Mohammed Abdul Sattar

Mohammed Abdul Sattar
Minister of Awqaf
Incumbent
Assumed office 8 December 2007
President	Bashar al-Assad
Prime Minister	Mohammad Najji Outri Adel Safar
Preceded by	Ziad al-Din al-Ayoubi
Succeeded by	self
Personal details
Born	1958 (age 52–53) Tartus, Syria
Children	three
Alma mater	University of Damascus

Mohammed Abdul Sattar (born 1958) is the current Minister of Awqaf (Religious Endowments) of Syria, serving since 2007.

Early life, education and career

Sattar was born in Tartus in 1958, He holds a degree in Economics and Commerce and a Ph.D. in Islamic studies jurisprudence from the University of Damascus.

Sattar served as Director of Religious Endowments and the Mufti of Tartus Governorate from 1985 to 2002, when he was appointed Assistant Minister of Religious Endowments for Religious Affairs. He has written many religious studies, given many religious and social lectures, and participated in many Islamic conferences.

Personal life

Sattar is married and has three children.

See also

• Cabinet of Syria

References

• Minister of Awqaf (Religious Endowments) Mohammad Abdul-Sattar al-Sayyed, SANA
• Biography of the new Syrian government 2011 - the names and lives of government ministers, Syria FM, 17 April 2011

External links

• Ministry of Aqwaf official government website

Persondata
Name	Abdul Sattar, Mohammed
Alternative names
Short description	Minister of Awqaf (Religious Endowments) of Syria
Date of birth	1958
Place of birth	Tartus, Syria
Date of death
Place of death