Mohammad Abdul Rahman

Mohammad Abdul Rahman is the current Governor of Idlib Governorate. Previously, he held the office of Minister of Interior in the Syrian caretaker government. He had also served as Minister of Interior in the Syrian Salvation Government for the government's sixth term from 2022 until December 2024.

Early life and education

Abdul Rahman was born in the town of Muhambal in Idlib Governorate and graduated as an officer from the Military Academy in Homs. He defected from the Syrian Arab Army in 2012 and joined the Syrian opposition factions during the Syrian [civil war|country's civil war].

Activity during the civil war

In 2015, Abdul Rahman served as the General Supervisor for the management of Army of Conquest operations in Muhambal and its surrounding countryside. By 2017, he worked in the General Administration of Services and took on responsibilities within the Idlib branch, focusing on the Muhambal bloc, the eastern countryside of Jisr ash-Shughur, and public relations.
Between 2017 and 2018, he managed public relations and coordination in these regions. In 2019, he was appointed as the head of the Ariha bloc in the central region. He was later promoted to General Supervisor of the central region for the period of 2020–2021.
In 2022, Abdul Rahman was appointed Minister of Interior in the fifth term of the Syrian Salvation Government. He started serving in the same role in 2024 as part of the Syrian caretaker government under prime minister Mohammed al-Bashir, following the fall of the Assad regime and the decision that ministers of the salvation government will serve in the same roles in the transitional government until March 2025.
Abdul Rahman was later relieved of his duties as Minister of the Interior, and appointed as Governor of Idlib.