Which photo to use?

We have two usable photos of al-Sharaa to put in the infobox. The one on the left is less recent and, in my view, more unflattering. The one on the right is more recent.

꧁Zanahary꧂ 19:30, 1 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

right image is the better choice tho its of lower quality nvm both are of shit quality 𐩣𐩫𐩧𐩨 Abo Yemen (𓃵) 06:05, 2 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Better Images

Better Images to be used in the article: Ahmed al-Sharaa Jan 2025 (Adjusted Better Version).png

Masry1973 (talk) 03:49, 9 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

This. 2A02:3030:A02:25:8A33:E737:28A0:D906 (talk) 14:07, 9 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
We also have this official portrait. MT(710) 14:17, 12 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
But it is still copyrighted because, in Syria, its term of copyright has expired pursuant to the provisions of Law No. 12/2001; therefore, it is not in the public domain. HurricaneEdgar 15:04, 12 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Original photographs are preferred over AI-upscaled images, under MOS:IMAGES (AI upscaling software should generally not be used to increase the resolution or quality of an old or low-resolution image. Original historical images should always be used in place of AI upscaled versions. If an AI-upscaled image is used in an article, this fact should be noted in its caption.). Belbury (talk) 16:03, 24 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hi, I was also involved in changing the image. I wasn't aware of that, but most images of Ahmed Al-Sharaa appear to be blurred. What image should be used instead? HurricaneEdgar 16:08, 24 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Whatever seems best from what's available. A slightly blurry photo is okay if that's all we have. Belbury (talk) 17:00, 24 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

This week

https://www.youtube.com/live/kQC4dfnLPqU 2601:602:D082:47D0:E023:DC74:5AB3:7544 (talk) 16:36, 9 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

20th President of Syria ?

Seems as though an editor, HurricaneEdgar, disputes the fact Ahmed al-Sharaa is the 20th president of Syria. They state that there is no source that declares him as such so we shouldn't include this order. To avoid and edit war I have brought this here.

The WP:CALC policy states that simple, non-controversial numerical conclusions do not require a direct source. Since he succeeded Bashar al-Assad, the 19th president of Syria, it follows that he is the 20th president, making a separate source for the numbering unnecessary. I do not think I have ever seen a source in an infobox next to an order. TimeToFixThis | 🕒 01:57, 15 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, @TimeToFixThis: I started a discussion about your claim regarding the 20th president. I don’t think we should add it, as most sources describe him as the interim or transitional president. Since he was appointed, the 20th president is not mentioned by the Syrian General Command. HurricaneEdgar 01:54, 15 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Again read the policy, there doesn't need to be a source for him being the 20th if he is "succeeding" the 19th. If he is an interim president then his office title should say "interim president". TimeToFixThis | 🕒 02:07, 15 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Remember, before his appointment as president, the Syrian president became the de facto leader, and the 20th president did not exist. I don’t think we need to add "interim" in the infobox since "transitional" is already included, which will prevent readers from being confused. HurricaneEdgar 02:25, 15 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I concede, @HurricaneEdgar, that Reuters [1], GPB [2], and L'Orient [3] all state that he is the "interim president". In this case we should change the infobox to say that instead of simply "president of Syria". TimeToFixThis | 🕒 02:27, 15 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Per Source, describing the Syrian president. Reuters,Economist,NBC News,The Guardian, AFP, and NNA HurricaneEdgar 02:33, 15 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I added an infobox about the de facto leader since he was widely regarded as such before the appointment. HurricaneEdgar 12:56, 21 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 24 March 2025

Under the Presidency (2025–present) section, under the Early actions header, the sentence that says "in what was the latter's first contact with a Syrian head of state since Assad' overthrow" is missing an 's' after Assad. I believe it should say "... since Assad's overthrow." Tolozen (talk) 06:54, 24 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Done. TheHarveyWallbanger (talk) 07:36, 24 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 30 March 2025

Last paragraph of the intro section, change "Al-Sharaa was Syria's de facto leader of the of the" to "Al-Sharaa was Syria's de facto leader of the". Royory (talk) 14:23, 30 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Done: I've made the edit. Thank you for helping out. Hacked (Talk|Contribs) 14:32, 30 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Allegiance

allegiance is not to first or second government, but to Syrian Arab Republic. Panam2014 (talk) 23:51, 1 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Short description

It is a fact that Ahmed al-Sharaa is the leader of Syria since 2024, but then the president since 2025. Yes, he is known for being the president since 2025, but then he has also lead the country since 2024. Thus, he is the leader of Syria since 2024. Agree or disagree? Richie1509 (talk) 04:02, 4 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

He is the de facto leader, yes, but his office isn't recognized by the international community until he's officially president—similar to the case of Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo and Chun Doo-hwan. HurricaneEdgar 08:37, 4 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
So I think the president of Syria prefers a short description now that he's officially recognized as president. HurricaneEdgar 14:00, 4 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Okay Richie1509 (talk) 22:16, 4 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk%3AAhmed_al-Sharaa
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