Cabinet of Syria

Government body

Cabinet of Syria

مجلس وزراء الجمهورية العربية السورية
Overview
Established| 1930 (Constitution of Syria)
State| Syria
Leader| Prime Minister
Appointed by| President
Ministries| 28
Responsible to| People's Assembly and the President
Headquarters| Government building, Damascus, Syria
Website| pministry.gov.sy

Politics of Syria

Member State of the Arab League

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Constitution

Human rights

Executive

* President (list)

Vacant
* Vice President

Vacant
* Prime Minister (list)

Mohammed al-Bashir (designate)
* Deputy Prime Minister

Vacant

Legislature

* People's Assembly

Speaker: Vacant

Judiciary

* High Judicial Council
* Supreme Constitutional Court

Subdivisions

* Governorates
* Districts
* Subdistricts (Nahiyas)
* Villages

Elections

* Recent elections

* Presidential: 2007
* 2014
* 2021

* Parliamentary: 2016
* 2020
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* Political parties

Foreign relations

* Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates

Minister: TBA

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* Diplomatic missions of / in Syria

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The Cabinet of Syria (Arabic: مجلس وزراء سوريا, majlis wuzara' suria) was first constituted in the Syrian Constitution of 1930. Following the Fall of the Assad regime on 8 December 2024, Syria is currently undergoing a political transition, with Mohammed al-Bashir leading a Syrian Transitional Government.

## Cabinet in the Constitution

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According to the most recent Constitution of Syria adopted in 2012:[1]

> Section 2 The Council of Ministers

>     Article 118 [Cabinet]

>     (1) The Cabinet is the state's highest executive and administrative body. It consists of the Prime Minister, his deputies, and the ministers. It supervises the execution of the laws and regulations and the work of the state machinery and institutions.

### Appointment, powers and removal

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Appointment:[2]

* Appointed by the President

Powers:[2]

* Implementing state public policy
* Enforcing laws
* Supervising government bodies
* Passing administrative decisions
* Advising the President

Removal:[2]

* Upon dismissal by the President
* Upon submission of resignation to the President
* Upon removal or resignation of the President
* Upon a vote of no-confidence by the legislature

## Current cabinet

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Main article: Syrian transitional government

A transitional government is expected to be formed following the fall of the Assad regime on 8 December 2024. Outgoing prime minister Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali continued in that role as a caretaker until Mohammed al-Bashir was designated as prime minister on 9 December 2024.[3]

Office  | Incumbent  | Party  | Since

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Prime Minister | Mohammed al-Bashir[4][5] | SSG | 9 December 2024

## Previous cabinets

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* Second Mustafa Mero government (2001–2003)
* Muhammad Naji al-Otari government (2003–2011)
* Adel Safar government (2011–12)
* Riyad Hijab government (2012)
* First Wael al-Halqi government (2012–2014)
* Second Wael al-Halqi government (2014–2016)
* Imad Khamis government (2016–2020)
* First Arnous government (2020–2021)
* Second Arnous government (2021–2024)
* Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali government (2024)

## See also

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* Government of Syria

## References

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1. ^ "English Translation of the Syrian Constitution". Qordoba. 15 February 2012. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
2. ^ a b c "Constitutional history of Syria". constitutionniet.org. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
3. ^ Mohammed al-Bashir assigned to form new Syrian government
4. ^ "المعارضة السورية تكلف محمد البشير بتشكيل حكومة انتقالية" [Syrian opposition assigns Mohammed al-Bashir to form new government]. Al Jazeera Arabic (in Arabic). Retrieved 9 December 2024.
5. ^ https://ilkha.com/english/world/mohammed-al-bashir-appointed-as-syria-s-prime-minister-after-assad-s-fall-431618

## External links

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* YourOpinion.gov.sy official e-government website
* The Syrian Government, SANA, Webarchive site as of 24 May 2011

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