List of prime ministers of Syria

This is a list of prime ministers of Syria from 1920 to 2025.

List of officeholders

Syria (1920–1958) Portrait Name Term of office Political party Government Notes Took office Left office Time in office Arab Kingdom of Syria (1920) 1 Rida Pasha al-Rikabi 8 March 1920 3 May 1920 Independent al-Rikabi II Previously Military Governor in the Occupied Enemy Territory Administration — Hashim al-Atassi 3 May 1920 26 July 1920 Independent al-Atassi Ial-Droubi French mandate (1920–1930) State of Damascus (1920–1922), Syrian Federation (1922–1925) and State of Syria (1925–1930) 2 Aladdin al-Droubi 26 July 1920 21 August 1920 Independent al-Droubi Vacant ( – ) 3 Jamil al-Ulshi 6 September 1920 30 November 1920 Independent al-Ulshi I — Haqqi al-Azm 1 December 1920 28 June 1922 Independent H. al-Azm I 4 Subhi Bey Barakat 28 June 1922 21 December 1925 Independent Barakat I–II Vacant ( – ) — Taj al-Din al-Hasani 29 December 1925 6 January 1926 Independent No cabinet Vacant ( – ) 5 Ahmad Nami 28 April 1926 9 February 1928 Independent Nami I–II–III Vacant ( – ) 6 Taj al-Din al-Hasani 15 April 1928 14 May 1930 Independent al-Hasani I First Syrian Republic (1930–1950) Mandatory Syrian Republic (1930–1946) (6) Taj al-Din al-Hasani 14 May 1930 19 November 1931 Independent al-Hasani I — Léon Solomiac 19 November 1931 11 June 1932 Independent Solomiac 7 Haqqi al-Azm 7 June 1932 16 March 1934 Independent H. al-Azm II (6) Taj al-Din al-Hasani 16 March 1934 22 February 1936 Independent al-Hasani II Al-Hasani resigned following the 1936 general strike. 8 Ata Bey al-Ayyubi 22 February 1936 21 December 1936 Independent A. al-Ayyubi I Al-Ayyubi's premiership was provisional, and his government resigned after parliamentary elections were held in November 1936. 9 Jamil Mardam Bey 21 December 1936 23 February 1939 National Bloc Mardam Bey I Mardam Bey resigned following protests over the separation of the Sanjak of Alexandretta from Syria with the creation of the Hatay State, which would later be annexed by Turkey on 29 June 1939. 10 Lutfi al-Haffar 23 February 1939 5 April 1939 National Bloc al-Haffar Al-Haffar resigned following the spread of protests in the wake of the separation of Alexandretta from Syria. 11 Nasuhi al-Bukhari 5 April 1939 4 July 1939 Independent al-Bukhari Al-Bukhari failed to defuse the demonstrations over the Alexandretta issue. The resignation of his cabinet was shortly followed by that of President Hashim al-Atassi on 7 July 1939. Following the crisis, the Syrian constitution was suspended by the French authorities. — Bahij al-Khatib 4 July 1939 4 April 1941 Independent al-Khatib Al-Khatib was appointed by the French authorities, with the merged functions of Prime Minister and President, at the head of a provisional government of independents known as the "Board of Commissioners" (French: "Conseil des Commissaires"). He was eventually asked to resign after a surge in protests. 12 Khalid al-Azm 4 April 1941 21 September 1941 Independent K. al-Azm I Al-Azm's tenure was marked by the Allied invasion of Syria. 13 Hassan al-Hakim 21 September 1941 19 April 1942 Independent al-Hakim I 14 Husni al-Barazi 19 April 1942 10 January 1943 Independent H. al-Barazi (3) Jamil al-Ulshi 10 January 1943 25 March 1943 Independent al-Ulshi II (8) Ata Bey al-Ayyubi 25 March 1943 19 August 1943 Independent A. al-Ayyubi II 15 Saadallah al-Jabiri 19 August 1943 14 October 1944 National Bloc al-Jabiri I 16 Fares al-Khoury 14 October 1944 1 October 1945 National Bloc al-Khoury I–II–III (15) Saadallah al-Jabiri 1 October 1945 17 April 1946 National Bloc al-Jabiri II Independent First Syrian Republic (1946–1950) (15) Saadallah al-Jabiri 17 April 1946 16 December 1946 National Bloc al-Jabiri IIal-Jabiri III — Khalid al-Azm 16 December 1946 29 December 1946 Independent al-Jabiri IIIMardam Bey II (9) Jamil Mardam Bey 29 December 1946 17 December 1948 National Bloc Mardam Bey II–III–IVK. al-Azm II (12) Khalid al-Azm 17 December 1948 30 March 1949 Independent K. al-Azm II Azm was overthrown in the March 1949 coup d'état. 17 Husni al-Za'im 30 March 1949 26 June 1949 Independent al-Za'im 18 Muhsin al-Barazi 26 June 1949 14 August 1949 Independent M. al-Barazi Barazi was executed following the August 1949 coup d'état. 19 Hashim al-Atassi 14 August 1949 24 December 1949 People's Party al-Atassi II 20 Nazim al-Qudsi 24 December 1949 27 December 1949 People's Party al-Qudsi I (12) Khalid al-Azm 27 December 1949 4 June 1950 Independent K. al-Azm III (20) Nazim al-Qudsi 4 June 1950 5 September 1950 People's Party al-Qudsi II Second Syrian Republic (1950–1958) (20) Nazim al-Qudsi 5 September 1950 27 March 1951 People's Party al-Qudsi IIal-Qudsi III (12) Khalid al-Azm 27 March 1951 9 August 1951 Independent K. al-Azm IV (13) Hassan al-Hakim 9 August 1951 13 November 1951 Independent al-Hakim II — Zaki al-Khatib 13 November 1951 28 November 1951 People's Party al-Hakim II 21 Maarouf al-Dawalibi 28 November 1951 29 November 1951 People's Party al-Dawalibi I Dawalibi was overthrown in the 1951 coup d'état. Vacant ( – ) 22 Fawzi Selu 3 December 1951 19 July 1953 Military Selu Selu had no power, real power was with Adib Shishakli. Position abolished ( – ) 23 Sabri al-Asali 1 March 1954 19 June 1954 National Party al-Asali I 24 Said al-Ghazzi 19 June 1954 3 November 1954 Independent al-Ghazzi Ial-Khoury IV (16) Fares al-Khoury 3 November 1954 13 February 1955 People's Party al-Khoury IV (23) Sabri al-Asali 13 February 1955 13 September 1955 National Party al-Asali II (24) Said al-Ghazzi 13 September 1955 14 June 1956 Independent al-Ghazzi II (23) Sabri al-Asali 14 June 1956 1 February 1958 National Party al-Asali III–IV Vacant ( – )

United Arab Republic (1958–1961) Portrait Name Term of office Political party Government Took office Left office Time in office United Arab Republic (1958–1961) Position not established ( – ) 25 Nur al-Din Kahala 7 October 1958 20 September 1960 National Union Abdel Nasser IV–V 26 Abdel Hamid al-Sarraj 20 September 1960 16 August 1961 National Union Abdel Nasser V–VI Vacant ( – )

Syria (1961–1963) Portrait Name Term of office Political party Government Notes Took office Left office Time in office Syrian Arab Republic (1961–1963) Vacant ( – ) 27 Maamun al-Kuzbari 29 September 1961 20 November 1961 Independent al-Kuzbari Kuzbari took office following the 1961 coup d'état, which dissolved the United Arab Republic and restored the Second Syrian Republic on 29 September 1961. 28 Izzat al-Nuss 20 November 1961 14 December 1961 Independent al-Nuss Vacant ( – ) (21) Maarouf al-Dawalibi 22 December 1961 27 March 1962 People's Party al-Dawalibi II Vacant ( – ) 29 Bashir al-Azma 16 April 1962 17 September 1962 Independent al-Azma (12) Khalid al-Azm 17 September 1962 8 March 1963 Independent K. al-Azm V The 1963 coup d'état, an event known as the March 8 Revolution, toppled President Nazim al-Qudsi and brought the National Council for the Revolutionary Command (NCRC) to government, although real power lay with the Ba'athist Military Committee, which organized the coup.

Ba'athist Syria (1963–2024) Portrait Name Term of office Political party Government Notes Took office Left office Time in office Syrian Arab Republic (1963–2024) (12) Khalid al-Azm 8 March 1963 9 March 1963 Independent No cabinet Azm was the first Prime Minister of the Ba'athist regime for some hours after the fall of the Second Syrian Republic in the March 8 Revolution. 30 Salah al-Din al-Bitar 9 March 1963 11 May 1963 Ba'ath Party al-Bitar I — Sami al-Jundi 11 May 1963 13 May 1963 Ba'ath Party No cabinet (30) Salah al-Din al-Bitar 13 May 1963 11 November 1963 Ba'ath Party al-Bitar II–III 31 Amin al-Hafiz 12 November 1963 13 May 1964 Ba'ath Party al-Hafiz I (30) Salah al-Din al-Bitar 14 May 1964 3 October 1964 Ba'ath Party al-Bitar IV (31) Amin al-Hafiz 4 October 1964 22 September 1965 Ba'ath Party al-Hafiz II 32 Yusuf Zuayyin 22 September 1965 21 December 1965 Ba'ath Party Zuayyin I Vacant ( – ) (30) Salah al-Din al-Bitar 1 January 1966 23 February 1966 Ba'ath Party al-Bitar V Bitar was overthrown by the Military Committee because of his support for Michel Aflaq and the National Command of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party. Vacant ( – ) (32) Yusuf Zuayyin 1 March 1966 29 October 1968 Syrian Ba'ath Party Zuayyin II 33 Nureddin al-Atassi 29 October 1968 18 November 1970 Syrian Ba'ath Party N. al-Atassi Atassi was overthrown when a falling-out occurred between Salah Jadid, the real ruler of Syria from 1966 to 1970, and Hafez al-Assad, the Minister of Defense. Assad initiated the Corrective Movement in 1970. Vacant ( – ) 34 Hafez al-Assad 21 November 1970 3 April 1971 Syrian Ba'ath Party al-Assad 35 Abdul Rahman Khleifawi 3 April 1971 21 December 1972 Syrian Ba'ath Party Khleifawi I 36 Mahmoud al-Ayyubi 21 December 1972 7 August 1976 Syrian Ba'ath Party Khleifawi IM. al-Ayyubi (35) Abdul Rahman Khleifawi 7 August 1976 27 March 1978 Syrian Ba'ath Party Khleifawi II 37 Muhammad Ali al-Halabi 27 March 1978 9 January 1980 Syrian Ba'ath Party Khleifawi IIal-Halabi 38 Abdul Rauf al-Kasm 9 January 1980 1 November 1987 Syrian Ba'ath Party al-Halabial-Kasm I–II–III 39 Mahmoud Al-Zoubi 1 November 1987 7 March 2000 Syrian Ba'ath Party al-Zoubi I–II 40 Muhammad Mustafa Mero 7 March 2000 10 September 2003 Syrian Ba'ath Party Mero I–II 41 Muhammad Naji al-Otari 10 September 2003 14 April 2011 Syrian Ba'ath Party al-Otari 42 Adel Safar 14 April 2011 23 June 2012 Syrian Ba'ath Party Safar 43 Riyad Farid Hijab 23 June 2012 6 August 2012 Syrian Ba'ath Party Hijab Defected to the opposition during the civil war. — Omar Ibrahim Ghalawanji 6 August 2012 9 August 2012 Independent No cabinet 44 Wael Nader al-Halqi 9 August 2012 3 July 2016 Syrian Ba'ath Party al-Halqi I–II 45 Imad Khamis 3 July 2016 11 June 2020 Syrian Ba'ath Party Khamis 46 Hussein Arnous 11 June 2020 14 September 2024 Syrian Ba'ath Party Arnous I–II 47 Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali 14 September 2024 8 December 2024 Syrian Ba'ath Party Arnous IIal-Jalali

Transitional period (2024–2025) Portrait Name Term of office Political party Government Notes Took office Left office Time in office Syrian Arab Republic (2024–2025) — Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali 8 December 2024 10 December 2024 Syrian Ba'ath Party Caretaker Served as caretaker until al-Bashir assumed power. 48 Mohammed al-Bashir 10 December 2024 29 March 2025 Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham Caretaker Previously Prime Minister of the Syrian Salvation Government. Independent Position abolished (since )

Timeline

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 Speaker of the People's Assembly of Syria

References General

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