List of governors of Damascus

Governor of Damascus

The seal of Damascus Governorate.

Incumbent
Maher Marwan

since 15 December 2024

Style| His Excellency
Appointer| President of Syria
Term length| No term limits
Inaugural holder| Aladdin Al-Droubi
Formation| 1918
Website| damascus.gov.sy

The following is a list of governors of Damascus city and governorate since 1918.[1]

## List of officeholders (1918–present)

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Person  | Name in Arabic  | Time as mayor

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Aladdin Al-Droubi | علاء الدين الدروبي  | 1918 - 1920
Nawras al-Kilani | نورس الكيلاني  | 6 June 1925 - August 1926
Aref al-Khatib | عارف الخطيب  | September 1926
Bahij al-Khatib | بهيج الخطيب  | 6 February 1936 - 2 March 1936
Tawfiq al-Hayani | توفيق الحياني  | 2 March 1936 - 1937
Fayez al-Shehabi | فايز الشهابي  | 1937 - 19 June 1940
Sofouh al-Azm | صفوح العظم  | 19 June 1940 - February 1942
Husni al-Barazi | حسني البرازي  | February 1942 - April 1942
Aref al-Hamzawi | عارف الحمزاوي  | April 1942 - December 1944
Mazhar al-Bakri | مظهر البكري  | December 1944 - November 1946
Nabih al-Azma | نبيه العظمة  | November 1946 - December 1946
Behjat Shehabi | بهجت شهابي  | December 1946 - April 1949
Khalil Refaat | خليل رفعت  | April 1949
Abdel Hamid Mardini | عبد الحميد مارديني  | April 1949 - 15 October 1949
Sayed al-Yousef | سيد اليوسف  | March 1950 - 26 January 1951
Rashad Jabri | رشاد جبري  | 1951 - 1952
Nasuh al-Ayyubi | نصوح الأيوبي  | 1952 - 1954
Abdel Hamid Mardini | عبد الحميد مارديني  | February 1954 - April 1954
Ismail Qoli | اسماعيل قلي  | April 1954 - September 1954
Mustafa Malik Noor Allah | مصطفى مالك نور الله  | 1954
Mokhtar Diab | مختار دياب  | 1954 - 1957
Bashir al-Qudmani | بشير القضماني  | 1957 - 1960
Abdul Salam Termanini | عبد السلام ترمانيني  | 1961
Majed al-Ghazi | ماجد الغازي  | 1961 - May 1962
Ibrahim al-Hamzawi | ابراهيم الحمزاوي  | May 1962 - April 1963
Abd al-Rahman al-Mardini | عبد الرحمن المارديني  | April 1963 - May 1964
Sufouh as-Sawwaf | صفوح الصواف  | July 1964 - April 1966
Muhammad al-Sioufi | محمد السيوفي  | November 1967 - February 1969
Muhammad Ali al-Halabi | محمد علي الحلبي  | February 1969 - July 1971
Mohammed Yassin Alasta | محمد ياسين الاسطة  | January 1972 - December 1974
Farouk al-Hamwi | فاروق الحموي  | August 1975 - 1979
Abdul Rauf al-Kasm | عبد الرؤوف الكسم  | June 1979 - March 1980
Mohammed al-Sioufi | محمد السيوفي  | March 1980 - March 1982
Adnan Quli | عدنان قولي  | March 1982 - May 1985
Ghassan al-Halabi | غسان الحلبي  | November 1985 - November 1987
Mohammed Amin Abu Al-Shamat | محمد امين ابو الشامات  | December 1987 - April 1990
Muhammad Walid Hamamiyeh | محمد وليد حمامية  | May 1991 - July 1994
Mohamed Zuhair Tilbi | محمد زهير تغلبي  | July 1994 - August 1999
Nabil Nasri | نبيل نصري  | August 1999 - February 2001
Ghassan al-Lahham | غسان اللحام  | February 2001 - September 2003
Muhammad Bashar al-Mufti | محمد بشار المفتي  | 22 January 2004 - 26 November 2006
Bishr al-Sabban | بشر الصبان  | 1 May 2006 - 26 November 2018
Adel al-Olabi[2] | عادل العلبي  | 26 November 2018 - 20 July 2022
Mohammad Tariq Kreishati[2] | محمد طارق كريشاتي  | 20 July 2022 - 8 December 2024
Mohammad Yasser Ghazal[3] (acting) | ‎محمد ياسر غزال  | 10 December - 15 December 2024
Maher Marwan[4] | ماهر مروان  | 15 December 2024 – Present

## See also

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* Damascus
* History of Damascus
* Timeline of Damascus
* List of governors of Aleppo
* List of governors of Homs

## References

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1. ^ "List of Damascus governors and mayors". Syrian Modern History (in Arabic). Retrieved 10 August 2022.
2. ^ a b "President al-Assad issues decrees on appointing new governors for eight Syrian provinces". SANA. 20 July 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
3. ^ "'A different Syria' will emerge, says de facto governor of Damascus". Reuters. 11 December 2024. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
4. ^ "How to rebuild a state: The challenge facing Syria's rebels now in power". 2024-12-16. Retrieved 2024-12-29.

## External links

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* ولاة ورؤساء بلديات دمشق (List of Damascus governors and mayors); (in Arabic)