The vice president of Syria (), officially the vice president of the Syrian Arab Republic, is the second-highest political position in the Syrian government after the president. The current Constitutional Declaration states that in the case of the president's 'temporary disablement', a vice president may become the acting president.
Multiple people can hold the office of vice president at the same time. The president is responsible for appointing the vice president, alongside determining their powers. Since the fall of the Assad regime, the position has been left vacant.
Powers, selection and succession Under the Constitutional Declaration of the Syrian Arab Republic:
The President of the Republic appoints one or more vice presidents, The President determines their powers, dismisses them, and accepts their resignations, If the presidency becomes vacant, the vice president assumes the President’s powers.
List of officeholders
Second Syrian Republic (1950–1958) No. Portrait Name Term of office Political party President(s) Took office Left office Time in office 1 Maamun al-Kuzbari 25 February 1952 28 February 1954 Arab Liberation Movement Fawzi Selu Adib Shishakli
United Arab Republic (1958–1961) No. Portrait Name Term of office Political party President(s) Took office Left office Time in office 2 Sabri al-Asali 7 March 1958 7 October 1958 National Party Gamal Abdel Nasser Akram al-Hawrani 7 March 1958 19 September 1960 Ba'ath Party Abdel Latif Boghdadi 7 March 1958 29 September 1961 National Union Abdel Hakim Amer 7 March 1958 29 September 1961 National Union 3 Nur al-Din Kahala 20 September 1960 29 September 1961 National Union 4 Abdul Hamid al-Sarraj 16 August 1961 29 September 1961 National Union Kamal el-Din Hussein 16 August 1961 29 September 1961 National Union Zakaria Mohieddin 16 August 1961 29 September 1961 National Union Hussein el-Shafei 16 August 1961 29 September 1961 National Union
Ba'athist Syria (1963–2024) Source:
No. Portrait Name Term of office Political party President(s) Took office Left office Time in office 5 Muhammad Umran 8 March 1963 15 December 1964 Ba'ath Party Lu'ay al-Atassi Amin al-Hafiz 6 Nureddin al-Atassi 15 December 1964 28 December 1965 Ba'ath Party 7 Shibli al-Aysami 28 December 1965 23 February 1966 Ba'ath Party 8 Mahmoud al-Ayyubi 22 February 1971 7 August 1976 Syrian Ba'ath Party Hafez al-Assad 9 Rifaat al-Assad 11 March 1984 8 February 1998 Syrian Ba'ath Party Abdul Halim Khaddam 11 March 1984 6 June 2005 Syrian Ba'ath Party Hafez al-AssadBashar al-Assad Zuhair Masharqa 11 March 1984 21 February 2006 Syrian Ba'ath Party 10 Farouk al-Sharaa 21 February 2006 19 July 2014 Syrian Ba'ath Party Bashar al-Assad 11 Najah al-Attar 23 March 2006 8 December 2024 Syrian Ba'ath Party 12 Faisal Mekdad 23 September 2024 8 December 2024 Syrian Ba'ath Party
Timeline
See also President of Syria List of presidents of Syria List of heads of state of Syria Prime Minister of Syria List of prime ministers of Syria Speaker of the People's Assembly of Syria
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