Salim Yasin (Arabic: سليم سعيد ياسين; 10 October 1937 – 6 March 2016) was a Syrian economist, academic and former deputy prime minister for economic affairs.
[1] Since Prime Minister Abdel Rauf Al Kassem resigned, a new government was formed led by Mahmoud Zuabi on 2 November 1987.
Yasin retained his post together with other two deputy prime ministers, namely Mustafa Tlass and Mahmoud Qaddour.
[5] In June 2000, Yasin was arrested and imprisoned on charges of embezzlement for which former Prime Minister Mahmoud Zuabi was also accused.
[4] However, on 8 December 2001, he and former transport minister Mufid Abdul Karim were sentenced to ten years in prison and fined for $240 million.