Farouk al-Sharaa

Farouk al-Sharaa
فاروق الشرع
Vice President of Syria
In office
21 February 2006 – 19 July 2014[1]
Serving with Najah al-Attar
PresidentBashar al-Assad
Preceded byZuhair Masharqa
Abdul Halim Khaddam
Succeeded byNajah al-Attar
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
1 March 1984 – 21 February 2006
PresidentHafez al-Assad
Bashar al-Assad
Preceded byAbdul-Halim Khaddam
Succeeded byWalid Muallem
Member of the Regional Command of the Syrian Regional Branch
In office
21 June 2000 – 8 July 2013
Personal details
Born (1938-12-10) 10 December 1938 (age 85)
Daraa, Syrian Republic
Political partySyrian Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party
Other political
affiliations
National Progressive Front
Alma materUniversity of London
University of Damascus

Farouk al-Sharaa (Arabic: فاروق الشرع; born 10 December 1938) is a Syrian politician and diplomat. He is one of the most prominent officials in the Syrian government and served as foreign minister of Syria from 1984 until 2006 when he became Vice President of Syria.[2]

  1. ^ "Syria's Assad reappoints woman VP but mum on Sharaa".
  2. ^ Slackman, Michael (28 March 2011). "Syria Tries to Ease Deep Political Crisis". The New York Times. Retrieved 28 March 2011.

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