Mohammad Nidal al-Shaar
Mohammad Nidal al-Shaar | |
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محمد نضال الشعار | |
| Minister of Economy and Industry | |
| Assumed office 29 March 2025 | |
| President | Ahmed al-Sharaa |
| Preceded by | Office established Basel Abdul Hannan (as Minister for Economy and Foreign Trade) Maher Khalil al-Hasan (as Minister of Internal Trade and Consumer Protection) Basel Abdul Hannan (as Minister of Industry) |
| Minister for Economy and Foreign Trade | |
| In office 14 April 2011 – 23 June 2012 | |
| President | Bashar al-Assad |
| Prime Minister | Adel Safar |
| Preceded by | Lamia Assi |
| Succeeded by | Mohammed Dhafer Mahbek |
| Member of the People's Assembly | |
| In office 9 March 2003 – 7 May 2007 | |
| Constituency | Aleppo Governorate |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mohammad Nidal al-Shaar 1956 (age 69–70) |
| Party | Independent |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Aleppo (BA) South Dakota State University (MS) George Washington University (PhD) |
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Mohammad Nidal al-Shaar (Arabic: محمد نضال الشعار; born 1956) is a Syrian economist and politician who has served as Minister of Economy and Industry in the Syrian transitional government since 29 March 2025. He previously served as Minister of Economy and Foreign Trade in the Adel Safar government and a member of the People's Assembly from 2003 to 2007.
Al-Shaar's professional career spans consultancy and training roles in financial markets and institutions across multiple countries. He has advised both private and governmental organizations in the United States and the United Arab Emirates on monetary policy, banking, securities markets, mergers and acquisitions, and investment.