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{{Short description|Syrian politician}}
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| caption=Bilal in 2009.
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|office1 = Member of the [[Regional Command of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region|Regional Command]] of the [[Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region|Syrian Regional Branch of Baath Party]]
|office1 = Member of the [[Central Command of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region|Central Command]] of the [[Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region|Syrian Regional Branch of Baath Party]]
|term_start1 = 22 April 2017
|term_start1 = 22 April 2017
|term_end1 =
|term_end1 = 4 May 2024
|office2 = [[Ministry of Information (Syria)|Minister of Information]]
|office2 = [[Ministry of Information (Syria)|Minister of Information]]
|primeminister2 =[[Muhammad Naji al-Otari|Mohammad Naji Otari]]
|primeminister2 =[[Muhammad Naji al-Otari|Mohammad Naji Otari]]
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|predecessor2 =[[Mahdi Dakhlallah]]
|predecessor2 =[[Mahdi Dakhlallah]]
|successor2 = [[Adnan Hassan Mahmoud|Adnan Mahmoud]]
|successor2 = [[Adnan Hassan Mahmoud|Adnan Mahmoud]]
| birth_date= {{birth year and age|1988}}
| birth_date= {{birth year and age|1944}}
| birth_place=[[Burghalieh]], [[Tartous Governorate]], [[First Syrian Republic|Syria]]
| birth_place=[[Burghalieh]], [[Tartous Governorate]], [[First Syrian Republic|Syria]]
| restingplace =
| restingplace =
| party = [[Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region|Syrian Regional Branch]] of the [[Ba'ath Party (Syrian-dominated faction)|Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party]]
| party = [[Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region|Ba'ath Party]]
| residence =
| residence =
| alma_mater = [[University of Padua]]<br/> [[University of Pennsylvania]]
| alma_mater = [[University of Padua]]<br/> [[University of Pennsylvania]]
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'''Muhsen Bilal''' ({{lang-ar|محسن بلال}}) (born 1944) is a [[Syrian people|Syrian]] [[surgeon]], ambassador and Ba'athist politician.
'''Muhsen Bilal''' ({{langx|ar|محسن بلال}}) (born 1944) is a [[Syrian people|Syrian]] [[surgeon]], ambassador and Ba'athist politician.


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
Bilal was born into a prominent [[Alawite]] family in Burghalieh, [[Tartus Governorate]], in 1944.<ref name=mou1mar/><ref name=wik16feb>{{cite news|title=Biographical Data on Syria's New Ministers|url=http://www.cablegatesearch.net/cable.php?id=06DAMASCUS673|accessdate=1 March 2013|newspaper=Wikileaks|date=16 February 2006|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130413184028/http://www.cablegatesearch.net/cable.php?id=06DAMASCUS673|archive-date=13 April 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> His father lived in Argentina between 1930 and 1936, where he worked as an Arabic teacher.<ref name="diario">{{cite journal|url=http://www.diariosiriolibanes.com.ar/Sociedad/Sociedad/Dr.-Bilal-A-Siria-la-defendemos-los-sirios |title= Dr. Bilal: A Siria la defendemos los sirios |author=Jalit, Jodor |date=5 June 2015 |journal=Diario Sirio-libanés |location=[[Buenos Aires]]}}</ref> He studied medicine at the [[University of Padua]], graduating in 1970.<ref name=wik16feb/> In 1976, he specialized in surgery in Italy.<ref name=wik16feb/> Then he received his PhD in medicine and surgery from the [[University of Pennsylvania]] with the specialization in [[liver transplantation]].<ref name=wik16feb/> Bilal married Dr. Faten Rustum, a prominent fellow doctor.
Bilal was born into a prominent [[Alawite]] family in Burghalieh, [[Tartus Governorate]], in 1944.<ref name=mou1mar/> His father lived in Argentina between 1930 and 1936, where he worked as an Arabic teacher.<ref name="diario">{{cite journal|url=http://www.diariosiriolibanes.com.ar/Sociedad/Sociedad/Dr.-Bilal-A-Siria-la-defendemos-los-sirios |title= Dr. Bilal: A Siria la defendemos los sirios |author=Jalit, Jodor |date=5 June 2015 |journal=Diario Sirio-libanés |location=[[Buenos Aires]]}}</ref> He studied medicine at the [[University of Padua]], graduating in 1970. In 1976, he specialized in surgery in Italy. Then he received his PhD in medicine and surgery from the [[University of Pennsylvania]] with the specialization in [[liver transplantation]]. Bilal married Dr. Faten Rustum, a prominent fellow doctor.


==Career==
==Career==
After graduation, Bilal became the head of surgery at [[Al Assad University Hospital|the Al Assad University Hospital]].<ref name="Landis"/> He then served as a professor of surgery at the faculty of medicine at [[Damascus University]] from 1977 to 2001.<ref name=cdaily2mar>{{cite news|title=Mohsen Bilal: A guiding light for progress|url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010expo/2010-03/02/content_9524284.htm|accessdate=2 March 2013|newspaper=China Daily|date=2 March 2010}}</ref>
After graduation, Bilal became the head of surgery at [[Al Assad University Hospital|the Al Assad University Hospital]].<ref name="Landis"/> He then served as a professor of surgery at the faculty of medicine at [[Damascus University]] from 1977 to 2001.<ref name=cdaily2mar>{{cite news|title=Mohsen Bilal: A guiding light for progress|url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010expo/2010-03/02/content_9524284.htm|accessdate=2 March 2013|newspaper=China Daily|date=2 March 2010}}</ref>


His political career started in 1977 when he was elected to the Peoples Assembly. In 1981, he was named the chairman of the Arab and foreign affairs committee,<ref name=wleaks13feb/> and served in this position until 1985. He led the Syrian delegation at the 1982 World Peace Conference in [[Prague]]. In 2001, he became Syria's ambassador to [[Spain]], and he held this post until he was appointed minister of information to the cabinet headed by then prime minister [[Muhammad Naji al-Otari|Mohammad Naji Otari]] in February 2006.<ref name=wleaks13feb>{{cite news|title=Major cabinet reshuffle|url=https://wikileaks.org/cable/2006/02/06DAMASCUS601.html|accessdate=25 March 2013|newspaper=Wikileaks|date=13 February 2006}}</ref><ref name=sada>{{cite news|title=Syrian Cabinet Reshuffle|url=http://carnegieendowment.org/2008/08/19/syrian-cabinet-reshuffle/6c55|accessdate=2 March 2013|newspaper=Sada|date=19 February 2006}}</ref> He replaced [[Mahdi Dakhlallah]] as information minister.<ref name=mou1mar>{{cite journal|last=Moubayed|first=Sami|title=Strengthening the line|journal=Al Ahram Weekly|date=16–22 February 2002|volume=782|url=http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2006/782/re302.htm|accessdate=1 March 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121224084300/http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2006/782/re302.htm|archivedate=24 December 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref> When Bilal was in office, he acted as chief spokesperson for the Syrian government during [[Israel-Hezbollah war|the Israel-Hezbollah war]] in 2006.<ref name=Tabler2011>{{cite book|author=Andrew Tabler|title=In the Lion's Den: An Eyewitness Account of Washington's Battle with Syria|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bk2rmhn_5hwC&pg=PA148|year=2011|publisher=Chicago Review Press|isbn=978-1-56976-936-2|pages=168}}</ref> Bilal's term ended in April 2011 when he was succeeded by [[Adnan Hassan Mahmoud|Adnan Mahmoud]].<ref name=reu14apr>{{cite news|title=Assad keeps Moualem as foreign minister in new govt|url=http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/assad-keeps-moualem-as-foreign-minister-in-new-govt|accessdate=2 March 2013|agency=Reuters|date=14 April 2011|location=Amman|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130416021318/http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/assad-keeps-moualem-as-foreign-minister-in-new-govt|archivedate=16 April 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
His political career started in 1977 when he was elected to the Peoples Assembly. In 1981, he was named the chairman of the Arab and foreign affairs committee, and served in this position until 1985. He led the Syrian delegation at the 1982 World Peace Conference in [[Prague]]. In 2001, he became Syria's ambassador to [[Spain]], and he held this post until he was appointed minister of information to the cabinet headed by then prime minister [[Muhammad Naji al-Otari|Mohammad Naji Otari]] in February 2006.<ref name=sada>{{cite news|title=Syrian Cabinet Reshuffle|url=http://carnegieendowment.org/2008/08/19/syrian-cabinet-reshuffle/6c55|accessdate=2 March 2013|newspaper=Sada|date=19 February 2006}}</ref> He replaced [[Mahdi Dakhlallah]] as information minister.<ref name=mou1mar>{{cite journal|last=Moubayed|first=Sami|title=Strengthening the line|journal=Al Ahram Weekly|date=16–22 February 2002|volume=782|url=http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2006/782/re302.htm|accessdate=1 March 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121224084300/http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2006/782/re302.htm|archivedate=24 December 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref> When Bilal was in office, he acted as chief spokesperson for the Syrian government during the [[2006 Lebanon War|Israel-Hezbollah war]] in 2006.<ref name=Tabler2011>{{cite book|author=Andrew Tabler|title=In the Lion's Den: An Eyewitness Account of Washington's Battle with Syria|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bk2rmhn_5hwC&pg=PA148|year=2011|publisher=Chicago Review Press|isbn=978-1-56976-936-2|pages=168}}</ref> Bilal's term ended in April 2011 when he was succeeded by [[Adnan Hassan Mahmoud|Adnan Mahmoud]].<ref name=reu14apr>{{cite news|title=Assad keeps Moualem as foreign minister in new govt|url=http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/assad-keeps-moualem-as-foreign-minister-in-new-govt|accessdate=2 March 2013|agency=Reuters|date=14 April 2011|location=Amman|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130416021318/http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/assad-keeps-moualem-as-foreign-minister-in-new-govt|archivedate=16 April 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
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Latest revision as of 06:26, 11 November 2024

Muhsen Bilal
محسن بلال
Bilal in 2009.
Member of the Central Command of the Syrian Regional Branch of Baath Party
In office
22 April 2017 – 4 May 2024
Minister of Information
In office
21 February 2006 – 29 March 2011
Prime MinisterMohammad Naji Otari
Preceded byMahdi Dakhlallah
Succeeded byAdnan Mahmoud
Personal details
Born1944 (age 79–80)
Burghalieh, Tartous Governorate, Syria
Political partyBa'ath Party
Alma materUniversity of Padua
University of Pennsylvania

Muhsen Bilal (Arabic: محسن بلال) (born 1944) is a Syrian surgeon, ambassador and Ba'athist politician.

Early life and education

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Bilal was born into a prominent Alawite family in Burghalieh, Tartus Governorate, in 1944.[1] His father lived in Argentina between 1930 and 1936, where he worked as an Arabic teacher.[2] He studied medicine at the University of Padua, graduating in 1970. In 1976, he specialized in surgery in Italy. Then he received his PhD in medicine and surgery from the University of Pennsylvania with the specialization in liver transplantation. Bilal married Dr. Faten Rustum, a prominent fellow doctor.

Career

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After graduation, Bilal became the head of surgery at the Al Assad University Hospital.[3] He then served as a professor of surgery at the faculty of medicine at Damascus University from 1977 to 2001.[4]

His political career started in 1977 when he was elected to the Peoples Assembly. In 1981, he was named the chairman of the Arab and foreign affairs committee, and served in this position until 1985. He led the Syrian delegation at the 1982 World Peace Conference in Prague. In 2001, he became Syria's ambassador to Spain, and he held this post until he was appointed minister of information to the cabinet headed by then prime minister Mohammad Naji Otari in February 2006.[5] He replaced Mahdi Dakhlallah as information minister.[1] When Bilal was in office, he acted as chief spokesperson for the Syrian government during the Israel-Hezbollah war in 2006.[6] Bilal's term ended in April 2011 when he was succeeded by Adnan Mahmoud.[7]

Personal life

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Bilal speaks Arabic, English, Spanish, and Italian.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Moubayed, Sami (16–22 February 2002). "Strengthening the line". Al Ahram Weekly. 782. Archived from the original on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
  2. ^ Jalit, Jodor (5 June 2015). "Dr. Bilal: A Siria la defendemos los sirios". Diario Sirio-libanés. Buenos Aires.
  3. ^ a b Landis, Joshua. "The New Syrian Cabinet". Joshua Landis. Retrieved 5 July 2008.
  4. ^ "Mohsen Bilal: A guiding light for progress". China Daily. 2 March 2010. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
  5. ^ "Syrian Cabinet Reshuffle". Sada. 19 February 2006. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
  6. ^ Andrew Tabler (2011). In the Lion's Den: An Eyewitness Account of Washington's Battle with Syria. Chicago Review Press. p. 168. ISBN 978-1-56976-936-2.
  7. ^ "Assad keeps Moualem as foreign minister in new govt". Amman. Reuters. 14 April 2011. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
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