| Mayor of Damascus | |
|---|---|
 The seal of Damascus Governorate. | |
| Style | His Excellency |
| Appointer | President of Syria |
| Term length | No term limits |
| Inaugural holder | Aladdin Al-Droubi |
| Formation | 1918 |
| Website | damascus.gov.sy |
The following is a list of mayors of Damascus since 1918. [1]
| Person | Name in Arabic | Time as mayor |
|---|---|---|
| Aladdin Al-Droubi | علاء الدين الدروبي | 1918 - 1920 |
| Nawras al-Kilani | نورس الكيلاني | 6 June 1925 - August 1926 |
| Aref al-Khatib | عارف الخطيب | September 1926 |
| Bahij al-Khatib | بهيج الخطيب | 6 February 1936 - 2 March 1936 |
| Tawfiq al-Hayani | توفيق الحياني | 2 March 1936 - 1937 |
| Fayez al-Shehabi | فايز الشهابي | 1937 - 19 June 1940 |
| Sofouh al-Azm | صفوح العظم | 19 June 1940 - February 1942 |
| Husni al-Barazi | حسني البرازي | February 1942 - April 1942 |
| Aref al-Hamzawi | عارف الحمزاوي | April 1942 - December 1944 |
| Mazhar al-Bakri | مظهر البكري | December 1944 - November 1946 |
| Nabih al-Azma | نبيه العظمة | November 1946 - December 1946 |
| Behjat Shehabi | بهجت شهابي | December 1946 - April 1949 |
| Khalil Refaat | خليل رفعت | April 1949 |
| Abdel Hamid Mardini | عبد الحميد مارديني | April 1949 - 15 October 1949 |
| Sayed al-Yousef | سيد اليوسف | March 1950 - 26 January 1951 |
| Rashad Jabri | رشاد جبري | 1951 - 1952 |
| Nasuh al-Ayyubi | نصوح الأيوبي | 1952 - 1954 |
| Abdel Hamid Mardini | عبد الحميد مارديني | February 1954 - April 1954 |
| Ismail Qoli | اسماعيل قلي | April 1954 - September 1954 |
| Mustafa Malik Noor Allah | مصطفى مالك نور الله | 1954 |
| Mokhtar Diab | مختار دياب | 1954 - 1957 |
| Bashir al-Qudmani | بشير القضماني | 1957 - 1960 |
| Abdul Salam Termanini | عبد السلام ترمانيني | 1961 |
| Majed al-Ghazi | ماجد الغازي | 1961 - May 1962 |
| Ibrahim al-Hamzawi | ابراهيم الحمزاوي | May 1962 - April 1963 |
| Abd al-Rahman al-Mardini | عبد الرحمن المارديني | April 1963 - May 1964 |
| Sufouh as-Sawwaf | صفوح الصواف | July 1964 - April 1966 |
| Muhammad al-Sioufi | محمد السيوفي | November 1967 - February 1969 |
| Muhammad Ali al-Halabi | محمد علي الحلبي | February 1969 - July 1971 |
| Mohammed Yassin Alasta | محمد ياسين الاسطة | January 1972 - December 1974 |
| Farouk al-Hamwi | فاروق الحموي | August 1975 - 1979 |
| Abdul Rauf al-Kasm | عبد الرؤوف الكسم | June 1979 - March 1980 |
| Mohammed al-Sioufi | محمد السيوفي | March 1980 - March 1982 |
| Adnan Quli | عدنان قولي | March 1982 - May 1985 |
| Ghassan al-Halabi | غسان الحلبي | November 1985 - November 1987 |
| Mohammed Amin Abu Al-Shamat | محمد امين ابو الشامات | December 1987 - April 1990 |
| Muhammad Walid Hamamiyeh | محمد وليد حمامية | May 1991 - July 1994 |
| Mohamed Zuhair Tilbi | محمد زهير تغلبي | July 1994 - August 1999 |
| Nabil Nasri | نبيل نصري | August 1999 - February 2001 |
| Ghassan al-Lahham | غسان اللحام | February 2001 - September 2003 |
| Muhammad Bashar al-Mufti | محمد بشار المفتي | 22 January 2004 - 26 November 2006 |
| Bishr al-Sabban | بشر الصبان | 1 May 2006 - 26 November 2018 |
| Adel al-Olabi [2] | عادل العلبي | 26 November 2018 - 20 July 2022 |
| Mohammad Tariq Kreishati [2] | محمد طارق كريشاتي | 20 July 2022 - present |
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