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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> |
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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=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><ref name=wleaks13feb>{{cite news|title=Major cabinet reshuffle|url=http://www.wikileaks.org/cable/2006/02/06DAMASCUS601.html|accessdate=25 March 2013|newspaper=Wikileaks|date=13 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}}</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=http://books.google.com/books?id=bk2rmhn_5hwC&pg=PA148|accessdate=8 March 2013|date=1 September 2011|publisher=Chicago Review Press|isbn=978-1-56976-936-2|pages=168}}</ref> Bilal's term ended in April 2011 when he was |
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=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><ref name=wleaks13feb>{{cite news|title=Major cabinet reshuffle|url=http://www.wikileaks.org/cable/2006/02/06DAMASCUS601.html|accessdate=25 March 2013|newspaper=Wikileaks|date=13 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}}</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=http://books.google.com/books?id=bk2rmhn_5hwC&pg=PA148|accessdate=8 March 2013|date=1 September 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|newspaper=Reuters|date=14 April 2011|location=Amman}}</ref> |
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==Personal life== |
==Personal life== |
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Revision as of 12:10, 30 January 2014
Muhsen Bilal محسن بلال | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Information | |
| In office 21 February 2006 – 29 March 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Mahdi Dakhlallah |
| Succeeded by | Adnan Mahmoud |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1944 (age 79–80) Burghalieh, Syria |
| Political party | Syrian Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party |
| Alma mater | University of Padua University of Pennsylvania |
Muhsen Bilal (Template:Lang-ar) (born 1944) is a Syrian surgeon, ambassador and Ba'athist politician.
Early life and education
Bilal was born into a prominent Alawite family in Burghalieh, Tartus Governorate, in 1944.[1][2] He studied medicine at the University of Padua, graduating in 1970.[2] In 1976, he specialized in surgery in Italy.[2] Then he received his PhD in medicine and surgery from the University of Pennsylvania with the specialization in liver transplantation.[2]
Career
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,[5] 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.[6][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.[7] Bilal's term ended in April 2011 when he was succeeded by Adnan Mahmoud.[8]
Personal life
Bilal speaks English, Spanish, and Italian.[3]
External links
References
- ^ a b Moubayed, Sami (16–22 February 2002). "Strengthening the line". Al Ahram Weekly. 782. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- ^ a b c d "Biographical Data On Syria's New Ministers". Wikileaks. 16 February 2006. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- ^ a b Landis, Joshua. "The New Syrian Cabinet". Joshua Landis. Retrieved 5 July 2008.
- ^ "Mohsen Bilal: A guiding light for progress". China Daily. 2 March 2010. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
- ^ a b "Major cabinet reshuffle". Wikileaks. 13 February 2006. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
- ^ "Syrian Cabinet Reshuffle". Sada. 19 February 2006. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
- ^ Andrew Tabler (1 September 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. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
- ^ "Assad keeps Moualem as foreign minister in new govt". Reuters. Amman. 14 April 2011. Retrieved 2 March 2013.