Issam Al Zaim

Issam Al Zaim (Arabic: عصام الزعيم‎) (1940 – 14 December 2007) was a Syrian economist and former minister of industry. He also served as minister of state planning.[1]

Issam Al Zaim
عصام الزعيم
Minister of Industry
In office
13 December 2001 – 10 September 2003
Prime MinisterMohammad Mustafa Mero
Personal details
Born1940
Died14 December 2007 (aged 67)
NationalitySyrian
Political partySyrian Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party

Career

Zaim was a researcher at the French National Centre for Scientific Research.[1] Then Zaim held the post of minister of state for planning.[1] He was appointed as minister of industry to the cabinet led by then prime minister Mohammad Mustafa Mero on 13 December 2001.[2][3] His tenure ended in 2003 when the government resigned.[1]

Controversy

Zaim and his wife's assets were seized by Syrian authorities in 2003 as part of a probe into the alleged misuse of public funds by the couple.[1] He and his wife were acquitted of all charges a few months later.[1]

Death

Zaim died of a heart attack at the age of 67 and was buried in Aleppo. He was survived by his wife and son.[1]

References
  1. "Former Syrian minister al-Zaim dies at 67". International Herald Tribune; Associated Press. 15 December 2007. Retrieved 18 December 2007.
  2. "Profile - Dr. Issam Al Zaim". APS. 2002. Retrieved 9 March 2013.
  3. Hinnebusch, Raymond (2011). "The Ba'th Party in Post-Ba'thist Syria: President, Party and the Struggle for 'Reform'". Middle East Critique. 20 (2): 109–125. doi:10.1080/19436149.2011.572408.
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