The Seventh People's Assembly () was the seventh legislative term of the People's Assembly of Syria.

Legislative elections were held on 30 November and 1 December 1998. The newly elected assembly, composed of 248 members including 26 women, convened for its first session on 17 December 1998. Its membership represented the parties of the National Progressive Front, including the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party, the Syrian Communist Party and its splinter factions, the Arab Socialist Union, the Socialist Unionists, the Democratic Socialist Unionists, the Arab Socialist Movement, as well as independent deputies.

At its inaugural session, the assembly elected Abd al-Qadir Qaddura as Speaker, along with the members of its bureau. During the term, changes occurred within the bureau, including the replacement of a secretary following his appointment as Minister of Construction and Development in April 2000, and the election of a new overseer in December 2001 after the death of the incumbent.

Bureau Position Name Party Tenure Speaker Abd al-Qadir Qaddura Deputy Speaker Abdallah Mousalli Secretary Muhammad Saad Muhammad Nihad Mishantat Ahmad al-Ahmad Overseer Abd al-Razzaq al-Awwad Muhammad Marwan Sheikho Hassan al-Nouri

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International work The assembly also played a role in regional and international parliamentary cooperation. It contributed to the establishment of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States in 1999 and participated in the founding of the Asian Parliamentary Assembly later that year, aimed at strengthening regional cooperation and democratic institutions across Asia.

Bashar al-Assad's Era A major turning point during this legislative term came in June 2000, when Hafez al-Assad died. It subsequently formed a special committee to amend Article 83 of the constitution, to change the minimum age of the President from 40 to 34. Later that month, the assembly received a nomination from the Ba'ath Party leadership for Bashar al-Assad as President. A parliamentary committee was formed to study the nomination, and on 27 June 2000 the assembly unanimously approved it.

A referendum was held on 10 July 2000, in which Bashar al-Assad was elected President. He took the constitutional oath before the assembly on 17 July 2000.

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