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The Cabinet of Syria (Arabic: مجلس وزراء سوريا, romanized: Majlis wuzarāʾ Sūriyā) 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.
Cabinet in the Constitution
According to the most recent Constitution of Syria adopted in 2012:[1]
Section 2 The Council of Ministers
- Article 118 [Cabinet]
- (1) The Cabinet is the state's highest executive and administrative body. It consists of the Prime Minister, his deputies, and the ministers. It supervises the execution of the laws and regulations and the work of the state machinery and institutions.
Appointment, powers and removal
Appointment:[2]
- Appointed by the President
Powers:[2]
- Implementing state public policy
- Enforcing laws
- Supervising government bodies
- Passing administrative decisions
- Advising the President
Removal:[2]
- Upon dismissal by the President
- Upon submission of resignation to the President
- Upon removal or resignation of the President
- Upon a vote of no-confidence by the legislature
2024 transitional government
A transitional 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.[3]
Ministers
Caretaker Prime Minister Mohammad al-Bashir told Al Jazeera on 16 December 2024 that "for the time being" ministers from the Syrian Salvation Government (SSG) would head national ministries.[4]
Previous cabinets
- Second Mustafa Mero government (2001–2003)
- Muhammad Naji al-Otari government (2003–2011)
- Adel Safar government (2011–12)
- Riyad Hijab government (2012)
- First Wael al-Halqi government (2012–2014)
- Second Wael al-Halqi government (2014–2016)
- Imad Khamis government (2016–2020)
- First Arnous government (2020–2021)
- Second Arnous government (2021–2024)
- Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali government (2024)
See also
Notes
References
- ^ "English Translation of the Syrian Constitution". Qordoba. 15 February 2012. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
- ^ a b c "Constitutional history of Syria". constitutionniet.org. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
- ^ Mohammed al-Bashir assigned to form new Syrian government
- ^ Al Jazeera Staff. "What to know about Syria's new caretaker government". Al Jazeera English. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
- ^ "Mohammed al-Bashir assigned to form new Syrian government". Ammon News. 9 December 2024. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "What to know about Syria's new caretaker government". aljazeera.com. 15 December 2024. Wikidata Q131451019. Archived from the original on 15 December 2024.
- ^ a b c d Syrian Transitional Government Officially Established, L24, 11 December 2024, Wikidata Q131451006, archived from the original on 15 December 2024
- ^ "وزير الاتصالات: رفع الحجب المفروض من نظام الأسد عن المواقع الداعمة للثورة السورية". Syria News (in Arabic). Retrieved 27 December 2024.
- ^ Timour Azhari (10 December 2024), Exclusive: Syria's new rulers back shift to free-market economy, business leader says, Reuters, Wikidata Q131421935, archived from the original on 10 December 2024
- ^ "Electricity Minister inspects work at Tishreen Thermal Power Plant". Syrian Arab News Agency. 19 December 2024. Archived from the original on 21 December 2024. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- ^ "Syrian caretaker government to hike public sector salaries by 400 pct next month". Yemen Details.
- ^ "Appointment of Asaad Hassan al-Sheybani as Foreign Minister in the Syrian Transitional Government". Erem News (in Arabic). 21 December 2024. Archived from the original on 21 December 2024. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- ^ "تعيين أنس خطاب رئيساً لجهاز الاستخبارات العامة في سوريا". تلفزيون سوريا (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 26 December 2024. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
- ^ "سوريا.. أنس خطاب رئيسا لجهاز الاستخبارات العامة". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
- ^ "الجمارك السورية تستبدل مديرين للمنافذ الحدودية". عنب بلدي (in Arabic). 25 December 2024. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
في 18 من كانون الأول الحالي، صدر قرار عن مديرية الجمارك العامة، موقع من مديرها العام الجديد، قتيبة أحمد بدوي، يقضي بحل الضابطة الجمركية في سوريا بكافة مسمياتها وتشكيلاتها، ليصار فيما بعد إلى إعادة تشكيلها على الشكل الذي "يخدم المصلحة العامة".
[On 18 December, the General Customs Directorate issued a decision, signed by its new Director General, Qutaiba Ahmed Badawi, to dissolve the customs police in Syria with all its names and formations, to be reconstituted later in a manner that “serves the public interest.”] - ^ Widespread Condemnation of Sharaa's Brother Appointment as Minister of Health & Rejection of His Condescending Rhetoric Towards Revolutionary Organizations, The Syrian Observer, 19 December 2024, Wikidata Q131522512, archived from the original on 21 December 2024
- ^ "New Appointments: Ali Keda as Interior Minister and Mohammad Abdulrahman as Governor of Idlib". Syria TV (in Arabic). 19 January 2025. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
- ^ "Syrian interim gov't eyes economic reforms, assures ample strategic reserves". Big News Network.com. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
- ^ "وزير النفط السوري يكشف التحديات وألمانيا تعلن مساعدات بعيدا عن الإدارة الجديدة". الجزيرة نت.
- ^ "وزير النقل السوري: مطارات دمشق وحلب تقترب من استئناف استقبال الرحلات الجوية". صدى البلد. 17 December 2024.
- ^ "تلفزيون الخبر |". موقع نبض.
- ^ "Women will play a key role in a new Syria, says minister". Al Jazeera English. 22 December 2024. Wikidata Q131541454. Archived from the original on 23 December 2024.
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