Hamza al-Mustafa

Hamza al-Mustafa is a Syrian academic, researcher, and media executive who is the current Minister of Information since 29 March 2025.

Education and academic career

Al-Mustafa holds a PhD from the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom. He has published several peer-reviewed studies, books, and articles on Syrian political and media issues.
His works include The Virtual Public Sphere in the Syrian Revolution: Characteristics, Trends, and Mechanisms of Public Opinion Formation. He also co-authored The Kurdish Question in Syria: Reality, History, and Myth and Backgrounds of the Revolution: Syrian Studies.

Career

Al-Mustafa worked as a researcher at the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies, where he focused on political and social issues in Syria and the wider region. He later became the Director General of Syria TV, overseeing its operations and editorial direction.
On 29 March 2025, he was appointed as Syria's Minister of Information in the Syrian transitional government.