The Speaker of the People's Assembly () is the presiding officer of the People's Assembly, the unicameral legislature of Syria. The current Speaker of the People’s Assembly is Abdul Hamid al-Awak, a member of the Assembly since 1 July 2026 following his election by the People's Assembly.
List of officeholders Syria under the Occupied Enemy Territory Administration (1917–1920)
President of the Syrian National Congress (1919–1920) No. Portrait Name Term of office Political party Term Convocation 1 Hashim al-Atassi 11 December 1919 17 July 1920 National Bloc 1 1st convocation 2 Rashid Rida 1920 1920 Independent 1 2nd convocationState of Syria, part of the French Mandate (1922–1930)
Speaker of the Constituent Council (1923–1925) No. Portrait Name Term of office Political party Term Convocation 1 Badih Muayyad al-Azm 12 November 1923 14 July 1925 Independent 1 1st convocationSpeaker of the Constituent Assembly (1924–1930) No. Portrait Name Term of office Political party Term Convocation 1 Hashim al-Atassi 11 August 1928 6 September 1928 National Bloc 1 1st convocationSyrian Republic (1930–1946)
Chairman of the Council of Representatives (1932–1933) No. Portrait Name Term of office Political party Term Convocation 1 Barakat al-Khaldi 7 June 1932 25 November 1933 Independent 1 1st convocationPresident of the Chamber of Deputies (1932–1946) No. Portrait Name Term of office Political party Term Convocation 1 Subhi Barakat January 1932 1932 Independent 1 2nd convocation 2 Fares al-Khoury 21 November 1936 8 July 1939 National Bloc 1 3rd convocation Vacant (1939–1943) 2 Fares al-Khoury 17 August 1943 17 October 1944 National Bloc 2 4th convocation 3 Saadallah al-Jabiri 17 October 1944 15 September 1945 National Bloc 1 4th convocation 2 Fares al-Khoury 16 September 1945 22 October 1946 National Bloc 1 4th convocationSyrian Republic (1946–1958)
Speaker of the House of Representatives (1947–1949) No. Portrait Name Term of office Political party Term Convocation 2 Fares al-Khoury 27 September 1947 31 March 1949 National Bloc 2 5th convocation People's PartySpeaker of the Constituent Assembly (1949–1951) No. Portrait Name Term of office Political party Term Convocation 4 Rushdi al-Kikhya 12 December 1949 22 June 1951 People's Party 1 6th convocation 5 Maarouf al-Dawalibi 23 June 1951 30 September 1951 People's Party 1 6th convocation 6 Nazim al-Qudsi 1 October 1951 2 December 1951 People's Party 1 6th convocationPresident of the Chamber of Deputies (1953–1954) No. Portrait Name Term of office Political party Term Convocation 7 Maamun al-Kuzbari 24 October 1953 2 December 1954 Independent 1 7th convocationPresident of the Chamber of Deputies (1954–1958) No. Portrait Name Term of office Political party Term Convocation 6 Nazim al-Qudsi 14 October 1954 1 October 1957 People's Party 1 8th convocation 8 Akram al-Hawrani 14 October 1957 22 February 1958 Ba'ath Party 1 8th convocationUnited Arab Republic (1958–1961)
President of the Chamber of Deputies (1958–1960) No. Portrait Name Term of office Political party Term Convocation 1 Akram al-Hawrani 22 February 1958 20 July 1960 Ba'ath Party 1 8th convocationChairman of the Council of Nation (1960–1961) No. Portrait Name Term of office Political party Term Convocation 1 Anwar Sadat 21 July 1960 17 September 1961 National Union 1 1st convocationSyrian Arab Republic (1961–2024)
President of the Chamber of Deputies (1961–1963) No. Portrait Name Term of office Political party Term Convocation 7 Maamun al-Kuzbari 12 December 1961 12 September 1962 Independent 1 9th convocation 9 Said al-Ghazzi 17 September 1962 7 March 1963 Independent 1 9th convocationChairman of the National Revolutionary Council (1965–1966) No. Portrait Name Term of office Political party Term Convocation 1 Mansur al-Atrash 1 September 1965 24 February 1966 Ba'ath Party 1 1st convocationSpeaker of the People's Assembly (1971–2024) No. Portrait Name Term of office Political party Term Convocation 1 Ahmad al-Khatib 22 February 1971 26 December 1971 Syrian Ba'ath Party 1 1st convocation 2 Fahmi al-Yusufi 27 December 1971 21 February 1973 Syrian Ba'ath Party 1 1st convocation 3 Muhammad Ali al-Halabi 9 June 1973 8 June 1977 Syrian Ba'ath Party 1 2nd convocation 18 August 1977 27 March 1978 2 3rd convocation 4 Mahmoud Hadid 30 March 1978 17 August 1981 Syrian Ba'ath Party 1 3rd convocation 5 Mahmoud Al-Zoubi 16 November 1981 15 November 1985 Syrian Ba'ath Party 1 4th convocation 27 February 1986 18 February 1988 2 5th convocation 6 Abdul Qadir Qaddura 19 February 1988 16 February 1990 Syrian Ba'ath Party 1 5th convocation 11 June 1990 10 June 1994 2 6th convocation 10 September 1994 9 September 1998 3 7th convocation 1999 2002 4 8th convocation 7 Muhammad Naji al-Otari 9 March 2003 18 September 2003 Syrian Ba'ath Party 1 9th convocation 8 Mahmoud al-Abrash 7 October 2003 8 March 2007 Syrian Ba'ath Party 1 9th convocation 7 May 2007 7 May 2012 2 10th convocation 9 Mohammad Jihad al-Laham 24 May 2012 6 June 2016 Syrian Ba'ath Party 1 11th convocation 10 Hadiya Khalaf Abbas 6 June 2016 20 July 2017 Syrian Ba'ath Party 1 12th convocation 11 Hammouda Sabbagh 28 September 2017 2020 Syrian Ba'ath Party 1 12th convocation 2020 2024 2 13th convocation 2024 8 December 2024 3 14th convocationSyrian Arab Republic (2024)
Speaker of the People's Assembly (2026–present) No. Portrait Name Term of office Political party Term Convocation 1 Abdul Hamid al-Awak 12 July 2026 Incumbent Independent 1 1st convocation
See also President of Syria List of presidents of Syria List of heads of state of Syria Vice President of Syria Prime Minister of Syria List of prime ministers of Syria Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates (Syria)
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