Council of Ministers (Syria)


The Council of Ministers was first constituted in the Syrian Constitution of 1930. Following the fall of the Assad regime on 8 December 2024, Syria is currently undergoing a political transition, with Ahmed al-Sharaa leading a Syrian [transitional government].

Cabinet in the Constitution

With the 2012 Constitution of Ba'athist Syria suspended following the fall of the Assad regime, the new 2025 Interim Constitution establishes a presidential system in which executive power is concentrated in the hands of the president, who appoints the ministers without the position of prime minister.

Syrian transitional government

The first post-Assad government was formed following the fall of the Assad regime on 8 December 2024. Outgoing prime minister Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali continued in that role as a caretaker until Mohammed al-Bashir was designated as prime minister on 10 December 2024.
On 29 March 2025, the caretaker government was replaced by the Syrian transitional government, announced by Syrian president Ahmed al-Sharaa at a ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Damascus, in which the new ministers were sworn in and speeches delivered outlining their agendas. The cabinet of 29 March 2025 included only one woman, Hind Kabawat, and 22 men. Kabawat stated that she had unsuccessfully tried to convince the Syrian caretaker government to have more women ministers in the new government. She stated that "there is no excuse for having only one female minister."

Current cabinet

PortfolioMinisterTook officeLeft officeFaction
Minister of InteriorAnas Khattab29 March 2025IncumbentHay'at Tahrir al-Sham
Minister of DefenceMurhaf Abu Qasra29 March 2025IncumbentHay'at Tahrir al-Sham
Minister of Foreign Affairs and ExpatriatesAsaad al-Shaibani29 March 2025IncumbentHay'at Tahrir al-Sham
Minister of JusticeMazhar al-Wais29 March 2025IncumbentHay'at Tahrir al-Sham
Minister of AwqafMohammed Abu al-Khair Shukri29 March 2025IncumbentSyrian National Coalition
Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific ResearchMarwan al-Halabi29 March 2025IncumbentIndependent
Minister of Social and Labour AffairsHind Kabawat29 March 2025IncumbentIndependent
Minister of EnergyMohammed al-Bashir29 March 2025IncumbentHay'at Tahrir al-Sham
Minister of FinanceMohammed Yisr Barnieh29 March 2025IncumbentIndependent
Minister of Economy and IndustryMohammad Nidal al-Shaar29 March 2025IncumbentIndependent
Minister of HealthMusaab Nazzal al-Ali29 March 2025IncumbentIndependent
Minister of Local Administration and EnvironmentMohammed Anjrani29 March 2025IncumbentHay'at Tahrir al-Sham
Minister of Emergency and Disaster ManagementRaed al-Saleh29 March 2025IncumbentIndependent
Minister of Communications and Information TechnologyAbdul Salam Heikal29 March 2025IncumbentIndependent
Minister of Agriculture and Agrarian ReformAmjad Badr29 March 2025IncumbentIndependent
Minister of EducationMohammed Abdul Rahman Turko29 March 2025IncumbentIndependent
Ministry of Public Works and HousingMustafa Abdul Razzaq29 March 2025IncumbentHay'at Tahrir al-Sham
Minister of CultureMohammed Yassin Saleh29 March 2025IncumbentIndependent
Minister of Youth and SportsMohammed Sameh Hamedh29 March 2025IncumbentHay'at Tahrir al-Sham
Minister of TourismMazen al-Salhani29 March 2025IncumbentIndependent
Minister of Administrative DevelopmentMohammad Skaf29 March 2025IncumbentHay'at Tahrir al-Sham
Minister of TransportYaarub Bader29 March 2025IncumbentIndependent
Minister of InformationHamza al-Mustafa29 March 2025IncumbentIndependent

Previous cabinets