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| name=Muhsen Bilal<br/>محسن بلال |
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| caption=Bilal in 2009. |
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|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]] |
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|term_start1 = 22 April 2017 |
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|term_end1 = 4 May 2024 |
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|term_start = 21 February 2006 |
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| ⚫ | |office2 = [[Ministry of Information (Syria)|Minister of Information]] |
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| ⚫ | |primeminister2 =[[Muhammad Naji al-Otari|Mohammad Naji Otari]] |
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|term_start2 = 21 February 2006 |
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|successor2 = [[Adnan Hassan Mahmoud|Adnan Mahmoud]] |
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| birth_date= {{birth year and age|1944}} |
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| birth_place=[[Burghalieh]], [[Syria]] |
| birth_place=[[Burghalieh]], [[Tartous Governorate]], [[First Syrian Republic|Syria]] |
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| party = [[Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region| |
| party = [[Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region|Ba'ath Party]] |
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| alma_mater = [[University of Padua]]<br/> |
| alma_mater = [[University of Padua]]<br/> [[University of Pennsylvania]] |
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==Early life and education== |
==Early life and education== |
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Bilal was born into a prominent [[Alawite]] family in Burghalieh, [[Tartus Governorate]], in 1944.<ref name=mou1mar/ |
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. |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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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, |
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 [[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> |
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==Personal life== |
==Personal life== |
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Bilal speaks English, Spanish, and Italian.<ref name="Landis">{{Cite news|last=Landis|first=Joshua|title=The New Syrian Cabinet|publisher=Joshua Landis|url=http://faculty-staff.ou.edu/L/Joshua.M.Landis-1/syriablog/2006/02/new-syrian-cabinet-feb-11-2006.htm|accessdate=5 July 2008}}</ref> |
Bilal speaks Arabic, English, Spanish, and Italian.<ref name="Landis">{{Cite news|last=Landis|first=Joshua|title=The New Syrian Cabinet|publisher=Joshua Landis|url=http://faculty-staff.ou.edu/L/Joshua.M.Landis-1/syriablog/2006/02/new-syrian-cabinet-feb-11-2006.htm|accessdate=5 July 2008}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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[[Category:Syrian ministers of information]] |
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[[Category:Ambassadors of Syria to Spain]] |
[[Category:Ambassadors of Syria to Spain]] |
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[[Category:Damascus University |
[[Category:Academic staff of Damascus University]] |
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[[Category:Syrian Alawites]] |
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[[Category:Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region |
[[Category:Members of the Regional Command of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region]] |
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[[Category:Syrian surgeons]] |
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[[Category:21st-century diplomats]] |
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Muhsen Bilal
محسن بلال | |
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Bilal in 2009.
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| 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 Minister | Mohammad Naji Otari |
| Preceded by | Mahdi Dakhlallah |
| Succeeded by | Adnan Mahmoud |
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| Born | 1944 (age 79–80) Burghalieh, Tartous Governorate, Syria |
| Political party | Ba'ath Party |
| Alma mater | University of Padua University of Pennsylvania |
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Muhsen Bilal (Arabic: محسن بلال) (born 1944) is a Syrian surgeon, ambassador and Ba'athist politician.
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.
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]
Bilal speaks Arabic, English, Spanish, and Italian.[3]
