Riyad Hijab government
Cabinet of the Syrian Arab Republic
Date formed	23 June 2012
Date dissolved	6 August 2012
People and organisations
Head of state	Bashar al-Assad
Head of government	Riyad Farid Hijab
Member party	Syrian Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party
History
Predecessor	Adel Safar government
Successor	First Wael al-Halqi government

Politics of Syria
Member State of the Arab League
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Executive President (list) Bashar al-Assad Vice President Najah al-Attar Prime Minister (list) Hussein Arnous Deputy Prime Minister Ali Abdullah Ayyoub
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The Riyad Hijab government was the fourth Syrian government formed during the presidency of Bashar al-Assad. It was formed on 23 June 2012 and dissolved on 6 August 2012^[1] after Prime Minister Riyad Farid Hijab defected. He was later succeeded by Wael Nader al-Halqi.^[2]