The Syrian Armed Forces are the military forces of Syria.
The president of Syria is the head of state of Syria. They are vested with sweeping powers that may be delegated, at their sole discretion, to their vice presidents. They appoint and dismiss the prime minister and other members of the Council of Ministers and military officers.
The prime minister of Syria is the head of the cabinet of Syria. Since the fall of the Assad regime, the current prime minister of Syria is the head of the Syrian transitional government.
The Ministry of Defense is a government ministry office of Syria, responsible for defense affairs. Murhaf Abu Qasra, Minister of Defense holds the position of Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Armed Forces.
The Cabinet of Syria 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 Mohammed al-Bashir leading a Syrian Transitional Government.
The General Intelligence Service, is a Syrian intelligence agency responsible for providing national security intelligence, both domestically and internationally. It was established on 26 December 2024 by the Syrian transitional government succeeding the Ba'athist regime's General Intelligence Directorate, also known as the General Security Directorate or Syrian GID, which was the most important civil intelligence service of former Ba'athist Syria and played an important role of suppressing the people of Syria for the governments interests.
Riyad Farid Hijab is a Syrian politician. He was Prime Minister of Syria from June to August 2012, serving under President Bashar al-Assad. From 2011 to 2012, he was Minister of Agriculture.
This article details the Syrian government's response to protests and civilian uprisings of the Syrian revolution which began in early 2011, that unravelled the socio-political stability of Syria, eventually plunging the country into a nationwide civil war by mid-2012.
The National Coalition of Syrian Revolution and Opposition Forces, commonly named the Syrian National Coalition (SNC), or the Syrian National Revolutionary Coalition (SNRC) is a political organization founded in Doha, Qatar, in November 2012 during the Syrian Civil War in an attempt to coalesce the various opposition movements to Bashar al-Assad's Ba'athist regime.
The Chief of the General Staff of the Army and Armed Forces was the professional head of the Syrian Armed Forces and the Syrian Army. The Chief of the General Staff is appointed by the President of Syria, who is the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces.
Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali is a Syrian politician and civil engineer who served as the 69th prime minister of Syria from 14 September to 10 December 2024. He is the last person to serve as Prime Minister of Syria under the presidency of Bashar al-Assad and last head of government of the Ba'athist regime.
The government of Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali was formed after appointment by the president of Syria on 23 September 2024 and new Council of Ministers took the oath of office on 24 September 2024, after the 2024 Syrian parliamentary election held on 15 July 2024. This replaced the caretaker ministry formed in July. The government was the 96th since Syria gained independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1918 and was the ninth and last during the presidency of Bashar al-Assad, as well as the last government of Ba'athist Syria.
Mohammed al-Bashir is a Syrian politician and engineer who currently serves as the 70th prime minister of Syria. Since 10 December 2024, he has led the Syrian Transitional Government, which was formed after the fall of the Assad regime, and succeeded Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali in his role. Al-Bashir also served as the fifth prime minister of the Syrian Salvation Government, the civilian administration of the Sunni organisation Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), between his election on 13 January 2024 and appointment as transitional prime minister.
Hussein Ali al-Sharaa is a Syrian economist and former Arab nationalist activist. He is the father of the current de facto leader of Syria, Ahmed al-Sharaa.
The Syrian transitional government is the incumbent provisional government of Syria. It was established in December 2024 by the Syrian opposition after Ahmed al-Sharaa, Emir of Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham and now the de facto Syrian head of state, appointed Mohammed al-Bashir as Prime Minister, replacing Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali on 10 December. This came after the fall of the Assad regime and the exile of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Asaad Hassan al-Shaybani is a Syrian politician who serves as the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates in the Syrian Transitional Government since 21 December 2024 under Prime Minister Mohammed al-Bashir, following the fall of the Assad regime.
Major General Murhaf Abu Qasra also known by his nom de guerreAbu Hassan al-Hamawi and Abu Hassan 600 is a Syrian politician and military commander who is currently serving as the 19th minister of Defense in the Syrian transitional government since 21 December 2024. His appointment comes as part of a broader effort to institutionalise and unify the military forces of the former Syrian opposition.
The General Intelligence Service, is a Syrian intelligence agency responsible for providing national security intelligence, both domestically and internationally. It was established on 26 December 2024 by the Syrian transitional government succeeding the Ba'athist regime's General Intelligence Directorate.
Anas Hasan Khattab is the current head of the General Intelligence Service in Syria, a position got on 26 December 2024 as part of wider reallocation of positions after the fall of the Assad regime. He is also the deputy commander of Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham under Ahmed al-Sharaa, and the head of the General Security Apparatus within the group.
Hussein al-Masri is a Syrian politician who is currently serving as the Minister of Communications and Information Technology in the Syrian transitional government that was formed under prime minister Mohammed al-Bashir in the aftermath of the fall of the Assad regime.
