Imad Khamis | |
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عماد خميس | |
 Khamis in 2017 | |
| Prime Minister of Syria | |
| In office 3 July 2016 – 11 June 2020 | |
| President | Bashar al-Assad |
| Deputy | Walid Muallem |
| Preceded by | Wael Nader al-Halqi |
| Succeeded by | Hussein Arnous |
| Minister of Electricity | |
| In office 14 April 2011 – 3 July 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | Adel Safar Riyad Farid Hijab Wael Nader al-Halqi |
| Preceded by | Ahmad Qusay Kayyali |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Zuhair Kharboutli |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Imad Muhammad Dib Khamis (1961-08-01)1 August 1961 (age 64) |
| Political party | Ba'ath Party |
| Other political affiliations | National Progressive Front |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Damascus University |
| Cabinet | Khamis |
Imad Muhammad Dib Khamis (Arabic:عماد محمد ديب خميس,romanized: ʿImād Muḥammad Dīb Khamīs; born 1 August 1961) is a Syrian politician who served as theprime minister of Syria from 2016 to 2020 under presidentBashar al-Assad. Previously, he was minister of electricity from 2011 to 2016.
Khamis was born inSaqba nearDamascus on 1 August 1961.[1] He earned a degree inelectrical engineering from theUniversity of Damascus in 1981.[2]
Khamis was assigned to the management of a number of departments in the General Organization for the distribution and investment power from 1987 to 2005. He was Director General of the General Company for Electricity for theDamascus Governorate from 2005 to 2008. He was appointed Director-General of the Public Corporation for the distribution and investment power in 2008.[2]
On 3 July 2016, Khamis was appointed Prime Minister of Syria, following the2016 parliamentary election.[3]
TheEuropean Union sanctioned Khamis due to his alleged role in using electric cuts as a way of repressing Syrian people on 24 March 2012.[1][failed verification]
He was dismissed on 11 June 2020 by President Bashar al-Assad amid a worsening economic crisis and subsequentregional protests.[4] According toAl Akhbar, Khamis was detained after he was dismissed from premiership, and has been interrogated due to corruption charges.[5] However, Khamis was seen shortly after, when he was voting during the2020 Syrian parliamentary election.[6]
Khamis is married and has three children.[2]
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| Preceded by | Prime Minister of Syria 2016–2020 | Succeeded by |
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| French mandate (1920–1930) | |
| First Syrian Republic (1930–1950) | |
| Second Syrian Republic (1950–1958) | |
| United Arab Republic (1958–1961) | |
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| Ba'athist Syria (1963–2024) | |
| Transitional period (2024–2025) | |
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