Ahmed Al-Qadri

Syrian engineer and politician (1956–2020)
أحمد القادري‎
Minister of Agriculture and Agrarian ReformIn office
9 February 2013 – 30 August 2020PresidentBashar al-AssadPrime MinisterWael Nader al-Halqi
Imad KhamisPreceded bySubhi Ahmed AbdullahSucceeded byMohammed Hassan Qatana Personal detailsBorn1956
Al-Hasakah Governorate, SyriaDied3 September 2020(2020-09-03) (aged 63–64)
Damascus, SyriaPolitical partyBa'ath PartyProfessionAgricultural engineer

Ahmed Al-Qadri (Arabic: أحمد القادري; 1956 – 3 September 2020) was a Syrian agricultural engineer and politician. He held the position of Minister of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform from February 2013 until August 2020 within the Council of Ministers, or cabinet, of Prime Ministers Wael Nader al-Halqi and Imad Khamis.[1]

Al-Qadri died from COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Syria, at Al Assad University Hospital in Damascus on 3 September 2020. He was the first Syrian government official to die from COVID-19 during the pandemic in Syria.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "وفاة وزير الزراعة السوري السابق أحمد القادري بـ«كورونا»". Aawsat.com. 2020-09-04. Archived from the original on 2020-09-18. Retrieved 2020-09-18.