Provisional Syrian Constitution of 1969

The Provisional Constitution of 1969 was issued by the Regional Command of the Ba’ath Party.^[1] The document concentrated political power in the hands of the President and the Ba’ath Party, formalizing a highly centralized system dominated by the executive and military leadership. The constitution emphasised Arab socialist principles, state-led economic development, and the ideological mission of Arab unity. It served as the governing framework of Syria until the adoption of the 1973 Constitution, which further entrenched Ba’athist rule under President Hafez al-Assad.

Provisional Constitution of the Syrian Arab Republic
Overview
Original title	الدستور المؤقت للجمهورية العربية السورية
Jurisdiction	Ba'athist Syria
Date effective	May 1, 1969 (1969-05-01)
System	Unitary transitional one-party state
Government structure
Branches	Three (executive, legislative and judiciary)
Head of state	President
Chambers	Unicameral (People's Assembly)
Executive	President-led Council of Ministers; Prime Minister as head of government
Judiciary	Judiciary of Syria
Federalism	Unitary
First legislature	February 22, 1971 (1971-02-22)
Repealed	May 1, 1973 (1973-05-01)
Supersedes	Provisional Constitution of 1964
Superseded by	Constitution of 1973
Full text
Provisional Constitution of Syria (1969) at Wikisource
الدستور المؤقت للجمهورية العربية السورية at Arabic Wikisource