| Lamia Assi لمياء عاصي |
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| Minister of Tourism | |
| In office 14 April 2011 – incumbent |
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| President | Bashar al-Assad |
| Prime Minister | Adel Safar |
| Preceded by | Sa’dalla Agha AlQall’a |
| Minister of Economy and Trade | |
| In office 19 January 2010 – 29 March 2011 |
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| President | Bashar al-Assad |
| Prime Minister | Mohammad Najji Outri |
| Preceded by | Amer Husni Lutfi |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Nidal al-Shaar |
| Ambassador to Malaysia | |
| In office 2004–2010 |
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| President | Bashar al-Assad |
| Preceded by | Amer Husni Lutfi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 27, 1955 |
| Children | three |
Lamia Assi (Arabic: لمياء عاصي) (born December 27, 1955) is the current Minister of Tourism of Syria, serving since 2011. She previously served as the Minister of Economy and Trade and as the Ambassador to Malaysia.
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Assi was born on December 27, 1955. She earned a Bachelor degree in Commerce from the University of Damascus, and a Master of Business Administration from the Higher Institute of Business Administration in 2005.
She served as Assistant to the Minister of Finance for Technology from 2002-2004, and was the Ambassador to Malaysia in 2004-2010. In 2010 she was appointed the Minister of Economy and Trade, and in 2011 she was appointed Minister of Tourism.[1]
Assi is married and has three children.
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| Preceded by Mohammed al-Hussein |
Finance Minister of Syria 2011–present |
Incumbent |