Executive Council (Rojava)

Federal Executive Council
Arabic: المجلس التنفيذي للفيدرالية Kurdish: Encûmena Rêvebir a Federaliyê Classical Syriac: ܡܘܬܒܐ ܣܘܥܪܢܝܐ ܕܦܕܪܐܠܝܘܬܐ
Overview
Polity	Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria
Leader	Co-chairs
Appointed by	Federal Assembly of the Syrian Democratic Council

Origins and history of the Executive Council

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Perspective

Council composition

Among other stipulations outlined is a quota of 40% for women's participation in government, as well as another quota for youth. In connection with a decision to introduce affirmative action for ethnic minorities, all governmental organizations and offices are based on a system with two co-chairs.^[7] Women can also voluntarily participate in periodic meetings that aim to discuss their own affairs.^[6]

Restructuring of the AANES in 2018

After the restructuring of Rojava's political system on 6 September 2018, Berivan Khalid^[8] and Abdul Hamid al-Mahbash were elected co-chairs of the Executive Council of the DAANES.^[9]

Commisions

In the first meeting of the DAANES' Executive Council held on 3 October 2018 in Ayn Issa, co-chairs of the nine initial Commisions (also called Committee), which are part of the Executive Council, were elected:^[10]^[11]

Interior Commisions: Ali Mustafa Hajo (علي مصطفى حجو) – Hevi (Hifi) Ibrahim Mustafa (هيفي ابراهيم مصطفى)
Education Commisions: Kawthar Doko (Kuthar Duku, كوثر دوكو) - Rajab al-Meshlaf (رجب المشلف)
Local Administration Commisions: Joseph (Juzif) Lahdo (جوزيف لحدو) - Media Bozan (Maydia Bouzan, ميديا بوزان)
Economics and Agriculture Commisions: Salman Tawfiq al-Baroudo (سلمان توفيق البارودو) - Amal al-Khazim (أمل الخزيم)

Finance Commisions: Walat Haj Ali (ولات حاج علي) - Salwa al-Sayid (سلوى السيد)
Culture Commisions: Abdul Satar Shakagi (عبدالستار شكاغي) - Aisha Ali Rajab (عائشة علي رجب)
Health and Environment Commisions: Dr. Jwan Mustafa (الدكتور جوان مصطفى) – Khetam Khalil al-Jeld (ختام خليل الجلد)
Social Affairs Commisions: Farouq al-Mashi (فاروق الماشي) - Berivan Hasan (بيريفان حسن)
Women's Commisions: Jihan Khadro (جيهان خضرو)

Sometime later (first publications in December), the former official spokeswoman of "Wrath of the Euphrates" campaign Jihan Sheikh Ahmed was elected co-chair of the Defense Commision, one of two special offices of the Executive Council (the second is the Self-defense Commision), whose forming was assumed shortly after the creation of the initial nine commisions.^[12]^[13]^[14]

Apart from the commissions of the larger DAANES' Executive Council and Cantons’ Executive Councils, smaller subdivisions such as districts, sub-districts, and communes also have their own commissions.^[6]

Offices

Besides the commisions, eight Offices are also part of the DAANES' Executive Council, but not of the regional. There are offices for the following tasks:^[6]

Foreign Relations
Oil and Natural Resources
Humanitarian Affairs and Organizations
Religions and Beliefs
Defense Affairs
Planning and Development
Media
Advisory

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Operation of the Executive Council

Council meetings

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Decisions and responsibilities

The Council assists with coordination and collaboration between cantons in political, economic, social and cultural matters; particularly that of diplomatic and military matters. It also supervises and follows the work of federal Departments and Ministries.^[15]

Constitutional conventions

Due to the Executive Council's unique nature as a voluntary grand coalition of political opponents, its operation is subject to constitutional conventions.