Kinda al-Shammat

Kinda al-Shammat (; born 1973) is a Syrian politician who served as Minister for Social and Labour Affairs from 2013 to 2015.

Early life and education Kinda al-Shammat was born in 1973 in Serghaya, Rif Dimashq. She graduated from Damascus University in 2005 with a PhD in private law. After graduating, she worked as a professor of international law in Damascus University and also taught at Syrian Virtual University. She also worked with various organizations, such as the Syrian Commission for Family and Population Affairs, the Women's Union Organization, and the United Nations Development Fund for Women, as a legal expert in regards to family issues and violence against women. Additionally, she has finished some studies in relation to children and women's issues, especially in wars and conflicts.

On 23 June 2014, she was sanctioned by the European Union for being a minister in the Assad regime.

She was dismissed by Bashar al-Assad on 20 August 2015, and was succeeded by Rima al-Qadiri.

Post-Assad On 4 July 2025, al-Shammat and Rima al-Qadiri were arrested in Damascus on charges of being involved in the disappearance of hundreds of children. The Syrian Interior Ministry's media office told Enab Baladi on 6 July that they were arrested based on preliminary findings and testimonies provided by the families of detainees and the disappeared, gathered jointly by the Ministries of Interior and Social Affairs. Their arrests came as part of an official investigative committee established to investigate the disappearance of detained children in orphanages during the Assad regime.