Ministry) (20 September 1960 – 16 August 1961) Riyad Al-Malki (Northern Territory) (7 October 1958 – 17 March 1960) Thabet Al-Aris (Northern Territory) (17 March 1960 – 16 August 1961) Tharwat Okasha (16 August 1961 – 29 September 1961) Izzat al- Nass (29 September 1961 – 20 November 1961) Ahmed Al-Samman (20 November 1961 – 22 December 1961) Fouad Al-Adel (22 December 1961 – 16 April 1962) Abdul-Salam Ojeili (16 April 1962 – 20 June 1962) Omar Shakhashiro (20 June 1962 – 17 September 1962) Rafik Gabriel Bashour (17 September 1962 – 9 March 1963) Sami al-Jundi (9 March 1963 – 12 November 1963) Shibli al-Aysami (12 November 1963 – 14 May 1964) Asead Muhafil (14 May 1964 – 3 October 1964 ) Suleiman Al-Khash (3 October 1964 – 1 January 1966) Asad Dargawi (1 January 1966 – 1 March 1966) Jamil Shya (1 March 1966 – 19 January 1967) Zuhair Akkad (19 January 1967 – 29 October 1968) Suhail al-Ghazi (29 October 1968 – 21 November 1970) Fawzi Kayali (21 November 1970 – 7 August 1976) Dr. Najah al-Attar (7 August 1976 – 13 March 2000) Maha Qanout (13 March 2000 – 13 December 2001) Najwa Qassab Hassan (13 December 2001 – 10 September 2003) Mahmoud al-Sayyed (10 September 2003 – 21 February 2006) Riyad Naasan Agha (21 February 2006 – 3 October 2010) Riad Ismat (3 October 2010 – 23 June 2012) Dr. Lubanah Mshaweh (23 June 2012 – 27 August 2014) Issam Khalil (27 August 2014 – 27 July 2016) Muhammad al-Ahmad (27 July 2016 – 30 August 2020) Dr. Lubanah Mshaweh (30 August 2020 – incumbent) References External links Ministry of Culture Syria Culture Organizations based in Damascus