Deputy Prime Minister of Syria

Senior member of the Syrian government

Deputy Prime Minister of Syria

نايب رئيس وزاراء سوريا

Seal of the Deputy Prime Minister of Syria

Incumbent
Vacant

since 23 April 2022

Style| Mr Deputy Prime Minister
(informal)
His Excellency
(diplomatic)
Status| Third highest in executive branch
Member of| Council of Ministers
Reports to| Prime Minister
Residence| Government building, Damascus, Syria
Nominator| Prime Minister
Appointer| President
Term length| No term limits
Inaugural holder| Mustafa Nehmeh (kingdom)
Lutfi al-Haffar (republic)
Formation| 23 August 1948; 76 years ago (1948-08-23)
Website| www.pministry.gov.sy

Politics of Syria

Member State of the Arab League

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Constitution

Human rights

Executive

* President (list)

Ahmed al-Sharaa
* Vice President

Vacant
* Prime Minister (list)

Mohammed al-Bashir
* Deputy Prime Minister

Vacant

Legislature

* Interim Legislative Council

Speaker: Vacant

Judiciary

* High Judicial Council
* Supreme Constitutional Court

Subdivisions

* Governorates
* Districts
* Subdistricts (Nahiyas)
* Cities
* Villages

Elections

* Recent elections

* Presidential: 2007
* 2014
* 2021

* Parliamentary: 2016
* 2020
* 2024

* Political parties

Foreign relations

* Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates

Minister: Asaad Hassan al-Shaybani

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* Diplomatic missions of / in Syria

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* Syrian nationality law
* Passport
* Visa requirements
* Visa policy

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* UN resolutions on Syria
* Status of the Golan Heights
* Syrian civil war

* Other countries

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The deputy prime minister of Syria (Arabic: نايب رئيس وزاراء سوريا, romanized: Nayib Raʾīs wuzarāʾ Sūriyā) is the deputy to the prime minister of Syria, who is head of the government of Syria, and a member of the Council of Ministers. The deputy prime minister is the second highest-ranking member of the Council of Ministers. In the semi-presidential system of government, the prime minister is treated as the "first among equals" in the cabinet; the position of deputy prime minister is used to bring political stability and strength within a government or in times of national emergency when a proper chain of command is necessary. As of the 23 April 2022, the post is Vacant.

## List of deputy prime ministers

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* Ali Abdullah Ayyoub
* Adil Arslan[1]
* Bashir al-Azma
* Rashad Barmada
* Abdullah Dardari
* Lutfi al-Haffar
* Mohammad al-Hussein
* Abdul Halim Khaddam
* Qadri Jamil
* Walid Muallem[2]
* Abd al-Qadir Qaddura
* Khalid Raad
* Farouk al-Sharaa
* Mustafa Tlass
* Salim Yasin[3]

## See also

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* Prime Minister of Syria
* Council of Ministers (Syria)

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Deputy prime ministers of Syria

* Lutfi al-Haffar
* Rashad Barmada
* Bashir al-Azma
* Abdul Halim Khaddam
* Mustafa Tlass
* Muhammad Naji al-Otari
* Farouk al-Sharaa
* Salim Yasin
* Abd al-Qadir Qaddura
* Khalid Raad
* Mohammad al-Hussein
* Abdullah Dardari
* Walid Muallem
* Ali Abdullah Ayyoub

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Government ministries of Syria

* Prime Minister (Deputy)
* Agriculture and Agrarian Reform
* Communications and Technology
* Culture
* Defense
* Economy and Trade
* Education
* Endowments
* Electricity
* Expatriates
* Finance
* Foreign Affairs and Expatriates
* Health
* Higher Education
* Industry
* Information
* Interior
* Internal Trade and Consumer Protection
* Justice
* Local Administration and Environment
* Oil and Mineral Reserves
* Presidential Affairs
* Public Works and Housing
* Social Affairs and Labour
* Tourism
* Transport
* Water Resources

## References

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1. ^ "La Liberté — Browse by title — e-newspaperarchives.ch". www.e-newspaperarchives.ch. Archived from the original on 2021-10-23. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
2. ^ "Syria's veteran Foreign Minister Walid Muallem dies aged 79". www.bbc.com. 16 November 2020. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
3. ^ "SYRIA - Profile - Dr. Khalid Raa'd. - Free Online Library". www.thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 2021-03-08.

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