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Cabinet of Syria
مجلس وزراء سوريا
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Established1930 (Constitution of Syria)
StateSyria
LeaderPrime Minister
Appointed byPresident
Ministries28
Responsible toPeople's Assembly and the President
HeadquartersGovernment building, Damascus, Syria
Websitepministry.gov.sy

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

2024 transitional government

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A transitional 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.[3]

Ministers

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Caretaker Prime Minister Mohammad al-Bashir told Al Jazeera on 16 December 2024 that "for the time being" ministers from the Syrian Salvation Government (SSG) would head national ministries.[4]

Portfolio Incumbent Faction Since
Prime Minister Mohammed al-Bashir[5] HTS 10 December 2024
Minister for Administrative Development
Minister for Social and Labour Affairs
Fadi al-Qassem[6] HTS 10 December 2024
Minister for Agriculture and Agrarian Reform Mohammad al-Ahmad[7] HTS 10 December 2024
Minister for Communications and Information Technology Hussein al-Masri[8] Independent December 2024
Minister for Defense Murhaf Abu Qasra[9] HTS 21 December 2024
Minister for Economy and Foreign Trade
Minister for Industry
Basel Abdul Aziz[10][7] HTS 10 December 2024
Minister for Education Nazir al-Qadri[6] HTS 10 December 2024
Minister for Endowments Hussam Haj Hussein[6] HTS 10 December 2024
Minister for Electricity Omar Shaqrouq[11] Independent December 2024
Minister for Finance Riad Abdul Ra'ouf (acting)[12] Independent 23 September 2024[a]
Minister for Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Asaad Hassan al-Shaybani[13] HTS 21 December 2024
Director of the General Intelligence Service Anas Khattab[14][15] HTS 26 December 2024
Director of the General Directorate of Customs Qutaiba Ahmed Badawi[16] HTS December 2024
Minister for Higher Education and Scientific Research Abdel Moneim Abdel Hafez[7] HTS 10 December 2024
Minister for Information
Minister for Culture
Mohammad al-Omar[7] HTS 10 December 2024
Minister for Health Maher al-Sharaa[17] (acting) HTS 16 December 2024
Minister for Interior Mohammad Abdul Rahman[7] HTS 10 December 2024
Minister for Internal Trade and Consumer Protection Maher Khalil al-Hasan[18] (acting) Independent December 2024
Minister for Justice Shadi al-Waisi[6] HTS 10 December 2024
Minister for Local Administration and Environment
Minister for Public Works and Housing
Mohamed Muslim[6] HTS 10 December 2024
Minister of Oil and Mineral Resources Ghaiath Diab[19] Independent December 2024
Minister for Tourism
Minister for Transport
Bahaa Aldeen Sharm[20] Independent December 2024
Minister for Water Resources Osama Abu Zaid[21] Independent December 2024
Minister for Women's Affairs Aisha al-Dibs[22] Independent 22 December 2024

Previous cabinets

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Appointed in the Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali government; remained in a caretaker capacity

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. ^ Al Jazeera Staff. "What to know about Syria's new caretaker government". Al Jazeera English. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  5. ^ "Mohammed al-Bashir assigned to form new Syrian government". Ammon News. 9 December 2024. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  6. ^ a b c d e "What to know about Syria's new caretaker government". aljazeera.com. 15 December 2024. Wikidata Q131451019. Archived from the original on 15 December 2024.
  7. ^ a b c d e Syrian Transitional Government Officially Established, L24, 11 December 2024, Wikidata Q131451006, archived from the original on 15 December 2024
  8. ^ "وزير الاتصالات: رفع الحجب المفروض من نظام الأسد عن المواقع الداعمة للثورة السورية". Syria News (in Arabic). Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  9. ^ "Syrian authorities appoint HTS figures as foreign, defence ministers". Al Jazeera English. 21 December 2024. Wikidata Q131531801. Archived from the original on 21 December 2024.
  10. ^ Timour Azhari (10 December 2024), Exclusive: Syria's new rulers back shift to free-market economy, business leader says, Reuters, Wikidata Q131421935, archived from the original on 10 December 2024
  11. ^ "Electricity Minister inspects work at Tishreen Thermal Power Plant". Syrian Arab News Agency. 19 December 2024. Archived from the original on 21 December 2024. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  12. ^ Dadouch, Sarah; Jalabi, Raya (12 December 2024). "Syria's acting finance minister pushes plan to revive war-torn economy". Financial Times. Archived from the original on 12 December 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  13. ^ "Appointment of Asaad Hassan al-Sheybani as Foreign Minister in the Syrian Transitional Government". Erem News (in Arabic). 21 December 2024. Archived from the original on 21 December 2024. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  14. ^ "تعيين أنس خطاب رئيساً لجهاز الاستخبارات العامة في سوريا". تلفزيون سوريا (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 26 December 2024. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  15. ^ "سوريا.. أنس خطاب رئيسا لجهاز الاستخبارات العامة". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  16. ^ "الجمارك السورية تستبدل مديرين للمنافذ الحدودية". عنب بلدي (in Arabic). 25 December 2024. Retrieved 30 December 2024. في 18 من كانون الأول الحالي، صدر قرار عن مديرية الجمارك العامة، موقع من مديرها العام الجديد، قتيبة أحمد بدوي، يقضي بحل الضابطة الجمركية في سوريا بكافة مسمياتها وتشكيلاتها، ليصار فيما بعد إلى إعادة تشكيلها على الشكل الذي "يخدم المصلحة العامة". [On 18 December, the General Customs Directorate issued a decision, signed by its new Director General, Qutaiba Ahmed Badawi, to dissolve the customs police in Syria with all its names and formations, to be reconstituted later in a manner that “serves the public interest.”]
  17. ^ Widespread Condemnation of Sharaa's Brother Appointment as Minister of Health & Rejection of His Condescending Rhetoric Towards Revolutionary Organizations, The Syrian Observer, 19 December 2024, Wikidata Q131522512, archived from the original on 21 December 2024
  18. ^ "Syrian interim gov't eyes economic reforms, assures ample strategic reserves". Big News Network.com. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  19. ^ "وزير النفط السوري يكشف التحديات وألمانيا تعلن مساعدات بعيدا عن الإدارة الجديدة". الجزيرة نت.
  20. ^ "وزير النقل السوري: مطارات دمشق وحلب تقترب من استئناف استقبال الرحلات الجوية". صدى البلد. 17 December 2024.
  21. ^ "تلفزيون الخبر |". موقع نبض.
  22. ^ "Women will play a key role in a new Syria, says minister". Al Jazeera English. 22 December 2024. Wikidata Q131541454. Archived from the original on 23 December 2024.
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