Prime Minister of Syria
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The prime minister of Syria (Arabic: رئيس وزراء سوريا, romanized: Raʾīs wuzarāʾ Sūriyā), officially the president of the Council of Ministers of the Syrian Arab Republic, was the head of government of Syria from 1920 to 2025.[1] After the fall of the Assad regime, the prime minister of Syria was the head of the Syrian caretaker government.[2]
President of the Council of Ministers of the Syrian Arab Republic | |
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رئيس مجلس وزراء الجمهورية العربية السورية | |
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Cabinet of Syria Executive branch of the Syrian Government | |
Style | Mr Prime Minister (informal) His Excellency (diplomatic) |
Type | Head of government |
Status | Abolished |
Member of | Cabinet of Syria |
Residence | Damascus, Syria |
Appointer | President |
Inaugural holder | Ali Rikabi (kingdom) Saadallah al-Jabiri (republic) |
Formation | 9 March 1920 |
Abolished | 29 March 2025 |
Deputy | Deputy Prime Minister |
Website | https://web.archive.org/web/20250103083927/https://pministry.gov.sy/ |
History
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Perspective
Ba'athist Syria (1963–2024)
In normal circumstances and under the constitution of the Syrian Arab Republic,[1] the prime minister is appointed by the president of Syria, along with other ministers and members of the government that the new prime minister recommends.[3]
The People's Assembly of Syria then approves the legislative program of the new government, before the new government formally take office.[3]
There are no constitutional limits on a prime minister's term, and several served multiple non-consecutive terms.[4] The Syrian presidency retains the constitutional authority to appoint or remove the prime minister and his Council of Ministers.[5]
Post-Ba'athist Syria (2024–2025)
With the 2012 Constitution of Ba'athist Syria suspended following the fall of the Assad regime,[6] the new 2025 Interim Constitution establishes a presidential system in which executive power is concentrated in the hands of the president,[7] who appoints the ministers without the position of prime minister.[8]
On 29 March 2025, the Syrian transitional government was announced by Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa at a ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Damascus,[9] in which the new ministers were sworn in and delivered speeches outlining their agendas.[10] The government replaced the Syrian caretaker government, which was formed following the fall of the Assad regime.[11] The post of prime minister was abolished.[12]
List of prime ministers
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