Hafez al-Assad government

Hafez al-Assad government

Cabinet of the Syrian Arab Republic
Date formed21 November 1970
Date dissolved3 April 1971
People and organisations
PresidentAhmad al-Khatib (acting)
Hafez al-Assad
Vice PresidentVacant
Mahmoud al-Ayyubi
Prime MinisterHafez al-Assad
Deputy Prime MinisterMuhammad Talab Hilal
Mahmoud al-Ayyubi
Abdul Halim Khaddam
Speaker of the People's Assembly of SyriaAhmad al-Khatib
Member partySyrian Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party
History
PredecessorNureddin al-Atassi government
SuccessorFirst Abdul Rahman Khleifawi government

The Hafez al-Assad Government ruled Syria from 1970 to 1971. The Cabinet of Syria was led by then-Prime Minister Hafez al-Assad. This government was the 76th since Syria gained independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1918 and was the first during presidency of Ahmad al-Khatib.

It was formed 21 November 1970 and was dissolved 3 April 1971.