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| Formation | 8 December 2024 (2024-12-08) |
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| Legal status | Provisional |
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| Ahmed al-Sharaa | |
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Following the fall of the Assad regime on 8 December 2024, Syria has been undergoing a political transition under the framework of a unitary presidential republic, with President Ahmed al-Sharaa leading the Syrian transitional government in accordance with the 2025 Constitutional Declaration. Under the Constitutional Declaration, executive power is concentrated in the hands of the president, who appoints ministers, dismisses them from their posts, and accepts their resignations.
The Syrian caretaker government was established after the regime's fall. Outgoing Prime Minister Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali remained in office in a caretaker capacity until Mohammed al-Bashir was appointed prime minister by the Syrian General Command on 10 December 2024. On 29 March 2025, the caretaker government was replaced by the Syrian transitional government, which was announced by al-Sharaa during a ceremony at the People's Palace in Damascus.
Cabinet under the Constitutional Declaration
[edit]On 13 March 2025, President Ahmed al-Sharaa ratified the 2025 Constitutional Declaration, which was declared to remain in effect for five years. The Constitutional Declaration establishes a presidential system in which executive power is concentrated in the hands of the president.[1][2][3]
Cabinet composition
[edit]Under Article 31 of the Constitutional Declaration, the President appoints ministers, dismisses them from their posts, and accepts their resignations.[4]
Oath of Ministers
[edit]The Constitutional Declaration provides for the following oath to be taken by ministers before the President:[4]
I swear by Almighty God to perform my duties with honesty and sincerity.
— Constitutional Declaration, Article 32
Cabinet in the transitional government
[edit]The Syrian caretaker government was formed following the fall of the Assad regime on 8 December 2024.[5][6] Outgoing Prime Minister Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali continued to serve in a caretaker capacity until Mohammed al-Bashir was designated as prime minister by the Syrian General Command on 10 December 2024.[7][8] On 29 March 2025, the caretaker government was replaced by the Syrian transitional government, which was announced by Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa during a ceremony at the People's Palace in Damascus, where the new ministers were sworn in and delivered speeches outlining their agendas.[9][10][11] The cabinet formed on 29 March 2025 included one woman, Hind Kabawat, and 22 men. Kabawat stated that she had unsuccessfully tried to convince the Syrian caretaker government to appoint more women as ministers in the new government. She said, "There is no excuse for having only one female minister."[12]
On 9 May 2026, as part of a partial government reshuffle, al-Sharaa appointed Khaled Fawaz Zaarour and Basel al-Suweydan as the Ministers of Information and Agriculture, replacing Hamza al-Mustafa and Amjad Badr, respectively.[13][14] The reshuffle was the first since the ouster of former President Bashar al-Assad.[15]
Current cabinet
[edit]Previous cabinets
[edit]- 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)
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