Council of Ministers (Syria)
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| Formed | 1930 (Constitution of Syria) |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Syria |
| Headquarters | Government building, Damascus, Syria |
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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
With the 2012 Constitution of Ba'athist Syria suspended following the fall of the Assad regime,[1] the new Constitutional Declaration of the Syrian Arab Republic 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
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] The cabinet of 29 March 2025 included only one woman, Hind Kabawat, and 22 men. Kabawat stated that she had unsuccessfully tried to convince the Syrian caretaker government to have more women ministers in the new government. She stated that "there is no excuse for having only one female minister."[8]
Current cabinet
Previous cabinets
- 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
References
- ^ "Syria's new constitution gives sweeping powers, ignores minority rights". rfi. 14 March 2025. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Syria's Constitutional Draft Set for Release as Fact-Finding Committee Begins Investigations". Watan News. 12 March 2025. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
- ^ "Mohammed al-Bashir assigned to form new Syrian government". Archived from the original on 18 December 2024. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
- ^ "نص الإعلان الدستوري لسوريا 2025". Al Jazeera Arabic (in Arabic). Retrieved 29 March 2025.
- ^ "وزراء الحكومة السورية يقدمون خططهم ويؤدون القسم الدستوري". Syria TV (in Arabic). 29 March 2025. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
- ^ "At protest, Tel Aviv mayor vows to shut down the country if the government ignores a High Court ruling". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
- ^ Hélène Sallon (2 April 2025). "Hind Kabawat, the only woman in Syria's transitional government: 'Al-Sharaa has a vision, and he knows he cannot govern alone'". Le Monde. ISSN 0395-2037. Wikidata Q137805704.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ "نص الإعلان الدستوري لسوريا 2025". Al Jazeera Arabic (in Arabic). Retrieved 29 March 2025.
- ^ "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.