hussein Arnous
Preceded by	Abdullah al-Dardari
Succeeded by	Ali Abdullah Ayyoub
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates
In office 14 April 2011 – 16 November 2020
Prime Minister	Adel Safar Riyad Farid Hijab Wael Nader al-Halqi Imad Khamis Hussein Arnous
Preceded by	Himself (as Minister of Foreign Affairs) Joseph Sweid (as Minister of Expatriates)
Succeeded by	Faisal Mekdad[1]
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 21 February 2006 – 29 March 2011
Prime Minister	Muhammad Naji al-Otari
Preceded by	Farouk al-Sharaa
Succeeded by	Himself (as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates)
Ambassador of Syria to the United States
In office 1 January 1990 – 31 December 2000
President	Hafez al-Assad Abdul Halim Khaddam (Acting) Bashar al-Assad
Preceded by	Rafic Jouejati
Succeeded by	Rustum Al-Zubi
Personal details
Born	Walid Mohi Edine al Muallem (1941-01-13)13 January 1941 Damascus, Syria
Died	16 November 2020(2020-11-16) (aged 79) Damascus, Syria
Political party	Syrian Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party
Other political affiliations	National Progressive Front
Spouse	Sawsan Khayat
Children	3
Nickname	Abu Tarek

Walid Mohi Edine al Muallem^[2] (Arabic: وليد محيي الدين المعلم Walīd Muḥīyy ad-Dīn al-Muʿallam; 13 January 1941 – 16 November 2020) was a Syrian diplomat and Ba'ath Party member who served as foreign minister from 2006 to 2020 and as deputy prime minister from 2012 to 2020.