title: Saad Abdel-Salam al-Nayef
text: # Saad Abdel-Salam al-Nayef
  
  Saad Abdel-Salam al-Nayef is the Minister of Health of Syria since August 25, 2012 when he was sworn in by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. He was appointed to the position after his predecessor, Wael Nader Al-Halqi, was appointed Prime Minister on 9 August 2012.
  
  ## Sanctions
  
  On May 16, 2013, the United States Treasury Department designated four senior Syrian officials, including al-Nayef, for "backing the government of Bashar Al-Assad in suppressing people or involvement in terrorism".
  
  