Council of Ministers (Syria)

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Council of Ministers

Coat of arms of Syria

Cabinet overview
Formed| 1930 (Constitution of Syria)
Jurisdiction| Government of Syria
Headquarters| Government building, Damascus, Syria
Cabinet executive|

* Ahmed al-Sharaa, President of Syria

Politics of Syria

Member State of the Arab League

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The Council of Ministers (Arabic: مجلس وزراء سوريا, romanized: Majlis wuzarāʾ Sūriyā) 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 Ahmed al-Sharaa leading a Syrian transitional government.

## Cabinet in the Constitution

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With the 2012 Constitution of Ba'athist Syria suspended following the fall of the Assad regime,[1] the new 2025 Interim Constitution establishes a presidential system in which executive power is concentrated in the hands of the president,[2] who appoints the ministers without the position of prime minister.[3]

## Syrian transitional government

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The first post-Assad government was 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 10 December 2024.[4]

On 29 March 2025, the caretaker government was replaced by the Syrian transitional government, announced by Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa at a ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Damascus,[5] in which the new ministers were sworn in and speeches delivered outlining their agendas.[6][7]

### Current cabinet

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Main article: Syrian transitional government

See also: Syrian caretaker government

Syrian transitional government[8][9] Portfolio  | Minister  | Took office  | Left office  | Faction

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Minister of Interior | Anas Khattab | 29 March 2025  | Incumbent | Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham
Minister of Defence | Murhaf Abu Qasra | 29 March 2025  | Incumbent | Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates | Asaad al-Shaibani | 29 March 2025  | Incumbent | Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham
Minister of Justice | Mazhar al-Wais | 29 March 2025  | Incumbent | Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham
Minister of Awqaf | Mohammed Abu al-Khair Shukri | 29 March 2025  | Incumbent | Syrian National Coalition
Minister of Higher Education | Marwan al-Halabi | 29 March 2025  | Incumbent | Independent
Minister of Social and Labour Affairs | Hind Kabawat | 29 March 2025  | Incumbent | Independent
Minister of Energy | Mohammed al-Bashir | 29 March 2025  | Incumbent | Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham
Minister of Finance | Mohammed Yisr Barnieh | 29 March 2025  | Incumbent | Independent
Minister of Economy and Foreign Trade | Mohammad Nidal al-Shaar | 29 March 2025  | Incumbent | Independent
Minister of Health | Musaab Nazzal al-Ali | 29 March 2025  | Incumbent | Independent
Minister of Local Administration and Environment | Mohammed Anjrani | 29 March 2025  | Incumbent | Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham
Minister of Emergency and Disaster Management | Raed al-Saleh | 29 March 2025  | Incumbent | Independent
Minister of Communications and Information Technology | Abdul Salam Heikal | 29 March 2025  | Incumbent | Independent
Minister of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform | Amjad Badr | 29 March 2025  | Incumbent | Independent
Minister of Education | Mohammed Abdul Rahman Turko | 29 March 2025  | Incumbent | Independent
Ministry of Public Works and Housing | Mustafa Abdul Razzaq | 29 March 2025  | Incumbent | Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham
Minister of Culture | Mohammed Yassin Saleh | 29 March 2025  | Incumbent | Independent
Minister of Youth and Sports | Mohammed Sameh Hamedh | 29 March 2025  | Incumbent | Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham
Minister of Tourism | Mazen al-Salhani | 29 March 2025  | Incumbent | Independent
Minister of Administrative Development | Mohammad Skaf | 29 March 2025  | Incumbent | Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham
Minister of Transport | Yaarub Bader | 29 March 2025  | Incumbent | Independent
Minister of Information | Hamza al-Mustafa | 29 March 2025  | Incumbent | Independent

## Previous cabinets

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* Second Mustafa Mero government (2001–2003)
* Muhammad Naji al-Otari government (2003–2011)
* Adel Safar government (2011–2012)
* 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)
* Syrian caretaker government (2024–2025)

## See also

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* Government of Syria

## References

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1. ^ "Syria's new constitution gives sweeping powers, ignores minority rights". rfi. 14 March 2025. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
2. ^ AFP (12 December 2024). "Syria's new govt says to suspend constitution, parliament for three months". Brecorder. Archived from the original on 13 December 2024. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
3. ^ "Syria's Constitutional Draft Set for Release as Fact-Finding Committee Begins Investigations". Watan News. 12 March 2025. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
4. ^ "Mohammed al-Bashir assigned to form new Syrian government". Archived from the original on 18 December 2024. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
5. ^ "نص الإعلان الدستوري لسوريا 2025". الجزيرة نت (in Arabic). Retrieved 29 March 2025.
6. ^ "وزراء الحكومة السورية يقدمون خططهم ويؤدون القسم الدستوري". Syria TV (Fadaat Media) (in Arabic). 29 March 2025. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
7. ^ "At protest, Tel Aviv mayor vows to shut down the country if the government ignores a High Court ruling". www.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
8. ^ "نص الإعلان الدستوري لسوريا 2025". الجزيرة نت (in Arabic). Retrieved 29 March 2025.
9. ^ "President al-Sharaa announces formation of the New Government: We are witnessing the birth of a new phase in our national process". Syrian Arab News Agency. 30 March 2025. Retrieved 29 March 2025.

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