political career as a member of the central committee of the Ba'ath Party. His term ended in June 2005, and he retired from politics. Death Mero died from COVID-19 in Al-Tall on 22 December 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Syria. He was 79 years old. See also Second Mustafa Mero government Notes References 1941 births 2020 deaths Damascus University alumni Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Syria Syrian Kurdish politicians Syrian Kurdish people Syrian Sunni Muslims Members of the Regional Command of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region Moscow State University alumni People from Rif Dimashq Governorate Prime Ministers of Syria