Member State of the Arab League The first Wael al-Halqi government is considered a continuation of the Riyad Hijab government of Syria during the country's Ba'athist era.

On 6 August 2012, after the defection of Riyad Hijab,[1] the president Bashar al-Assad issued Decree No.

295 to name Omar Ibrahim Ghalawanji as caretaker Prime Minister.

298 established the appointment of Wael Nader al-Halqi as Prime Minister.

[4] It continued until 10 August 2014, when the second Wael al-Halqi government was formed after the 2014 Syrian presidential election.