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| Governor of Homs Governorate | |
|---|---|
| Style | His Excellency |
| Appointer | President of Syria |
| Term length | No term limits |
| Inaugural holder | Fawzi al-Maliki |
| Formation | 1921 |
The following is a list of governors of Homs Governorate , since 1921.
| Person | Name in Arabic | Time as governor |
|---|---|---|
| Fawzi al-Maliki | 1921 – 1926 (killed) | |
| Muhammad al-Hassan al-Mawsili | 1926 | |
| Rashid al-Barazi | 11 December 1926 – 15 February 1927 | |
| Muhammad al-Hassan al-Mawsili (second time) | 1927 – 1928 | |
| Jamil al-Dahan | 1928 – 1941 | |
| Haydar Mardam Bey | 1941 – 1942 | |
| Fouad al-Halabi | 1942 – 1946 | |
| Omar al-Adas | 1946 – 1947 | |
| Abd al-Qader al-Maidani | 1947 – 1948 | |
| Aref al-Anbari | 1948 | |
| Bashir Fouad | 1948 – 1950 | |
| Saeed al-Sayed | 1950 – 1952 | |
| Muhammad Nour Allah | 1952 – 1954 | |
| Rashid al-Hamid | 1954 – 1955 | |
| Jamil Al-Qirbi | 1955 – 1956 | |
| Saeed al-Sayed (second time) | 1956 – 1957 | |
| Zaki al-Mahasni | 1957 – 1958 | |
| Saeed al-Hajj | 1958 – 1959 | |
| Mustafa Ram Hamdani | 1959 – 1961 | |
| Jamal al-Noamani | 1961 | |
| Mustafa Ram Hamdani (second time) | 1961 – 1963 | |
| Muhammad Saeed Khaddam | 1963 – 1964 | |
| Abd al-Fattah al-Boushi | 1964 | |
| Mustafa al-Nabulsi | 1964 – 1966 | |
| Muhammad Said Talib | 1966 | |
| Muhammad Musa al-Kafri | 1966 – 1967 | |
| Suleiman al-Azn | 1967 | |
| Jabr al-Kafri | 1967 – 1969 | |
| Marwan Sabbagh | 1969 – 1971 | |
| Ismail Yousefi | 1971 – 1973 | |
| Nizar Qouli | 1973 – 1974 | |
| Ismail Okla | 1974 – 1978 | |
| Mahmoud Kaddour | 1978 – 1980 | |
| Fouad al-Absi | 1980 – 1984 | |
| Mahmoud Klou | 1984 – 1986 | |
| Yahya Abu Asli | 1986 – 1993 | |
| Muhammad Naji al-Otari | 1993 – 2000 | |
| Hossam al-Din al-Hakim | 2000 – 2002 | |
| Sobhi Hamida | 2002 – 2006 | |
| Muhammad Iyad Ghazal | 2006 – 2011 | |
| Ghassan Mustafa Abd al-Aal | 2011 – 2012 | |
| Ahmed Munir Muhammad | 2012 – 2013 | |
| Talal al-Barazi | 17 July 2013 – 2020 | |
| Bassam Mamdouh Parsik | 2020 – 2022 | |
| Namir Habib Makhlouf | 20 July 2022 – present |
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