List of governors of Aleppo Governorate

Governor of Aleppo Governorate
Incumbent Azzam al-Gharib Acting   since 21 December 2024
Style	His Excellency
Appointer	President of Syria
Term length	No term limits
Website	Aleppo Governorate

The following is a list of governors of Aleppo Governorate , the most populous governorate of Syria, since 1971.

List of officeholders (1971–present)

Person	Name in Arabic	Time as governor
Ahmed Ismail	أحمد اسماعيل	24 June 1971 – 29 December 1977
Hussein Battah	حسين بطاح	28 January 1978 – 15 March 1980
Nihad al-Qadi	نهاد القاضي	15 March 1980 – 3 January 1983
Muhammad Mawalli	محمد موالدي	8 January 1983 – 23 December 1993
Muhammad Mustafa Mero [1]	محمد مصطفى ميرو	26 December 1993 – 12 March 2000
Salah Kanaj	صلاح كناج	9 October 2000 – 1 April 2003
Osama Hamid Uday	أسامة حامد عدي	3 April 2003 – 6 June 2005
Tamer al-Hijjah	تامر الحجة	6 June 2005 – 23 April 2009
Ali Ahmed Mansoura	علي أحمد منصورة	23 April 2009 – 15 August 2011
Mowafak Ibrahim Khalouf	موفق إبراهيم خلوف	15 August 2011 – 16 August 2012
Mohammed Akkad [2]	محمد وحيد عقاد	16 August 2012 – 22 October 2014
Marwan Olabi [2]	مروان علبي	22 October 2014 – 7 September 2016
Ahmad Hussein Diab [3]	حسين دياب	7 September 2016 – December 2024
Azzam al-Gharib [4] [5] (acting)	عزام الغريب	21 December 2024 – present

See also

• Aleppo
• History of Aleppo
• Timeline of Aleppo
• List of governors of Damascus
• List of governors of Homs

References

1. "Syria: A commitment to change". Euromoney. July 2001. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
2. "President al-Assad appoints new governors for 5 provinces". syriatimes.sy. 22 October 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
3. "Aleppo governor, Indonesian delegation discuss cooperation in reconstruction field". SANA. 2017-09-21. Retrieved 2021-11-17.
4. "تكليف قائد الجبهة الشامية بمهام محافظ حلب.. ما أبرز محطات حياته؟" [The commander of the Levant Front was assigned the duties of the governor of Aleppo.. What are the most important milestones in his life?]. Syria TV . 2024-12-21. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
5. "عين محافظاً لحلب.. من هو عزام غريب قائد الجبهة الشامية؟" [He was appointed governor of Aleppo.. Who is Azzam Gharib, leader of the Levant Front?]. Al Arabiya (in Arabic). 2024-12-21. Retrieved 2024-12-21.

External links

• List of Governors of Aleppo; (in Arabic)