Jawad Abu Hatab

Jawad Abu Hatab
Jawad in 2018
Prime Minister of the Syrian Interim Government
In office
17 May 2016  10 March 2019
PresidentAnas al-Abdah
Riad Seif
Abdurrahman Mustafa
Preceded byAhmad Tu'mah
Succeeded byAbdurrahman Mustafa
Defense Minister of the Syrian Interim Government
In office
17 May 2016  10 March 2019
PresidentAnas al-Abdah
Riad Seif
Abdurrahman Mustafa
Preceded byoffice established
Succeeded bySalim Idris
Personal details
Born1962 (age 6263)
Damascus, Syria
Political partyIndependent
Alma materDamascus University

Jawad Abu Hatab (Arabic: جواد أبو حطب; born 1962) is a Syrian politician. Prior to his election as prime minister, he worked as a heart surgeon and served in various roles within the Syrian opposition.