The death of Walid Al-Moallem, the Syrian foreign minister, and his life path

Syrian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Walid al-Moallem has passed away Omar He is about 80 years old, according to the Syrian TV and the official news agency, quoting the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, at dawn on Monday.

Al-Moallem held the position of Foreign Minister since February 11, 2006, and Al-Moallem remained in his position despite the succession of different governments in Syria during the past 14 years. Al-Moallem is one of the most prominent faces of the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, especially in light of the Syrian crisis that began in 2011.

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The following is Walid al-Moallem's career since his birth, according to the Syrian Foreign Ministry's website:

• Walid bin Mohi Al-Din Al-Moallem was born on July 17, 1941, in Damascus, and one of the families of Damascus that lived in the Mezzeh neighborhood.
• He studied in public schools from 1948 to 1960, where he obtained his secondary certificate from Tartous, after which he joined Cairo University and graduated from it in 1963, with a BA in Economics and Political Science.
• He joined the Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1964, and worked in diplomatic missions in Tanzania, Saudi Arabia, Spain and England.
• In 1975, he was appointed as his country's ambassador to Romania until 1980.
• From 1980 to 1984, he was appointed Director of the Documentation and Translation Department.
• From 1984 to 1990, he was appointed Director of the Special Offices Department.
• In 1990, he was appointed ambassador to the United States until 1999, a period during which the Arab-Syrian peace negotiations with Israel took place.
• In early 2000, he was appointed Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs.
• On January 9, 2005, he was named Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, and was assigned to manage the file of Syrian-Lebanese relations, during an “extremely difficult” period, according to the Syrian Foreign Ministry website.
• He was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs on February 11, 2006, and held the position until his death was announced on November 16, 2020.