Fawwaz Hilal

Fawaz Hilal is a Syrian politician and economist who served as the second Prime Minister of the Syrian Salvation Government between December 2018 and November 2019.

Early life and education Hilal was born in 1966 in Anadan. He studied at the University of Aleppo, where he obtained a BA in Economics in 1990, followed by a postgraduate diploma in international relations in 1993. He then held various positions in the fields of economics and administrative development, working in Syria and the Gulf states. Hilal resigned on 16 November 2019 amid public anger at economic difficulties and the activities of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham; the SSG's Shura Council claimed that the move was in accordance with protocol as Hilal's one-year term had expired. On 21 December 2021, Ali Keda appointed Hilal as the head of the SSG's Real Estate Rent Determination Committee. However, on 21 December, the governor was named as Azzam al-Gharib, the commander of Levant Front.